Mac Donaldi – “King oF Soap Bubbles” 2009 © Trine Lise Nedreaas 2009

THE MUNCH MUSEUM THE STENERSEN MUSEUM THE VIGELAND MUSEUM

Autumn 2009

Edvard Munch: ” The Yellow Log”, 1912

EdvarD Munch’s oeuvre © Munch Museum/ Munch-Ellingsen Group/ BONO 2009

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James McNeill Whistler: “BIbi Lalouette”, 1859

Summer Exhibition

Open until 27 September James McNeill Whistler - Graphic Works 9 October 2009 – 3 January 2010 The artist James McNeil Whistler (1834-1903) is perhaps most famous for the painting Whistler’s Mother (Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist’s Mother). But for both Whistler and Munch the graphic medium represented an artistic expression equal to that of painting, and they were both great innovators in that field. Starting his graphic career in 1894, Munch benefitted from the increased esteem of the graphic medium, established by pioneers like Whistler. Whistler’s prints are characterized by good craftsmanship and a swift and vigorous style. A Norwegian audience may for the first time experience a broad presentation – 53 works - of Whistler as a printmaker. Edvard Munch- Paintings and Prints from the Permanent Collections 9 October 2009 - 3 January 2010 The autumn exhibition presents a comprehensive selection of Edvard Munch’s main works spanning his whole career as an artist. Munch’s oeuvre covers more than 60 years, from his early naturalistic works in the 1880s to his death in 1944. Throughout these years, Munch developed his unique form, while exploring several different styles from Naturalism to Expressionism.The present exhibition features well known works such as The Voice (1896), Vampire (1895), Separation (1896), The Yellow Log (1912), The Death of Marat (1907), The Dance of Life (1925), and Selfportrait between the Clock and the Bed (1940-43).The Munch Museum’s main works, the Scream and Madonna, will be on display. Nearly a hundred! The Association of Norwegian Printmakers 1919-2009 13 November 2009 - 3 January 2010 The Association of Norwegian Printmakers was established in 1919 by leading artists, among them Edvard Munch, Erik Werenskiold and Harald Sohlberg, with Henrik Lund as its first director. The association’s 90th anniversary will be celebrated with an exhibition in the Munch Museum from the 13 November. Selected works by the artists who took part in the association’s first exhibition will be shown, including the four lithographs submitted by Edvard Munch. The second part of the exhibition will be devoted to graphic works by three present members of the Association of Norwegian Printmakers; Tore Hansen, Sonja Krohn and Arnold Johansen. For information about arrangements, lectures and workshops, see: www.munch.museum.no NB The Museum will be closed from 28.9 to 8.10.

Edvard Munch: “Reclining Nude”, 1920

Gustav Vigeland’s oeuvre © Vigeland Museum/ BONO 2009

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Trine Lise Nedreaas: “It takes two to tango”, 2002

Trine Lise Nedreaas 11 september - 8 november Trine Lise Nedreaas works mainly with film and video. In her works she presents people with particular skills, such as swollowing swords, or eating a number of small sausages within a limited period of time. She portrays these people in a respectful way and, to a certain extent, one can say that these documentations immortalise those involved. Vigeland and Hamsun 29 May - 31 December On the occasion of the Hamsun anniversary 2009 the Vigeland Museum shows a small exhibition which focuses upon the relationship between the sculptor Gustav Vigeland and the writer Knut Hamsun. Gustav Vigeland and Knut Hamsun met in the beginning of the 1890’s and formed at that time a lifelong friendship. In 1903 Vigeland made a bust of Hamsun. This bust, in both plaster and bronze, in addition to books, drawings and photographs, is shown in the exhibition. Mona Hatoum 13 November 2009 - 14 February 2010 The Palestinian/British artist Mona Hatoum is presented in the Vigeland Museum with the installation ”Lily (stay) Put”. The work is exhibited in room 7.

Gustav Vigeland: ”Knut Hamsun”, plaster, 1903

Gustav Vigeland Permanent Collections The Museum’s permanent exhibitions show Gustav Vigeland’s works in plaster, marble and bronze, as well as drawings, woodcuts and wrought iron works. In the museum you will also find Vigeland’s famous monuments and busts, as well as plaster models for the Vigeland Park’s monumental bronze and granite sculptures. Activity day and Christmas workshop Sunday 29 November 12.00 - 16.00

Mona Hatoum: ”Lily (stay) Put”, 1996. Installation, div. materials, 70 x 250 x 300 cm. The artwork belongs to the Astrup Fearnley Collection, Oslo.

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Lim Dim - Young Vietnamese Artists 27 August - 4 October, 2009 Lim Dim is first and foremost an exhibition of Vietnamese art, but more importantly it is an exhibition that presents a new generation whose work has rarely been shown in Europe. More specifically, the exhibition presents a group of artists who are socially interconnected, they meet regularly, exhibit in outsider venues such as the cutting-edge Nha San Duc Studio, share the outsider status of official non-recognition, and closely observe and consistently challenge quiet everyday order while they are constantly subject to quiet scrutiny. Nguyen Minh Phuoc: ”A Little Red Etude For an Epilogue”, 2009 DVD

Crispin Gurholt – “Live Photo”, photo, video 29 October - 30 December Gurholt is renowned for his Live Photos, site-specific photography projects that challenge the boundaries between fiction and reality. His complex, staged scenes are strongly imbued with art historical, philosophical and sociological references.  In his performances, subtle narratives slowly emerge that balance a fine line between fantasy and reality. Ulf Nilsen – “Inside Out” Paintings 17 October – 30 December Ulf Nilsen will show new works at the museum. We will meet his paintings organized more conseptually as an installation.

Crispin Gurholt: ”Venezia, Live Photo #14”, 2009

Bjarne Engebret: ”Double Nude”, 1935

Selected works from the Stenersen Collection From 3 October 1936 the prominent financier, author and art collector Rolf E. Stenersen (1899–1978) donated his collection of Norwegian art to the Municipality of Aker, which was later merged with the City of Oslo. The Collection consists of approximately 300 paintings and a large number of works on paper. In addition to the central collection of paintings, watercolours and prints by Edvard Munch, the collections contains examples of Norwegian Modernism from the inter-war years by Ludvig Karsten, Rolf Nesch, Olav Strømme, Kai Fjell, Bjarne Engebret and Erik Harry Johannessen among others.

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