Tag: Norway
Thinking inside the box
Apparatjik performed in Oslo at the opening of the Astrup Fearnely art museum at Tjuvholmen on September 29. They also did a warm-up gig on September 28 for the media/industry.
Peer Gynt Festival
Magne and Håvard Vikhagen were chosen as this year’s artists for the annual Peer Gynt Festival, and had a joint exhibition in Vinstra which opened on August 2.
Olsokdagene Festival
Magne was chosen as ‘artist of the year’ for the annual Olsokdagene festival in the historic town of Stiklestad. The theme of the festival is ‘across borders’.
Desibel
Magne wrote a unique piece of music for ‘Desibel’, the largest mobile horn system, which was performed as the opening fanfare for the 2012 Go With The Flø Festival. The music is a ‘collage of sounds’, and includes audio recorded at a local dockyard and a local farm.
Go with the Flø 2012
Magne performed with British musician Robyn Hitchcock during the Go With The Flø Festival.
The Oslo Suite at Stolper + Friends
Sir Peter Blake, known to many as the father of British Pop Art, created a new series of prints, entitled ‘The Oslo Suite’, inspired by his experience of the Norwegian City.
Til Ungdommen Workshop
Magne held this workshop at his atelier in Asker. Participants of this workshop were students from across Norway with the aim of creating a time capsule containing their written thoughts about the tragic events on July 22, 2011.
Rudolph the Chrome Nosed Reindeer
In connection with the ‘Under Stor Press’ print exhibition in Sweden, Yamaparts displayed motorcycles transformed into art by several artists at an exhibition called ‘Underhojar’. One of the motorcycles was done by Apparatjik.
Blaafarveværket
On May 19, a retrospective exhibition opened at the Blaafarveværket museum in Nyfossum, Norway. The Exhibition consists of works from different periods including ceramic jars, woodcuts and prints.