Kunsthall Trondheim (KT) is a
contemporary art
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institution in
Trondheim
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,
Norway
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. Located in a former firehall, KT opened in October 2016. Between 2013 and 2016, the Kunsthall was run as a preliminary project in a temporary space by former Director Helena Holmberg.
Stefanie Hessler was Director from 2019 until 2022; Adam Kleinman has been the Director since 2023. The facility offers exhibitions and public programs.
Exhibitions
2013
* ''Straight Line (Stevens-Duke)'' Tomislav Gotovac
* ''Redwood, Hemvist og Kraftverk; Italics og Inverse Night Sky''
Lotta Lotass
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Lotass made her literary debut in 2000, and ...
, Peter Thörneby
* ''Self Fashion Show'' Tibor Hajas
* ''Music While We Work'' Hong-Kai Wang
* ''The Broken Orchestra Live in Trondheim'' Hong-Kai Wang
* ''N.P. 1977''
Neša Paripović
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See also
* List of pain ...
2014
* ''Freedom of Expression''
Dan Perjovschi
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Perjovschi has over the past decade created drawings in museum spaces, most recently in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in which he created ...
* ''Present Stability'' Silje Figenschou Thoresen
* ''Vannskille – Watershed, Divide'' Simen Engen Larsen
* ''Silphium'' Lina Selander
* ''On the Edge, Breaking Into Business'' Alex Villar
* ''Library of The Evil Spirit''
Ulla West
2015
* ''Meshes of the Afternoon'' Meriç Algün Ringborg,
Maya Deren
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Marianne Heske, Alevtina Kakhidsze, Lada Nakonechna, Karianne Stensland – a satellite venue of Kyiv Biennale 2015: The School of Kyiv.
* ''Objects That Don't Fit Together, Words That Suddenly Change Meaning'' Wenche Gulbransen
* ''Summer Thoughts'' Sven Augustijnen
* ''The Music Box''
Jonas Dahlberg
2016
* ''this is a political (painting)''
A K Dolven, Alexandra Pirici,
Claire Fontaine,
Kajsa Dahlberg,
VALIE EXPORT
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2017
* ''Notes From Underground'' Lisa Tan
* ''A New We'' Amanda Ackerman & Dan Richert, Arendse Krabbe, Asbjørn Skou, FRAUD (Fran Gallardo &
Audrey Samson), Honey Biba Beckerlee, Karin Bolender,
Kathy High
Kathryn High (born 1954) is an American interdisciplinary artist, curator, and scholar known for her work in BioArt, video art and performance art.
Background
Kathy High graduated with a BA from Colgate University in 1976 and an MAH from the ...
, Oskar Jakobsen,
Rachel Mayeri,
Rosemary Lee
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,
Ursula Biemann
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Born on 8 September 1955 in Küsnacht. Biemann trained in art in Boston, Mexico and New York, graduating ...
, a rawlings
* ''noe beveger seg sakte i en annen retning'' Carola Grahn,
Iver Jåks, Ragna Misvær Grønstad, Silje Figenschou Thoresen, Sissel M. Bergh, niilas helander
* ''On Coexistence''
Marjetica Potrč
* ''A Series of Gestures'' Aimée Zito Lema
* ''Andrei’s Maria'' Ingela Johansson
* ''Continents and I am Naked'' Nástio Mosquito
2018
* ''Strømmer av følelser, kropper av malm'' Anja Örn, Bodil Furu,
David Blandy,
Eline McGeorge
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Biography
McGeorge was born 1970. She received her Master of Fine Arts in 2000 from Gol ...
, Fanny Carinasdotter, Hanna Ljungh, Ignas Krunglevičius,
Joshua Portway
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, Karianne Stensland,
Lawrence Lek,
Lise Autogena
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Autogena ...
, Liv Bugge,
Louis Henderson, Marianne Heier, Rikke Luther, Sean Dockray, Tomas Örn
* ''What Fades in the Sun'' Lotte Konow Lund
* ''The Reading''
Adelita Husni-Bey – originally presented at the
Italian Pavilion
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, 57th
Venice Biennale
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.
* ''Works on Books'' Ane Mette Hol, Aron Kullander-Östling, Daniel Eatock, Esther Maria Bjørneboe, Fraser Muggeridge, Hans Petter Blad, John Morgan,
Jonathan Monk,
Kim Hiorthøy
Kim Hiorthøy (born March 17, 1973) is a Norwegian electronic musician, graphic designer, illustrator, filmmaker and writer.
