Praxes

26/09/2016

A great, big thanks to we-make-money-not-art for visiting Marvin Gaye Chetwynd's exhibition "...Are U Bats?", still up at Bergen Cityhall. Stay tuned, bat fans, more to come in November!

Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Bat Opera, 2013 Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, Bat Opera, 2005 Marvin Gaye Chetwynd, who used to be called Spartacus Chetwynd, was born Alalia Chetwynd. That’s a lovely name of c…

26/09/2016

Thanks to Temporary Art Review and Marco Antonini for this lovely, straightforward, and personal review - it's not a proper experiment if everything just works according to the plan.

Bergen Assembly’s 2016 edition (from now on: BA16) honors the original intentions behind the city’s commitment to host a perennial contemporary art festival/exhibition/symposium. Such intentions we…

26/09/2016

Thank you, Art Agenda, for no less than two reviews, what a generous approach!

Double Take is a feature of art-agenda in which two authors review the same exhibition. Written independently, the two texts share the same images and are published below.

16/09/2016

Adhesive Products. Bergen Assembly 2016. Photo: Thor Brødreskift Bergen Assembly

Group exhibition Lynda Benglis, Nairy Baghramian, Olga Balema, Daiga Grantina, Sterling Ruby, and Kaari Upson | 2 Sept - 9 Oct 2016

12/09/2016

Thank you to all the marvelous, brave performers who participated in Marvin Gaye Chetwynd's new performance "The Cell Group (Episode Two)" on September 2-3! Chetwynd is back in Bergen on October 29, revisiting Jabba the Hutt for one night only at Landmark Bergen and opening an exhibition at Bergen Kunsthall.

Performance | 2-3 September 2016

12/09/2016

Performance | 2-3 September 2016

04/09/2016

The exhibitions at Bergen Kunsthall, Kunstgarasjen, and Bergen Rådhus are open and free for all! Thank you to everyone who came to the performances, talks, and parties this weekend!

30/08/2016

Lynda Benglis speaks about her year-long exhibition cycle at Bergen Assembly 2016, ceramics installed like flying in liquid, and p***o with fruits and vegetables. Thank you, Hyperallergic!

The Norwegian city of Bergen, home to about 265,000 people, is getting a full dose of Lynda Benglis this year.

29/08/2016

From 'Slithering Green', the contemporary ceramics seminar in April, arranged by PRAXES at Bergen Assembly and Bergen Academy of Art & Design. Lynda Benglis and the founders of PRAXES, Kristine Siegel and Rhea Dall. Photo: Kobie Nel.

28/08/2016

Lynda Benglis: Glacier Burger. Bergen Assembly 2016. Photo: Thor Brødreskift

Exhibition | 9 April - 1 May 2016

27/08/2016

An interview with Marvin Gaye Chetwynd in preparation for her new performance, the second part of the Bergen Assembly commission, "The Cell Group (Episode Two)" on 2-3 September. Thank you, Amuse!

The artist formerly known as Spartacus is known for work that celebrates pop culture. Nominated for a Turner Prize in 2012, Marvin Gaye Chetwynd has referenced everything from Miyazaki to Michael Jackson to Chaucer across film, installation, painting, sculpture and most notably, moving and often hil...

22/02/2016

Lynda Benglis: Primary Structures (Paula's Props). Bergen Assembly 2016. Photo: Thor Brødreskift.

Exhibition | 6 - 28 February 2016