Tag: Henie
“The Atlantic Ocean – myths, art and science” at Henie Onstad Art Centre, Bærum – Reviews and recommendations
One of my biggest disappointments as a child was when I discovered that the seahorse was just a flimsy little fish creature – and not as I had imagined it:…
“Tangles of thread and rope” by Magdalena Abakanowicz at Henie Onstad Art Center – Reviews and recommendations
When the Henie Onstad Art Center showed the Polish late modernist Magdalena Abakanowicz in 1977, it made an indelible impression on the Norwegian art public. We can see her influence…
“Soft Sweet Vortex” by Per Barclay by Henie Onstad – Reviews and recommendations
We are used to thinking of architecture as something stable and fixed. But what happens when the floor is transformed into a mirror, which opens up new spaces? This is…
The world in upheaval” at Henie Onstad Art Center – Reviews and recommendations
Flying bride and groom, golden roosters and violin-playing goats. These are motifs we associate with the French-Belarusian Jewish artist Marc Chagall. He is regarded as modernism’s great, lyrical riddle painter:…
Niki de Saint Phalle, Henie Onstad Art Center – Reviews and recommendations
The idea of the tormented artistic soul finding redemption through creation is perhaps a myth. But in Niki de Saint Phalle’s case, there are many indications that art actually became…