Art in Norway

About

The course provides a survey of Norwegian visual art from the early medieval period to contemporary art. Primary focus is on painting, but developments in sculpture, architecture, folk arts, design, installations, conceptual and performative art are also covered. Beginning with archeological findings from the Viking Age and the arts of the stave churches, the course runs more or less chronologically through the arts with regular interventions from the present.

Course leader

Art historian and Curator at the National Museum, Lin Stafne-Pfisterer.

Course aim

Students taking this course will develop skills in describing, interpreting and critically reflect upon visual art and its discourse. They will learn to analyze Norwegian art as a key to understanding Norwegian culture, and to develop an understanding of the vital role that Norwegian artists have and have not played in shaping national identity.

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