Season Opening
Stian Ådlandsvik, Helle Siljeholm & Ingri Fiksdal, Stian Grøgaard, AHO
It is a great pleasure to invite you to the opening of four new exhibitions at Kunstnernes Hus. All in their own way, they illuminate aspects of the institution's past and connect them to the present – an exploration of the many stories that haunt the house. Welcome!
Where
Kunstnernes Hus
Price
Gratis og åpent for alle
Program
19:00 Exhibitions open
19:30-21:00 Performance in the installation Haunted House. With dancers Sunniva Vikør Egenes, Pernille Holden and Louis Schou-Hansen. The audience is invited to lie down in the beds during the performance, and you can come and go as you please.
21:00 Organ concert with children's choir (20 min) in Haunted House
22:00 Exhibitions close
01:00 The house closes
Exhibitions
Helle Siljeholm & Ingri Fiksdal: Hjemsøkt hus
07.11.25 - 21.12.25 | Skylight hall
In this choreographic installation, Fiksdal and Siljeholm delve into the archives of Kunstnernes Hus, tracing the institution’s almost 100-year trajectory. They explore the frameworks that have shaped the house and its art—how these structures have taken form in the institution as a workplace, as a national and international exhibition venue, and as part of public debates around Norwegian art and cultural policy. In Haunted House, the forces surrounding the institution—funding bodies, the board, critics, and the artists themselves—are reimagined and embodied as “haunting” presences.
Stian Ådlandsvik: Die Pleite
07.11.25 - 21.12.25 | Skylight hall
Through sculptural interventions, Die Pleite draws on the logic and ethics of bankruptcy estates to open a dialogue with the history and architecture of Kunstnernes Hus. The exhibition explores the tensions between what is valued and what is left over; ideas of freedom confront the modern project's need for categorization and systematization.
Stian Grøgaard: Pauline
07.11.25 - 11.01.26 | Lower exhibition hall
Stian Grøgaard (1956-2021) is known as a leading professor who introduced theory and philosophy to art education in Oslo, and as a writer. Less well known, however, is his artistic practice. The exhibition, curated in collaboration with author and artist Matias Faldbakken, will show a selection of paintings and drawings that highlight two signature tendencies in Grøgaard's artistic production: repeated depictions of his grandmother Pauline and in-depth studies of art historical figures.
Re-Store: Kunstnernes Hus, The Provenance of a Kunsthalle
07.11.25 - 21.12.25 | Hvilerom
This fall, the Resting Room at Kunstnernes Hus, which is located between the skylit halls, will present the institution’s 95-year history through its material histories — from building materials and technical infrastructure to exhibition history and architecture.
The display is the result of the course Re-Store: Kunstnernes Hus, The Provenance of a Kunsthalle, organized by Erik Fenstad Langdalen and Nicholas Ryan Coates at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design within the building.
