Bjarne Melgaard (born 9 September 1967) is a Norwegian artist based in New York City. He has been described as "one of Norway's most important artists"[1] and, following the 2014 publicity about his sculpture Chair, "the most famous Norwegian artist since Edvard Munch."[2]
Early in his career Melgaard created controversial installations referencing subversive subcultures such as S&M and heavy metal music.[4] Currently, his practice consists of an emphasis on expressionisticpaintings and drawings, often containing text.[5]
His first show in New York was in 2000, where he exhibited sculptures of apes engaged in sex acts.[2]
In January 2014, Melgaard's artwork Chair caused controversy. Chair is a sculpture of a bound black woman on her back with a seat cushion on her thighs, and is a reinterpretation of a similar piece by British pop artist Allen Jones.[6] The controversy began when Russian art socialite Dasha Zhukova was photographed sitting on the cushion for a fashion website, resulting in online accusations of racism under the Twitter hashtag #racistchair.[7][8] Guardian critic Jonathan Jones suggested that this controversy was a misunderstanding of Melgaard's intentions, and Zhukova said that the photograph of her was "out of context"; the artwork intended to be a "commentary on gender and racial politics".[9] Melgaard himself released a statement responding to the controversy that was labelled by some writers as "bizarre".[8][10]
Melgaard has collaborated with Norwegian artist Sverre Koren Bjertnaes in several exhibitions.[11] The two alternate to work on the same canvas, giving them an expression neither of the artists would achieve alone.[12]
The End of The Professional Teenager, Sketch, London
2002
Black Low, MARTa Herford Museum, Hannover
Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Bologna
2001
New Heimat, Kunstverein Frankfurt
2000
Sharing Exoticisms, 5th Biennale de Lyon
Melgaard appears in Until the Light Takes Us, a documentary about the Norwegian black metal scene in the 1990s. The film featured in the 15th Athens International Film Festival (16–27 September 2009), screened at Danaos Cinema. In the film, an exhibition of Melgaard's in a Stockholm gallery is extensively shown, along with his comments on black/death metal.
Referencesedit
^ abKjetil Røed (20 December 2013). "Hvor god er Bjarne Melgaard?". Osloby (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aftenposten. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ abcSusannah Butter (23 January 2014). "The chair man: meet Bjarne Melgaard, the artist behind the Dasha Zhukova seat". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^"Bjarne Melgaard - kunst til salgs, bilder, biografi og CV". Fineart AS (in Norwegian).
^press release for A Weekend of Painting: A Novel by Les Super, LeoKoenig.com December 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^. Galleri Faurschou. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
^"Why there's nothing racist about the 'racist chair'". the Guardian. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
^"The "Racist Chair" Wasn't Racist Until a Russian Socialite Sat on It". Complex. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
^ abRao, Mallika (24 January 2014). "Artist Offers Bizarre Defense For His 'Racist' Chair Sculpture". The Huffington Post.
^Heather Saul (21 January 2014). "Editor apologises after Dasha Zhukova 'black woman mannequin' chair sparks racism row". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^Steinhauer, Jillian (2014-01-21). "The Art World's Casual Racism [UPDATED]". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
^"Kunstnerne Melgaard og Bjertnes brøt kontakten. Slik gikk det da de tok opp tråden igjen". 4 January 2018.
^"Melgaard og Bjertnæs leverer en utstilling på steroider". 15 January 2018.
