Past Residents
Past Resident2012: OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Erlend Hammer
Erlend Hammer is interested in working with a small group of artists on a number of exhibitions. In working frequently with a small number of artists, strong relationships develop over time. A project begins with the discovery of a catchy title. For Bunnies, it must be bunnies, Lautom Contemporary, Oslo, 2009, he invited artists to make works about rabbits. For Oh how time flies, Bergen Kunsthall, 2011, the show came about because an artist had a work rejected for another exhibition; this work then became the namesake for Hammer’s project.
Erlend Hammer trained as an art historian at the University of Bergen, Norway and holds a degree in creative curating from the Art Academy, Bergen. From 2005-2008, he was a freelance art critic, and in 2008 his book Collected Art Criticism 2005-2008 was published by CTRL-Z Publishing. In 2011, Hammer began writing regular commentary for the daily newspaper Dagbladet. In 2011-2012 he was Assistant Editor and then Acting Editor ofKunstkritikk, a Nordic web journal for art criticism. He is currently co-curator of the 7thMomentum Biennial to open in Moss, Norway in June 2013.
Erlend Hammer, Oh How Time Flies, 2011. Courtesy of the artist and Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen.
Erlend Hammer, Oh How Time Flies, 2011. Courtesy of the curator and Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen.
Erlend Hammer, Bunnies, It Must be Bunnies, 2009. Courtesy of the curator and Lautom Contemporary, Oslo.
Erlend Hammer, 2009. Courtesy of the curator and Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen.
Erlend Hammer, Baby Snakes Hatching. Ruins. Ruins., 2012. Courtesy of the curator and Mai Hofstad Gunnes UKS, Oslo .
Past Resident2013: OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Ann Cathrin November Høibo
Ann Cathrin November Høibo studied at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and Städelschule, Frankfurt, where she graduated in 2011. Høibo’s first solo exhibition opened in January 2012 at STANDARD (OSLO) followed by a solo exhibition at the Henie Onstad Art Centre, Høvikodden, which was accompanied by a publication. Recent exhibitions include A Disagreeable Object, ScupltureCenter, New York; Five Generations of Birds, Fitjar; Everyday Abstract – Abstract Everyday, James Cohan Gallery, New York, and The Human Pattern, Kunsthall Oslo. Her upcoming solo exhibition at the Oslo Fine Art Society opens in October 2012.
Ann Cathrin November Høibo, Preparation for a Masterpiece, 2010. Courtesy of the artist and STANDARD (OSLO). Photo courtesy of Vegard Kleven.
Ann Cathrin November Høibo, Alpelue, 2012. Courtesy of the artist and STANDARD (OSLO). Photo courtesy of Vegard Kleven.
Ann Cathrin November Høibo, Untitled (ABMB Navy), 2011, Leatherette on wooden stretcher and wooden frame, 435/16 × 707/8 × 213/16 in. (109.98 × 180.09 × 7.11 cm). Courtesy of the artist and STANDARD (OSLO). Photo courtesy of Vegard Kleven.
Ann Cathrin November Høibo, Untitled (Documentation is Everything #07), 2011, Mirror, rubber sandals, and leather shoes. Courtesy of the artist and STANDARD (OSLO). Photo courtesy of Vegard Kleven.
Ann Cathrin November Høibo, "I Don't Need You Qnymore, I'm into Carl Andre Now", 2011. Courtesy of the artist and STANDARD (OSLO). Photo courtesy of Vegard Kleven.
Past Resident2012: Danish Arts Foundation
A Kassen
Artist group A Kassen has engaged in a collaborative practice since 2005, including works that take the form of performative installation, architectural intervention, photography, and sculpture. Their work is rooted in the exhibition site and refers to context and the social space, exploring the conditions of perception and interpretation.
A Kassen is Christian Bretton-Meyer, Tommy Petersen, Morten Steen Hebsgaard, and Søren Petersen. Educated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen; the Städelschule, Frankfurt, and the Akademie der Bildende Künste, Munich, the group is based in Copenhagen. Recent exhibitions include Reykjavik Arts Festival; Kling & Bang Gallery, Reykjavik; Facetime, On Stellar Rays, New York City; THE TITLE IS A PILE OF LETTERS, IMO Projects, Copenhagen; La Vie Mode d’Emploi, Meessen De Clercq, Brussels, and Window to the World, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León.
A Kassen, Window to the World, 2010, Plywood and glass panels, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
A Kassen, Window to the World, 2010, Plywood, glass panels, and sliding door mechanism, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
A Kassen, Minus Roof, 2010, Removed airplane roof, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
A Kassen, Encirclement, 2012, C-print and curved glass, 43 × 55 in. (109.22 × 139.7 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
A Kassen, Damaged by Water, Financed by Insurance, 2008, Artist's book. Courtesy of the artist and Space Poetry.
