A wide range of Norwegian contemporary glass and ceramics will be exhibited at the LASALLE Institute of Contemporary Art, from September 15 to October 7 2009.
The Exhibition presents a wide range of contemporary glass and ceramic art pieces from Norway. It is a prestigious collection which has travelled the world since 2000. Exhibition venues include New York, Tokyo, Beijing, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Helsinki and Santiago de Chile.
The exhibition ”Contemporary Norwegian Ceramics and Glass” will be open to the public at LASALLE Institute of Contemporary Art Gallery 2 from 15th September to 7 October 2009. The exhibition presents a wide range of artworks in glass and ceramics by some of Norways most respected and innovative artists.
Contemporary Norwegian Glass
For more than 4000 years man has been fascinated by glass. In the future, the simple, natural raw materials sand and chalk are transformed into a glowing malleable mass. Glass is so versatile and its technical possibilities so great that only the glassworker’s imagination limits how it can be used and shaped. This exhibition is presented by eight distinguished Norwegian artists, some of whom work for the big glass manufacturing companies while others work in independent studio workshops. The artists keep abreast with international trends in glass art, while maintaining their own characteristic style, allowing us to percieve cleraly the individuality of each artist.
Figures in Norwegian Contemporary Ceramics
Norwegian contemporary ceramic art holds a high quality and recieves growing international recognition. Several of the sixteen Norwegian ceramic artists presented in the exhibition have made their mark internationally. The approach of the ceramics exhibition is different from the usual way Norwegian ceramics have been presented abroad. This exhibitiom focuses neither on traditional objects such as plates, pots and vases, nor on purely artistic categories such as sculptures and pictures, but on figuration. The pieces represent combination of reality and imagination, as well as reflecting the growing contemporary tendency to blur the distinction between decorative art and fine art.
Some of the participating artists in the exhibition are well-established names, while others are young and upcoming artists who are starting to make their mark both at home and abroad. Using imagination and creativity, they have developed distinctive and individual styles. The artists’ aim is not to simply please, but to give to their pieces the capacity to intrigue – and perhaps also challenge.
The exhibition is co-organized by LASALLE Insitute of Contemporary Art and The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore.
Opening hours: 10am - 6pm. The gallery is closed on Mondays.