^Ken Johnson (10 October 2013). "Bjarne Melgaard: Ignorant Transparencies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^Diane Solway (13 September 2013). . W Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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Find yourself a different place to die! The debate regarding Ekely: Melgaard wishes to build in Munchs immediate proximity
April 12, 2024
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Bjarne Melgaard born 9 September 1967 is a Norwegian artist based in New York City He has been described as one of Norway s most important artists 1 and following the 2014 publicity about his sculpture Chair the most famous Norwegian artist since Edvard Munch 2 Contents 1 Life and work 2 Notable exhibitions 3 References 4 External linksLife and work editMelgaard was born in Sydney Australia to Norwegian parents and was raised in Oslo Norway In 2009 he moved permanently to New York 2 3 Melgaard studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts Rijksakademie in Amsterdam from 1991 to 1992 and at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht from 1992 to 1993 Early in his career Melgaard created controversial installations referencing subversive subcultures such as S amp M and heavy metal music 4 Currently his practice consists of an emphasis on expressionistic paintings and drawings often containing text 5 His first show in New York was in 2000 where he exhibited sculptures of apes engaged in sex acts 2 In January 2014 Melgaard s artwork Chair caused controversy Chair is a sculpture of a bound black woman on her back with a seat cushion on her thighs and is a reinterpretation of a similar piece by British pop artist Allen Jones 6 The controversy began when Russian art socialite Dasha Zhukova was photographed sitting on the cushion for a fashion website resulting in online accusations of racism under the Twitter hashtag racistchair 7 8 Guardian critic Jonathan Jones suggested that this controversy was a misunderstanding of Melgaard s intentions and Zhukova said that the photograph of her was out of context the artwork intended to be a commentary on gender and racial politics 9 Melgaard himself released a statement responding to the controversy that was labelled by some writers as bizarre 8 10 Melgaard has collaborated with Norwegian artist Sverre Koren Bjertnaes in several exhibitions 11 The two alternate to work on the same canvas giving them an expression neither of the artists would achieve alone 12 Notable exhibitions editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Bjarne Melgaard news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message 2019 Naturally Naked Gary Tatintsian Gallery Moscow 13 2013 Bjarne Melgaard Astrup Fearnley Oslo 1 Ignorant Transparencies Gavin Brown s Enterprise New York 14 15 2012 A House to Die In Institute of Contemporary Arts London2008 Bjarne Melgaard Greene Naftali Gallery New York2007 The Glamour Chase Galleri Faurschou Copenhagen2006 Helter Helter Galerie Anne De Villepoix Paris Les Super Galerie Guido W Baudach Berlin A Weekend of Painting A novel by Les Super Galerie Leo Koenig New York2005 Jasmine La Nuit The Horse Hospital London Hallo Maybe Haugar Vestfold Museum Oslo2004 Tirol Transfer Oesterreichisches Kulturforum Warsaw2003 Skam Bergen Kunsthall Bergen The End of The Professional Teenager Sketch London2002 Black Low MARTa Herford Museum Hannover Galleria d Arte Moderna Bologna2001 New Heimat Kunstverein Frankfurt2000 Sharing Exoticisms 5th Biennale de LyonMelgaard appears in Until the Light Takes Us a documentary about the Norwegian black metal scene in the 1990s The film featured in the 15th Athens International Film Festival 16 27 September 2009 screened at Danaos Cinema In the film an exhibition of Melgaard s in a Stockholm gallery is extensively shown along with his comments on black death metal References edit a b Kjetil Roed 20 December 2013 Hvor god er Bjarne Melgaard Osloby in Norwegian Oslo Aftenposten Retrieved 2 February 2014 a b c Susannah Butter 23 January 2014 The chair man meet Bjarne Melgaard the artist behind the Dasha Zhukova seat Evening Standard London Retrieved 2 February 2014 Bjarne Melgaard kunst til salgs bilder biografi og CV Fineart AS in Norwegian press release for A Weekend of Painting A Novel by Les Super LeoKoenig com Archived December 19 2007 at the Wayback Machine Bjarne Melgaard Galleri Faurschou Archived from the original on 10 July 2011 Why there s nothing racist about the racist chair the Guardian 2014 01 21 Retrieved 2021 11 24 The Racist Chair Wasn t Racist Until a Russian Socialite Sat on It Complex Retrieved 2021 11 24 a b Rao Mallika 24 January 2014 Artist Offers Bizarre Defense For His Racist Chair Sculpture The Huffington Post Heather Saul 21 January 2014 Editor apologises after Dasha Zhukova black woman mannequin chair sparks racism row The Independent London Retrieved 2 February 2014 Steinhauer Jillian 2014 01 21 The Art World s Casual Racism UPDATED Hyperallergic Retrieved 2021 11 24 Kunstnerne Melgaard og Bjertnes brot kontakten Slik gikk det da de tok opp traden igjen 4 January 2018 Melgaard og Bjertnaes leverer en utstilling pa steroider 15 January 2018 Naturally Naked Gary Tatintsian Gallery Ken Johnson 10 October 2013 Bjarne Melgaard Ignorant Transparencies The New York Times Retrieved 2 February 2014 Diane Solway 13 September 2013 Bjarne Melgaard Ignorant Transparencies W Magazine Archived from the original on 23 February 2014 Retrieved 2 February 2014 External links editFind yourself a different place to die The debate regarding Ekely Melgaard wishes to build in Munchs immediate proximity Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bjarne Melgaard amp oldid 1194547626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
