{"id":151983,"date":"2026-08-25T07:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T07:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/151983\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T07:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T07:52:06","slug":"oslos-burgeoning-art-scene-galleries-and-creative-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/151983\/","title":{"rendered":"Oslo’s burgeoning art scene: galleries and creative spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

With new independent galleries opening and an art neighbourhood in the making, Oslo’s art scene is being revitalised. We meet artist and writer Matias Faldbakken to find out why he calls the city home.<\/p>\n

Wide appeal
Bj\u00f8rvika
Art Space<\/p>\n

Kunsthall Oslo opened in late 2011 in the city\u2019s new Barcode area and shares a space with the art-book store Torpedo. \u201cOur remit is to present the best of Norwegian and international contemporary art,\u201d says artistic director Will Bradley (pictured, far left). \u201cWe have a core audience drawn from the Oslo art scene but because of the range of our programme we have a far more diverse audience than most contemporary art spaces \u2013 in Norway, anyhow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key artists and exhibits the space has featured so far include TheMoen (a self-taught graphic artist and Norway\u2019s answer to Robert Crumb) and a Norwegian art and feminism exhibition. \u201cNot only a great show but also one of the most visited exhibitions we have had so far,\u201d says Bradley of the latter.
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Founding father
St Hanshaugen
Gallery<\/p>\n

An indisputable must-see in the city, Standard Oslo is among the key ventures that have laid the foundations for the rising independent art scene in the capital. Run by Eivind Furnesvik, the space represents local and international artists including Matias Faldbakken (see left), American painter Tauba Auerbach and the late Austrian artist Franz West (pictured: West\u2019s installation \u201cUntitled, 2009\u201d).
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Helping hand
Gr\u00f8nland
Gallery<\/p>\n

VI,VII (pronounced Sixes and Sevens) opened last August to support young artists. \u201cWe base our shows around what we deem to be the most interesting tendencies to us at the moment,\u201d says director Esperanza Rosales (pictured, on right). To date the space has hosted solo exhibitions by American James Hoff and Norwegian Lars Laumann.
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