FORUM LAUNCH: BOOKSHOP

When

Opening
18:00, 24. November 2011

The new bookshop at Hordaland Art Centre, which opens November 2011, carries a broad range of magazines and books dealing with contemporary art and culture. You can find a wide variety of anthologies and text collections discussing important aspects of art production, art institutions and curatorial practice. We also carry catalogues and books by artists in Hordaland that might not be distributed widely.

For the bookshop launch we have invited curator Øystein Ustvedt for a conversation about his new book Ny norsk kunst (New Norwegian Art), with the director of Hordaland Art Centre Anne Szefer Karlsen. The book is intended as an introduction to Norwegian art after 1990, and is written to make contemporary art accessible to a wide audience. Ny norsk kunst (New Norwegian Art) will give its readers an overview of key trends and developments in the period, and insight into practices which have been important in recent decades. Qustions to be discussed are: What is characteristic for the past 20 years Norwegian art scene? And Is it possible to record history, while history is being played out?

The conversation will be in Norwegian.

Hordaland Art Centre Bookshop carry catalogues and books by artists in Hordaland, books from publishers such as Afterall, Sternberg Press, Revolver, Hatje Cantz, JRP|Ringier, Les Presses du Réel, e-flux, as well as numerous imprints and art institutions.

Magazines and fanzines in the bookshop: Afterall, A priori, Biduon, B-post, Cine Qua Non, Concept Store, DOTDOTDOT, Ekfrase, Exhibitionist, first person – The Art Insider, Fukt, Gagarin, Gastronomica, Girls Like Us, Fillip, It’s Nice That, Journal for Northeast Issues, Kaleidoscope, Kuk & Parfyme, Kunsthåndverk, Kunst og Kultur, Lazlo Magazine, Little Joe, May, MONO KULTUR, n+1, No Order, Paletten, Parole, Petunia, Pyramid Power,  ROV, Ultraviolet Magazine, Versuch, White Fungus, Wouldn’t it be nice…, Year

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Øystein Ustvedt (1965) is an art historian (University of Oslo) and curator at The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design. Previously he wrote art criticism for the daily newspaper Aftenposten, and acted as curator at the Astrup Fearnley Museum and director of The Stenersen Museum.

 

In collaboration with Fagbokforlaget.