A solo exhibition at a museum is an important step in an artist’s career. The enhanced professional support around the artist can garner greater visibility and attention both within the art field and among wider audiences. A solo exhibition at MUNCH can also enable the artist to develop an international career.
The exhibitions take place on Floor 10 in the museum, where the unique space “in the kink” has an eight-meter high ceiling, providing a range of possibilities for spectacular installations.
SOLO OSLO I–V
The first five SOLO OSLO exhibitions were supported by Talent Norge and Canica.
A key part of the initiative during its first five years was that, alongside each artist, an emerging mediator was invited to develop a mediation programme aimed at audiences who rarely visit the museum.
Both the artist and the mediator were required to be based in Oslo during the production period and received close support from the museum’s professional staff. Each participant was assigned a dedicated mentor: a curator for the artist, and a concept developer for the mediator.
The selection of artists and mediators throughout the series has reflected a commitment to diversity in terms of artistic approach, identity and modes of expression.
Read more about the artists and practitioners featured in the series below:
Artist Kim Hankyul and mediator Stephanie Serrano Sundby have been chosen for the fifth edition of SOLO OSLO. Hankyul is an exciting artist who has presented a series of striking installations grounded in sensory encounters between technology, myth, and the everyday. Sundby aims to create spaces at the museum for neurodivergent young adults through her project.
In the fourth edition of SOLO OSLO, we meet artist Constance Tenvik, who with an interdisciplinary approach creates immersive worlds within worlds, using expressions such as installation, sculpture, performance, textile, costume, painting, drawing and video. Mediator Ifrah Osman, who in addition to his involvement in art and conflict management, has a deep interest in exploring the interaction between people and art.
In the third edition of SOLO OSLO artist Admir Batlak’s new installation will occupy the gallery on the 10th floor, while Elisabeth Jørgensen is creating an independent mediation project that engages with Batlak’s work.
In the second edition of SOLO OSLO, artist Apichaya (Piya) Wanthiang invites visitors to move through a pulsating, beating, breathing environment. In her mediation project, Frida Rusnak has chosen to work with blind and visually impaired young people.
In the first edition of SOLO OSLO, part of MUNCH’s commitment to contemporary art, Sandra Mujinga (b. 1989) explores the significance of visibility and shadows in an exhibition inspired by science fiction, post-human theories and cartoon superheroes. In her mediation project, Zeenat Amiri (b. 1988) proposes an alternative form of spectatorship, which emphasises new experience over existing knowledge. In addition, SOLO OSLO also includes a live programme prepared in dialogue with the artist and mediator, and related online content that explores and contextualizes themes from the projects.
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The project is supported by Talent Norge & Canica
Talent Norge is an initiative aiming at helping young talents and artist advance further within their field, founded by Sparebankstiftelsen DNB, Cultiva and the Norwegian Ministry of Culture
Canica is an investment company owned by Stein Erik Hagen and his three children.
