VISUAL ART

Olafur Eliason – The Land Between Us

Olafur Eliason – The Land Between Us
Olafur Eliason – ‘The Land Between Us’  at the Whitworth Art Gallery Taking a radical approach to landscape art, The Land Between Us presents historic and modern as works together and on equal terms. The exhibition focuses on the imagery of landscape, the places it depicts, the...

Faces of the North and Eyjafjallajökull (AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl)

Faces of the North and Eyjafjallajökull (AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl)
Faces of the North and Eyjafjallajökull (AY-uh-fyat-luh-YOE-kuutl) Photographic exhibition at Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester. 13 October 10 – 06 November 2010 remarkable images of Iceland and the recent volcanic eruption in association with NICE Scandinavian artists Ragnar Axelsson and Anna...

‘City States’ – Marianna Morkore and Rannva Karadottir (Faroe Islands)

‘City States’ – Marianna Morkore and Rannva Karadottir (Faroe Islands)
Marianna Morkore and Rannva Karadottir (Faroe Islands). 18 September – 28 November 2010. Nordic Pavilion / Novas CUC Magma is the first film in a series of short films that embrace and discover movement through camera. The films are shot in the extreme and wild landscape of a remote group of islands...

‘City States’ – Hrafnkell Sigurdsson (Iceland)

‘City States’ – Hrafnkell Sigurdsson (Iceland)
Hrafnkell Sigurdsson (Iceland). 18 September – 28 November 2010. Nordic Pavilion / Novas CUC Highland of Iceland. Sigurdsson organised a performance of forty-nine men, dressed in orange work overalls with hoods on, standing in a grid in the winter landscape. A simple synchronized choreography with...

‘City States’ – Kalle Brolin (Sweden)

‘City States’ – Kalle Brolin (Sweden)
Kalle Brolin (Sweden). 18 September – 28 November 2010. Nordic Pavilion / Novas CUC Video installation by Kalle Brolin, based on research where geographical and historical connections are created or set up rather than discovered, through poetical as well as factual associations. Exiles from the Paris...

‘City States’ – Johanna Lecklin (Finland)

‘City States’ – Johanna Lecklin (Finland)
Johanna Lecklin (Finland). 18 September – 28 November 2010. Nordic Pavilion / Novas CUC Story Café “Tell a story – get a coffee.” In my café, Story Café, the visitor gets a cup of coffee in exchange for a story. The stories are recorded on video. The visitors can also watch videos of earlier...

‘City States’ – Hrafnhildur Arnardottir AKA ‘Shoplifter’ (Iceland)

‘City States’ – Hrafnhildur Arnardottir AKA ‘Shoplifter’ (Iceland)
Hrafnhildur Arnardottir AKA ‘Shoplifter’ (Iceland). 18 September – 28 November 2010. Nordic Pavilion / Novas CUC Hrafnhildur Arnardottir AKA ‘Shoplifter’ (Iceland) Gloria, a study for an opera ll

‘City States’ – Soren Thilo Funder (Denmark)

‘City States’ – Soren Thilo Funder (Denmark)
Soren Thilo Funder (Denmark). 18 September – 28 November 2010. Nordic Pavilion / Novas CUC Soren Thilo Funders‘ works deal with diverse cultural fields and integrates aspects of critical theory, sociology, psychoanalysis, art theory, history, literature, metaphysics, theater, cinema, Sci-Fi,...

‘City States’ – Knut Asdam (Norway)

‘City States’ – Knut Asdam (Norway)
Knut Asdam (Norway). 18 September – 28 November 2010. Nordic Pavilion / Novas CUC Norwegian born artist Knut Åsdam investigates patterns of behaviour, with a particular focus on theories of disorder and social pathologies that are impacted upon by urban environments and architecture. A world premier...