Artist: Mikael Brkic Exhibition title: For the Fans / Tü de Fäns Venue: VI, VII, Oslo, Norway Date: August 14 – September 9, 2015 Photography: images copyright and courtesy of the artist and VI, VII, Oslo Ecclesiastes 3:1 † [1] PIE [2] The artist has recently taken a day job at a corporation operating in the online … Read more
1857 is an artist-run exhibition space occupying a former lumberyard in Grønland, downtown Oslo. It was founded in 2010 by artists Steffen Håndlykken and Stian Eide Kluge, with graphic designers Eriksen / Brown as essential collaborators.
The space consists of a 280 m2 concrete factory hall, with raw concrete walls and 11 metres to a ceiling with beautiful skylights, which has been joined to an older wooden house with a storefront facing the street.
1857 aims to introduce young international artists to a Norwegian audience, and takes advantage of the high degree of freedom that comes from being an artist-run space in terms of how exhibitions are conceptualised, formulated and presented. There is an on-going conversation that runs through all of the shows about how to challenge or disregard conventions that prevail in institutional exhibition making. This approach has lead 1857 to open-ended collaborations with artists as well as characteristic exhibition designs, press releases and cocktails served on the openings.
Artist: David Lieske Exhibition title: Fantôme Mains Sur Venue: VI, VII, Oslo, Norway Date: April 16 – May 16, 2015 Photography: images courtesy of the artist and VI, VII, Oslo my father and i live in america now. from our highrise at the coast we can see a small island with military facilities. standing at the window … Read more
Artists: Tina Braegger, Matthias Gabi, Bernhard Hegglin, Miriam Laura Leonardi, Yoan Mudry, Timothy Standring, Constantin Thun, Urban Zellweger Exhibition title: ✚ Venue: 1857, Oslo, Norway Date: January 23 – 25, 2015 Photography: Courtesy of 1857 At 1857 a cluster of pieces are gathered, all conceived for the occasion. The title, ✚, has to be understood as an … Read more