Opening: Art as Punishment
Friday 24.11.23
Welcome to the opening of Agder Art Academy's group exhibition Art as Punishment at Kunstnernes Hus. Free entry - open to everyone!
Practical information
The exhibition opens at 7:00 PM and will be open until 10:00 PM. The exhibition Walk Silently in the Dark Until Your Feet Become Ears by Pauline Boudry and Renate Lorenz is also open and free to visit this evening.
Sverre Brand will be playing music in the foyer, and there will be a collective listening session of Kåre Magnus Bergh's latest podcast about the project in the cinema. The house will be open until 01:00 AM.
Art as Punishment
Agder Art Academy is an art school within Agder Prison that is based on experimentation and free thinking. The graduation exhibition at Kunstnernes Hus presents student works and artworks that have emerged from the encounters between students and invited guest teachers. Agder Art Academy is a collaboration between KORO (The Public Art Norway) and the Correctional Services.
DJ
Sverre Brand is a well-known regular from Oslo's nightclubs and Filter Musikk Oslo, Oslo's only record store run by DJs for DJs. He plays new releases from the store and other well-known and undiscovered gems within electronic music and more.
Podcast: VerkSted
In recent years, Kåre Magnus Bergh has used his visual arts background to lead the podcast "VerkSted", where he talks to artists about each others projects, which are either supported or produced by KORO. In the cinema, there will be a collective listening session to the recent special episode about the Agder Art Academy.