Opening January 30th at 6:00 PM–8:00 PM. Opening speech by Christian Hovden Bloom.
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the Norwegian Drawing Center Tegnerforbundet pleased to introduce the eighth edition of Tegnerforbundets utvalgte Exhibition. celebrates the best in picture books, comics, and illustrated and wordless books published during 2024, selected by a professional jury. Tegnerforbundets utvalgte provides an insight into the visual narratives that have characterized the year, with original works, sketches, and digital artworks that have been created for these publications. The visual is at the center as the supporting element of the books.
This year's selected artists and illustrators are:
Lars Fiske , Ta imot, No Comprendo Press
Zarina Saidova , Good Night Gaza , Megafon
Kaia Linnea Dahle Nyhus, Esa koster, (author: Gro Dahle), Cappelen Damm
Bjarte Agdestein, Endre Skandfer, Ronald Kabíček, Krüger & Krogh 4 – Nord og ned 2 , Strand
Lene Ask , Astrid Løken – Fighting with Careful Hands , No Comprendo Press
Per Dybvig , They are standing in line , Aschehoug, and Different people , Flamme
Kjersti Synneva Moen , Selma gjør så godt hun kan, Aschehoug
Jason / John Arne Sæterøy, Døden i Trieste, Magikon publishing house
Fredrik Skavlan , Skavlans samlede - Din stund på jorden, Strand
Øyvind Torseter, Fallet, Cappelen Damm
Esben Slaatrem Titland , No Future , (author: Anders Fjeld), H/O/F
The selected books will be available in the gallery during the exhibition period.
As part of the tradition, one of the selected artists is invited to create a work of art for the Artists' Association's window facade. This year, Zarina Saidova, who is currently expelled from Norway, the Schengen area and the EU, has completed the assignment by designing window films that will adorn the Artists' Association's facade.
This year's professional jury consists of: Christian Hovden Bloom, Annika Linn Verdal Homme, Terje Thorsen and Annette Saugestad Helland.
Exhibition producers: Rosanna Vibe and Lene Fjørtoft.
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Files to download:
About the participants and selected books in the exhibition (Norwegian / English)
The jury's statement about the year as a whole
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On the occasion of the exhibition, we had a chat with participants in the exhibition about their approach to drawing and their process from first idea to finished book. The film will be shown in the gallery during the exhibition period.
Video production: KUNSTDOK / Jon Marius Nilsson
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Illustration: Zarina Saidova.
