Gunnar B. Kvaran (64), the director of Astrup Fearnley Museet, is resigning his position as of the beginning of 2020.
Kvaran has been director since 2001. Earlier this year he informed Hans Rasmus Astrup, who owns the Astrup Fearnley Collection and who established the museum in 1993, that he wished to leave at the end of 2019.
‘When Hans Rasmus Astrup stepped down as chairman of the museum
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Anselm Kiefer – Books and Woodcuts
Exhibition Period: May 30 — August 18, 2019
Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) long hesitated between two practices, writing and painting. Although it was the latter he eventually chose, literature continues to play a preponderant role in his body of work. Through their materiality and aesthetic, books were the first support for his artmaking, and wri
New exhibition, Olav Christopher Jenssen – Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection, May 3 — September 15 2019.
Exhibition Period: 01.02. – 24.04.2019
In this exhibition, Astrup Fearnley Museet focuses on a new generation of Norwegian contemporary artists who represent a great diversity of conceptual premises and visual expressions. In addition to the artists, the project presents a new generation of Norwegian art writers, as well as drawing attention to the art collector as a constructive part of the Norwegian contemporary art scene. A unique l
We start 2019 with the first of three main exhibitions, Sun and Spring in January – The Next Generation in Norwegian Contemporary Art, an exhibition featuring six young Norwegian contemporary artists, and which has formed the basis for an interesting dialogue between artists, writers and art collectors. This year's summer exhibition will be of new acquisitions in the Astrup Fearnley Collection and
On 9 October, 1993, Astrup Fearnley Museet opened its doors at Dronningensgate 4, in the Kvadraturen district of Oslo. For 25 years the museum has promoted the internationalisation of the arts in Norway by inviting some of the most prominent actors in the international art community to present their works.
Astrup Fearnley Museet celebrates 25 years this year and marks it with several minor exhibitions with significant artists in the collection. Jeff Koons – Works from Astrup Fearnley Collection is the fifth in the series of our anniversary exhibitions.
Astrup Fearnley Museet is pleased to present a solo exhibition by the Norwegian contemporary artist Fredrik Værslev.
