Kjetil D. Kristensen,'Eternally Lost, Forever Gained' (2020)
temporary and participatory monument
open call with installation: textile, tape, rope, wood, pontoon, metal, plastic, paint
120 m2
'Eternally Lost, Forever Gained' (2020) consist of an open call together with a temporarily transformed swimming spot by the Elbe in the Na špici park
created for 'Tvárnost Paměti (Malleable Memory)', curated by Šárka Zahálková for Gampa / Galerie města Pardubice
credits: Erling Knudsen, Josef Čevora & Offcity
workshops created with Nikola Březinová
opening reception Saturday August 22, on display to
October 11, Na špici park
Pardubice 2020
Installation view by the Elbe in the Na špici park
Pardubice 2020
Duckert Detroit, 'Blue Chip Baby' (2020)
collab between Kjetil Detroit Kristensen and Helene Duckert, the exhibition also featured collaborative works by Brage Sunde and Dev Dhunsi
installation: sculpture, print, jewellery, painting, photography, textiles, text, readymades, cane by Henning Linaker
55 m2
materials: mixed media (shortlist: aerosol spray, aquarelle, glue, tape, bamboo, human hair, various paper, various plastics, cardboard
two component eco-epoxy, wood, glass, water, neon and indigo pigment, oxycontin, rubber, 18k gold, cotton, aluminum, distress hand flare)
performative reading from the sculpture How to Make It in "America" Selected Works 2020-2025 (2020) at the opening night by
Duckert Detroit, texts by Geir Haraldseth, Tommy Olsson and Olga Schmedling
credits: Erling Knudsen, Geir Backe Altern, Sayed Sattar Hasan, Scott Joseph, Prosjektskolen, Fellesverkstedet, Norsk Fotofagskole
opening reception Friday March 6, closed a few days later due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Norway
Babel Visningsrom for Kunst, Trondheim 2020
excerpts from the installation 'Blue Chip Baby' later shown at the groupshow 'From the Balcony' (2020), on display November 7 – Desember 27
Stavanger Kunstmuseum, Stavanger 2020
'Blue Chip Baby' - Babel Visningsrom for Kunst
Trondheim 2020
Kjetil D. Kristensen, 'Moinument' (2019)
temporary and participatory monument (with satellites and events)
rope, wood, metal, paint, aerosol spray, embroidery on textile
462cm x 278cm x 354cm
Moinument satellites: a series of riso prints on neon paper titled 'Vi bygger landet' (We Build Our Country, 2019), three embroidered flag
installations titled: Enevelde (Autocracy, 2019), Blod er tykkere enn vann (Blood Is Thicker Than Water, 2019) & Korsvei (Crossroad, 2019)
satellite events: opening reception with knowlegde production on Moi's moinumental art history by local historian Per Christoffer Salvesen, the workshop-exhibition 'Kunstner for en dag: Neste generasjon i norsk samtidskunst' created together with kids from the municipality's elementary schools & the 'Moinumental Gatefest' - street party created together with residents from the local asylum reception centre
'Moinument' (2019) was part of 'FLOOD_2019' initiated by Rogaland
Kunstsenter and Lund municipality for Dalane Festival of Culture
opening reception Saturday March 16, on display
to March 23, Lundetun
Moi 2019
'Moinument' - Dalane Festival of Culture,
Moi 2019
Kjetil D. Kristensen, 'detroit kunsthalle
ist eine konvention' (2018)
installation, 3 or 4 new works
risography, photography, aquarelle, tape, rope, magnum bottle neck, plastic wrap, mooring
system: steel, lead, polypropylene & polyurethane
end of the artist in residence period at AiR Sandnes
opening reception Thursday 13 December, on display
to December 21, AiR Sandnes
Sandnes 2018
installation view AiR Sandnes,
Sandnes 2018
Kjetil D. Kristensen with Sayed Sattar Hasan, Nicholas John Jones and
Mathew Lacosse, 'Detroit Kunsthalle Under New Management' (2018)
performance & exhibition
aquarelle, video, aerosol spray cans, half face respirator mask, plastic sculptures, sand, marker pen on paper, painted
wood sign, performance: one hour panel discussion/desecration of DKH
part of 'AiR West Coast 2018' - a residency within a residency, at Frida
Hanses Hus in Stavanger, initiated by Detroit
Kunsthalle with support from Studio17
opening reception Thursday 27 September, on display
to October 6, Studio17
Stavanger 2018
post-performance view Studio17,
Stavanger 2018
Kjetil D. Kristensen, 'A Retrospective Refuge of the
Practice-Based Research Process' (2018)
exhibition (in the artist’s studio)
video, photography, aquarelle, glass, wood, rope, magnum bottle neck, plastic wrap, suitcase, cargo
strap, tech: laptop, projector, self-powered speakers, mixer, cables,
opening reception with introduction by Apolonija Šušteršič, launch of graduate catalog with
introduction by curator Stefan Schröder, closing reception with conversation
between Kristensen and Bo Krister Wallström, satellite exhibition to
the MFA-show 'Traust' (2018) at Oslo National
Academy of the Arts
opening Thursday 31 May, on display
to June 3, Lokomotivverkstedet
in Middelalderparken
Oslo 2018
installation view Lokomotivhallen - Middelalderparken,
Oslo 2018
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