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"coup" opposed to "art as commodity is radically—and
spiritedly— being waged."
Or as Tidens Krav, the Future Requirements artist-
run enter-prise describes the new way of "thrusting art
into circulation," exhibition spaces where "art can be as
nonsensical as it could be nonfunctional…suppressing
the praising of self-replicating anemic art practices, while
supporting the quirkiest kinds of artistic maneuvers."
Provocative, exuberant and most certainly fun, this
r e m a r k a b l y - i n t r i g u i n g
micro-scene, what art
scholar Henrik Plenge
Jakobsen calls "dirty
passion," "degenerate" or
outsider art, usually takes
place in artist-run spaces.
Taking various forms—
video, audio, paintings,
sculpture, one or several
person performances,
coupled with mirrors, ani-
mal-like figures in elaborate
costumes, and just plain
metal junk—it is "abstract,
daring, idiosyncratic (with an) erotic prankster narrative,"
according to Jakobsen.
It's also best enjoyed at NoPlace, 1857, One Night Only,
Pink Cube, and non-profit, company-owned KunsthallOslo
(which is part of another major redevelopment district in
Oslo).
The dehumanization of modern city life symbolized
by a decayed, ominous-looking warehouse interior where
the surveillance cameras are still running embodies the
Below: performance art at KunsthallOslo
