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Ole Jørgen Ness
OLE JØRGEN NESS
Born in Bergen, Norway, 1961
Lives and works in Oslo, Norway
EDUCATION
1989 -1993
The Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo, Norway
1983 -1988
The National College of Art and Design, Oslo, Norway
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009
The Elixir of Chaos, Babel and Bedlam”, Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
2006
“Realms of Sentiment”, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
2005
“Anasognosia”, Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway
2003
“For the Nonce”, Display Space for Contemporary Art, Prague, the Czech Republic
2001
“Broken Elephant”, RMIT Project space, Melbourne, Australia
2000
“Cryptomnesia, Nesstudio - Att. Nexi”, W 139 -Artist Space, Amsterdam, Holland
1999
“The Grave is No Bar to My Call”, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
1994
As Ole Jørgen Ness, “Opus Osiris”, - television debate with seven personas, Video installation, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
“Bendik Riis Band”, Bomuldsfabrikken Kunsthall, Arendal, Norway
“Nachspiel Vorspiel”, Festspillkunstnerne 1999-2008, Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Norway
2008
“Jeg gikk meg over sjø og vann”, Summer Exhibition Blaafarveværket, Modum, Norway
2006
“Lucid Dreams”, Tegnebiennalen, Stenersenmuseet, Oslo, Norway
2005
Carnegie Art Award, Henie-Onstad Art Center, Høvikodden, Norway
“Kyss frosken”, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo Norway
2004
“Collaborations”, Galleri Charlotte Lund, Stockholm, Sweden
2002
“Directly beneath the storm”, Sprawl, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
“Furtive Subtender”, The Sao Paulo Biennal, Sao Paulo, Brasil
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway
Sørlandets Kunstmuseum, Kristiansand, Norway
The Art Museum of Northern Norway
Galleri Riis Exhibitions
Ole Jørgen Ness
The Elixir of Chaos, Babel and Bedlam,
January 29 – March 1, 2009
Ole Jørgen Ness
Anosognosia,
May 26 – June 26, 2005
Ole Jørgen Ness
Marsupium,
September 25 – 26, 2003
Images
Eye of the Storm, 2008-2009 Felt pen on paper 100 x 70 cm
Dark Matter 2, 2008-2009 Marker on paper 100 x 70 cm
Chaos, Babel & Bedlam, 2008-2009 Felt pen and pencil on paper 3 pcs á 70 x 100 cm
Ghost, 2005-2009 Marker on paper 100 x 50 cm
Loose Canon, 2008-2009 Felt pen on paper 70 x 100 cm
Pandemonium 4, 2008-2009 Felt pen on paper 70 x 100 cm
Hubbub 6-8, 2008-2009 Plaster
Hubbub 9-14, 2008-2009 Plaster
Hubbub 1, 2008-2009 Plaster 52 x 42 x 58 cm
Mellow my Mind, 2008 HD video, duration 8'03"
Tutorial, 2008 Bronze 19 x 20 x 11.5 cm (horse)
Panacea (Rear View), 2008 Archival ink-jet 20 x 11.3 cm
Panacea (The Beacon), 2008 Archival ink-jet 20 x 11.3 cm
Gomorrah, 2008-2009 Oil on canvas 160 x 140 cm
Turbulence, 2008 Oil on canvas 180 x 170 cm
Lystring, 2008 Oil on canvas 120 x 100 cm
Inflamation, 2008 Oil on canvas 230 x 185 cm
Golden balcony, 2008 Oil on canvas 120 x 100 cm
Eldorado, 2008 Oil on canvas 230 x 185 cm
Papaver Somniferum, 2007 Oil on canvas 230 x 185 cm
Mind the Gap, 2006 Silkscreen on sandblasted glass, aluminum, carpet Installation view Ole Jørgen Ness “Realms of Sentiment”, 2006, Bergen Kunsthall
Mind the Gap, 2006 Silkscreen on sandblasted glass, aluminum, carpet Detail
Installation view Ole Jørgen Ness “Realms of Sentiment”, 2006, Bergen Kunsthall
Installation view Ole Jørgen Ness “Realms of Sentiment”, 2006, Bergen Kunsthall
C8H11NO2 14, 2005-2006 Oil on canvas, diptych 90 x 160 cm
Transhistory 3, 2005-2006 Oil on canvas 180 x 170 cm
Psychotropic algae III, 2005 Oil on canvas 120 x 105 cm
Anosognosian night, 2005 Oil on canvas 150 x 110 cm
WilderNess, 2005 Oil on canvas 190 x 140 cm
Psychotropic algae II, 2005 Oil on canvas 120 x 105 cm
Amniosa IV, 2005 Oil on canvas 180 x 160 cm
Sketch for a Century, 2004-2005 Installation view “Kiss the frog!”, 2005, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo
Sketch for a Century, 2004-2005 Installation view “Kiss the frog!”, 2005, The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo
Sketch for a Century, 2004-2005 Detail
Shiver on Canvas (Purple), 2003 Acrylic on canvas 200 x 200 cm
Eiter, 2003 Oil on canvas 160 x 200 cm
Furtive Subtender, 2002 Installation view The Sao Paulo Biennial
Furtive Subtender, 2002 Installation view The Sao Paulo Biennial Detail
Sore lips, 2001 Oil on canvas (3 parts, framed) 180 x 195 cm
Sunspot, 2001 Mixed media on canvas 45 x 30 cm
Bootstrappers, 2001 Installation view Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Bootstrappers, 2001 Installation view Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Atopian Feral, 2000 Installation view 2000 Momentum, Moss
Atopian Feral, 2000 Installation view 2000 Momentum, Moss
The Grave Is No Bar To My Call, 1999 Installation view Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
The Grave Is No Bar To My Call, 1999 Installation view Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo
Solar Flare, 1998 Oil on canvas 228 x 159 cm
Brain Sling, 1997 Oil on canvas 240 x 170