by wkandinsky Kristiansand has decided to turn an old factory building into an art museum and the population is polarized about the idea. Kunstsiloen costs 600 million NOK to make and is the result of investor Nicolai Tangen having so much art that he wanted to give it to the city as a gift. However, … More Is Kunstsiloen a market failure?

By wkandinsky I recently spent a Sunday afternoon visiting the very last exhibition at the Munch museum in Tøyen. ‘Everything We Own’ shows four of their collections by Munch and other artists. Arguably the title was a bit misleading considering this clearly was not everything they own. It’s simply everything that remains in Tøyen while … More Everything WE Own

by wkandinsky Recently Hadeland Glassverk hosted a digital exhibition called “Van Gogh Alive” which showed animated versions of his paintings on large screens. It was described by the host as a “… living  symphony of light, colour and sound.” The event caught my attention, but I decided not to go as I get easily overwhelmed … More Alternative exhibition

by wkandinsky Comment on ‘Art and commerce – hostile worlds’ by Neonbluelights on 4th of September 2019. In light of current events regarding the deal between the National Museum and the Fredriksen sisters, Neonbluelights has written a post where she discusses a conflict of interest. The text is based on an article from NRK referencing … More Democratic hostility