Biography
Hiorthøy was born and raised in Trondheim, Norway, and studied at the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art (1991–96 ...
,
Lenka Clayton,
Michael Dumontier, Michael Marriott, Miriam Myrstad, Monica Aasprong, OK-RM, Åbäke
* ''Spirit Labour''
Adrian Heathfield, Hugo Glendinning
* ''Local Land'' Oddvar I.N. Darén
* ''Furniture Isn’t Just Furniture & Freedom Requires Free People'' Ane Hjort Guttu
2019
* ''A beast, a god, and a line'' Ampannee Satoh, Anand Patwardhan,
Anida Yoeu Ali,
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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, Celestine Fadul, Chai Siris, Chandrakanth Chitara, Charles Lim, Christy Chow, Cian Dayrit, Daniel Boyd, Dilara Begum Jolly, Etan Pavavalung, Garima Gupta,
Gauri Gill
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, Huang Rui, Ines Doujak, Jaffa Lam, Jakrawal Nilthamrong, Jimmy Ong, Jiun-Yang Li, Joydeb Roaja, Jrai Dew Collective,
Jöel Andrianomearisoa, Lantian Xie, Lavanya Mani,
Malala Andrialavidrazana, Manish Nai, Ming Wong, Moelyono, Nabil Ahmed, Nguyen Trinh Thi,
Nontawat Numbenchapol
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, Norberto Roldan,
Paul Pfeiffer, Raja Umbu, Rajesh Vangad, Rashid Choudhury, Sarah Naqvi, Sarat Mala Chakma, Sawangwongse Yawnghwe,
Sheela Gowda
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,
Sheelasha Rajbhandari, Simon Soon, Simryn Gill, Su Yu Hsien, Taloi Havini, Than Sok, Thao Nguyen Phan, Trevor Yeung, Trương Công Tùng, Tuguldur Yondonjamts, Zamthingla Ruivah – curated by
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* Cosmin Bodea (born 1973), Romanian footballer ...
, and organised by
Para Site
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, Hong Kong;
Dhaka Art Summit
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, Dhaka; and the
Museum of Modern Art
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, Warsaw.
* ''Wonderland''
Pia Arke, curated by
Katrine Elise Pedersen.
* ''CONFERENCE'' Anna Daniel
* ''Partiturutstilling''
Mats Gustavsson
* ''mind moves with matter, body blends into space'' Ann Iren Buan,
Brit Dyrnes,
Francesca Woodman
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Many of her photographs show women, naked or clothed, blurred (due to ...
, Thora Dolven Balke, Tibor Hajas, Éva Mag
* ''Sowing Somankidi Coura. A Generative Archive'' Bouba Touré, Kaddu Yaraax, Raphaël Grisey,
Sidney Sokhona, curated by Carl Martin Faurby.
* ''Francine (was a machine)'' Marte Aas
2020
* ''Into the World''
Dea Trier Mørch
* ''Who Wants to Live Forever?''
Oreet Ashery, Solveig Bergene, Gideonsson/Londré, Jessica Harvey, Moa Israelsson,
Britta Marakatt-Labba
Britta Margareta Marakatt-Labba (born September 18, 1951, in Idivuoma, Karesuando, Sweden) is a Swedish Sámi textile artist, painter, graphic artist, and a member of the Máze Group.
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Marakatt-Labba is one of nine chil ...
, Mercedes Mühleisen,
Adrian Piper
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,
Tabita Rezaire, The Deep Field Project (Diann Bauer, Jol Thoms, Neal White), and
Anton Vidokle
Anton Vidokle is an artist and founder of e-flux. Born 1965, Vidokle lives in New York and Berlin.
Work
In 2004 Vidokle co-organized e-flux video rental with Julieta Aranda, which traveled to Berlin, Frankfurt; Extra City, Antwerp; Carpenter Cent ...
*''NO NO NSE NSE'' Jenna Sutela
* ''Making of Earths'' Geocinema (Asia Bazdyrieva, Solveig Suess)
2021
* ''Songs for Dying''
Korakrit Arunanondchai
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* Nets of Hyphae Diana Policarpo
* Distance Sverre Bjertnæs
* "How did you feel when you come out of the wilderness" Frida Orupabo
* Sex Ecologies, group exhibition
References
External links
Official website
{{Portal bar, Visual arts
2013 establishments in Norway
Art galleries established in 2013
Art museums and galleries in Norway
Buildings and structures in Trondheim
Organisations based in Trondheim
Culture in Trondheim