Corona safe opening of the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter in Norway, from May 7.

5.5.2020 16:24:25 CEST | Henie Onstad Kunstsenter | Press release

- Finally, the Henie Onstad can open again. We have been looking forward to this since the lockdown March 12, says director Tone Hansen at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, one of the leading museums for contemporary art and modernism, in the suburbs of Oslo in Norway.

Hannah Whitaker, Hold, 2019. Courtesy of the artist, Marinaro, New York and M +B, Los Angeles

With new routines and strict safety precautions, the museum opens according to the national authorities' corona regulations. This means that a maximum of 50 people will have the opportunity to be in the exhibition at a time.

At present, the inaugural edition of the Henie Onstad's triennial New Visions is on display. This is a major presentation of photography and new media, with works from 31 Norwegian and international artists. Many of the works are made specifically for the triennial and as a whole they represent important tendencies in today's experimental art photography. The permanent installation Hymn of Life by Yayoi Kusama will be open in the weekends and on request during the weekdays.

Originally New Visions was scheduled to close as early as May 16, but because of the lockdown the Henie Onstad has managed to extend the exhibition until September 13, 2020.

-We open the museum to give our audience an opportunity to experience an extraordinary exhibition, says Tone Hansen.

Because of the restrictions, the opening hours at the museum are slightly reduced. Until further notice the museum will be open from Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Monday and Tuesday the museum will remain closed. The management closely follows the advice given by the national authorities and is ready to make adjustments when necessary and possible.

A FAQ is available on the website. Here are answers to many of the most common questions the center receives from the audience.

Keywords

Henie Onstad lockdown new media new visions photography

Contacts

Gunhild VarvinKommunikasjonssjef

Tel:402 17 573gv@hok.no

Martine Hoff JensenKommunikasjonsrådgiver

Tel:99520640mhj@hok.no

Images

Kunstsenteret åpnet i 1968 og ligger omkranset av en stor skulpturpark ved fjorden på Høvikodden. Kun 15 minutter fra Oslo. Bygget er et unikt eksempel på norsk brutalisme i naturbetong, glass og messing, tegnet av Eikvar og Engebretsen. Tilbygget Sal Haaken sto ferdig i 2003 og er tegnet av Stein Halvorsen.

Sara Cwynar, 96 Pictures of Sophie 1, 2 and 3. Courtesy of Sara Cwynar and The Approach, London

Andrea Grützner, The Hive, 2019. Copyright Andrea Grützner, Courtesy Robert Morat Galerie

Annette Kelm, Tomatoe Target, 2018. Courtesy of the Artist and Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York

Asger Carlsen, Blister Card, Anette, 2018. Copyright the Artist, Courtesy DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Berlin

B. Ingrid Olson, Paper Brain, 2019. Collection of George Newall, New York

Erin Riley, Cutie, 2017. Courtesy of Erin M. Riley and P·P·O·W, New York

Espen Gleditsch, Drunken Satyr, 2017. Courtesy of the Artist.

Ingrid Eggen, Handl #2, 2020. Courtesy of the Artist.

Johan Rosenmunthe, Remote sensing (carbon), 2020. Courtesy of the Artist.

Letha Wilson, Bryce Canyon Lava Push, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and GRIMM Amsterdam | New York

Lucas Blalock, The Nonconformist,
2017-2019. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich / New York — Lucas Blalock, The Nonconformist, 2017-2019. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich / New York

Lucile Boiron, Womb, Vore, 2019. Courtesy of the Artist.

Maya Rochat, MAGIC ROOTS from the series A ROCK IS A RIVER, 2018. Courtesy of Maya Rochat and Seen Fifteen, London

Morten Andenæs, You Said I was, 2020. Courtesy of the artist and Galleri Riis

Linn Pedersen, Hendelseshorisont, 2019. Courtesy of the Artist and Galleri Golsa

Composition with painted cutouts, 2018 © Nico Krijno / Courtesy The Ravestijn Gallery

Owen Kydd, Flatford Mill from the Lock, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and Monte Clark Gallery

Torbjørn Rødland, Eggs, 2019. Courtesy of STANDARD (OSLO) and Lorck Schive Kunstpris

Victoria Fu, Televoix 2, 2019. Foto: Jeff Mclane

Victoria Fu & Matt Rich, Triangle X, Thirteen Holes, Purple Potato and Teardrop Ghost, 2018. Foto: Stewart Clements

Viktoria Binschtok, Golden Horn & Golden Case, 2017. Courtesy of the artist and Klemm’s, Berlin

Viviane Sassen, Untitled from Roxane II, 040, 2017. © Viviane Sassen. Courtesy of Stevenson, Cape Town and Johannesburg.

Wolfgang Tillmans, Layers, 2018. Courtesy Peder Lund and Galerie Buchholz, Berlin/Cologne

Roe Ethridge, Turtle, 2018. Courtesy of the Artist and Gagosian

Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Mirror Study (_MG_1214), 2017. Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles⁠

About Henie Onstad Kunstsenter

Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Sonja Henies vei 31
1311 Høvikodden

67 80 48 80 http://hok.no/

Henie Onstad Kunstsenter er en ledende arena for nasjonal og internasjonal billedkunst, med et bredt utstillingsprogram, en sentral kunstsamling, samt aktiviteter innen musikk og performance. Kunstsenteret er omgitt av et praktfullt parkområde på Høvikodden i Bærum. I tillegg til utstillingsarealer på ca. 4000 m2, rommer senteret Lab for barn og unge, møtelokaler for utleie, egen butikk, samt Høvikodden kafé.

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