Program 20222
Please note, due to Covid-19 restrictions changes may occur in the program.
January 14–April 17: Guadalupe Maravilla—Sound Botánica
Sound Botánica is The Lise Wilhelmsen Art Award-recipient Guadalupe Maravilla’s first solo exhibition in Europe. The exhibition features sculptures, wall art, drawings, and sound art. Many of the works can be related to personal events in the artist’s life, with themes such as exile, migration and healing. In 1984, when he was eight years old, Maravilla arrived in the USA as an unaccompanied, undocumented refugee and immigrant. As an adult, he was diagnosed with cancer and underwent both chemotherapy and radiotherapy. At the same time, he gained experience from several alternative practices, which he uses in sound baths and performance works. The exhibition presents 30 works from four major series from Maravilla’s body of work: Tripa Chuca; Embroideries; Disease Throwers; and Retablos.
Curator: Caroline Ugelstad
February 18–May 22: Every Moment Counts—AIDS and its Feelings
As part of the 2022 Year of Queer Culture in Norway, the Henie Onstad is turning the spotlight on AIDS. AIDS hit the arts field particularly hard. In the 1980s, the AIDS movement laid the foundations for Queer Cultural Theory, and the issue remains a key topic for many artists. In 2022, it will be 50 years since sex between men was decriminalised in Norway. The exhibition Every Moment Counts – AIDS and its Feelings harks back to 1993, when a major exhibition on the topic was presented at the Henie Onstad. This was one of the very first, and largest, exhibitions produced in Europe focusing on AIDS. The Henie Onstad is revisiting the theme with a contemporary view and will once again discuss the topic with a large-scale group exhibition presenting works from about 60 international artists.
Curator: Ana María Bresciani and Tommaso Speretta
New installation from June 30: Merz! Flux! Pop!
Gallery Merz is a completely new exhibition space dedicated to the German avant garde artist Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948), his colleagues and successors. Schwitters was one of the most distinctive and versatile artists of the early 20th century. The artistic tactics and strategies he developed have had a huge impact on subsequent generations. The exhibition Merz! Flux! Pop! shows Sparebankstiftelsen DnB’s collection of works by the artist and his colleagues, along with works from the Henie Onstad’s own collections and archives.
Curator: Caroline Ugelstad
June 2–September 19: Young Photographers
Every year, a new exhibition of recent works from Henie Onstad’s Young Photographer mentor programme is put on display. The programme is now in its third year, and is starting to gain recognition and become well known among aficionados of photography. The exhibition shows works by this year’s participants.
Curator: Susanne Østby Sæther
June 2–August 7: New additions to the collection
The Henie Onstad Collection has been augmented with new aquisitions facilitated by funds from the Norwegian Ministry of Culture’s stimulus scheme. A selection of the acquired works will be included in the summer exhibition, with emphasis on photography and new media, which are focus areas for the Henie Onstad. Among the artists presented are Espen Gleditsch (b. 1983), Lene Berg (b. 1965), Morten Andenæs (b. 1979), Sandra Mujinga (b. 1989), Linn Pedersen (b. 1982), Torbjørn Rødland (b. 1970) and Ingrid Eggen (b. 1979).
Curator: Susanne Østby Sæther
June 4–August 7: Where Art Happens
This summer, the Henie Onstad is inviting children, teens and adults to take part in a major creative project. Welcome to a summer of play, activity and art at Høvikodden. More information to come.
September 16, 2022–February 12, 2023: Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002) was a French-American artist who worked in a multiplicity of media and artistic expressions. She had a major influence internationally, and is one of the 20th century’s biggest icons. This retrospective exhibition is the first presentation of the artist in Norway. The exhibition comprises over 100 works lent by key institutions in the USA and Europe, such as Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Sprengel Museum, Hannover, and MAMAC in Nice, as well as a number of private collectors.
Curator: Caroline Ugelstad
Please keep an eye on hok.no for the full programme.
