Event
Digital Dynamics in Nordic Contemporary Art
23 Feb 2019
Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America
New York, United States
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Nordic Impressions: Works by Mamma Andersson, Outi Pieski, Shoplifter, and Tal R
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Nordic Impressions: Works by Olafur Eliasson, Per Kirkeby, Outi Pieski
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Nordic Impressions: Works by Outi Pieski, Mamma Andersson, Shoplifter
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Nordic Impression: Works by Sigurdur Gudmundsson, Shoplifter, Poul Gernes, and Tori Wrånes
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Nordic Impressions: Works by Nathalie Djurberg
Exhibition
Nordic Impressions: Contemporary Art from Åland/Denmark/Finland/Greenland/Iceland/Norway/Sweden
23 Feb 2019 – 8 Jun 2019
Event times
TUE-SAT—12–6 PM
WED—12–7 PM
Cost of entry
Free
Nordic Impressions brings together a wide array of artistic expressions—paintings, drawings, photographs, installations, films, & videos—that reflect the diversity and global character of Nordic art.
About
Nordic Impressions: Contemporary Art from Åland, Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden opens at Scandinavia House on Saturday, February 23. This new exhibition brings together a wide array of artistic expressions—paintings, drawings, photographs, installations, films, and videos—that reflect the rich diversity and global character of Nordic art.
Curated by Phillips Collection Chief Curator and Deputy Director for Academic Affairs Klaus Ottmann, the exhibition features works by internationally acclaimed artists such as Olafur Eliasson, Katrín Sigurdardóttir, Ragnar Kjartansson, and Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter from Iceland; Israeli-born Danish painter Tal R, Danish artist collaborative SUPERFLEX, and artists Jesper Just and Per Kirkeby; Norwegian performance and video artist Tori Wrånes and photographer Torbjørn Rødland; Finnish artist Eija-Liisa Ahtila; Swedish painter Mamma Andersson and video and mixed-media artist Nathalie Djurberg; Sámi artists Outi Pieski and Britta Marakatt-Labba; Greenlandic painter, photographer, and writer Pia Aarke; and others.
Made across a spectrum of media from locations throughout the Nordic region, the works in the exhibition each offer a different artistic experience while being tied across themes that have held a special place in Nordic culture: both historic themes such as light and darkness, the coalescence of nature and folklore, women’s rights and social liberalism; and more current subjects such as climate change, sustainability, and immigration.
Nordic Impressions will open on February 23. It will be accompanied by a range of programming including a performance, artist panels, adult art workshops, and art workshops for children.
