Bergen Kunsthall

Music & culture

Apr 30

Who: Bergen Kunsthall

What: Exhibition during Bergen Music Festival 2021

Where: Bergen

Project period: 2021

Web: Bergen Kunsthall

Bergen Kunsthall is a centre for contemporary art presenting exhibitions and hosting events with international artists.

Each Summer, Bergen Kunsthall presents a large-scale exhibition with new work by a Norwegian artist during the Bergen Music Festival (Festspillene i Bergen). The exhibition is considered the most important solo presentation for a Norwegian artist in their home country and creates a national debate about the state of the art.

The Festival Artist 2021 is Elisabeth Haarr. Through an impressive artistic practice, Haarr has been one of our most central artists for more than 50 years. Her work combines an interest in the materiality and history of textiles with a critical feminist approach. Her work is particularly relevant today, in how it examines different materials, their production and use, in a politically sharp and complex way.