En ny bok av Carl Korsnes, redaktør i tidsskriftet Sivilisasjonen, blir lansert på torsdag, 31. mars på Bakgården på Løkken i Oslo.
Tittelen på boken er "Samtaler fra Memorosa" og består av tretten filosofiske dialoger mellom Korsnes og Odd Nerdrum.
Både Carl Korsnes og Öde Nerdrum (Odds sønn) kommer til å holde taler under arrangementet.
Filosofen Einar Duenger Bøhn, som skrev forordet til Odd Nerdrums nyutgitte bok på Fineart AS forlag, sier følgende om Sivilisasjonen forlags første utgivelse:
Korsnes gir oss en samling korte og nydelige samtaler med Nerdrum, som maner til håp om at skjønnheten faktisk kan frelse verden.
Einar Duenger Bøhn
Dikteren, som også stod modell for Odd Nerdrums maleri Transfigurasjonen skriver med pathos:
Dialogen er en hyllest til håndverksstolthet. Til skjønnhetsberuselse. Til skapergjerningens nobelhet. Beglitret med blinkskuddanekdoter. Lesninger vekker både skapertrang og levetrang. Viva Nerdrum. Viva Korsnes.
Bertrand Besigye
Do you want to know how the mind of the greatest classical painter of our time works?Do you wonder what “classical values” actually are?And why melancholy is actually that important to us? Odd Nerdrum and his former student Jan-Ove Tuv sit down for a conversation in the building which is the Nerdrum Museum in the making: The old Pipe House at Agnes Square outside of Stavern.With a philosophical approach to painting, the discussion will move beyond the strokes and attempt to explain the meaning of painting. Join a one hour conversation about: • The importance of Rembrandt’s melancholy• Why storytelling is so important to us• Why “modern” values are destructive for classical painters and the audience. The event will take place September 14th at 17:00 – 18:00. Tickets are now available.
Odd Nerdrum, Norway’s most prominent painter from the last century, lacks a permanent exhibition space for his works. His wife, Turid Spildo, and his son, Öde S. Nerdrum, intend to do something about this. Together, they plan to convert an old industrial building on Agnes, north of the city of Stavern, into a gallery with a collection of his finest paintings. An invitation from Sea Park Stavern in 2021 catalysed the idea. “The Sea Park” housing developers were looking for someone who could bring a cultural citadel to the area. For a long time, Turid and Öde have been looking for someone to take the initiative to establish a museum, but they finally decided to take on the job themselves. From Odd Nerdrum’s exhibition “You See We Are Blind” at Fine Art Gallery in Oslo in 2022. Photo: Bork S. Nerdrum – My father’s legacy is unique, not only as a painter but as a teacher as well. I definitely feel a responsibility to preserve and convey what has inspired a generation of painters to return to nature, says Öde. Turid and Öde do not have experience in museum management. However, they believe that the love and respect they have for his paintings is a more decisive factor to their success. – The most important consideration is to be aware of what constitutes a good museum experience. I believe the two of us to be amongst the most seasoned museum-goers.Turid agrees and points to how important the overall atmosphere and environment contributes to the paintings. – A museum must have a café! “Pipehuset” at Agnes outside of Stavern. Photo: Sea Park Stavern Invitation to the press conference Tron Inge Nilsen, who is the managing director of Sea Park Stavern, has been in close dialogue with Turid and Öde in recent months. They recently landed an agreement for the takeover of the old industrial building. Tron is excited that something special is finally happening in the resort town. – We are very proud that Nerdrum has chosen the Sea Park as the location for this museum establishment. This will be an exciting attraction of national importance that will give new life to the remains of the old venerable brick buildings of the Agnes match factory. Key handover with Cecilie Sanden, Turid Spildo og Öde S. Nerdrum. Photo: Sea Park Stavern Turid Spildo and Öde Nerdrum are arranging a press conference that will take place on Thursday 30. March at 1 pm at Pipehuset (Agnes torg 18) to present the project in the premises where it will be built. Everyone is welcome and invited to the press conference.
All of Odd Nerdrum’s signed lithographs can now be purchased (in Norway) with our standard, dark brown frame — delivered in regular glass and Artglass by Rammemakeriet in Larvik. To celebrate this, we offer 10% off on selected prints from the shop. “Loving Couple” by Odd Nerdrum in the new standard frame delivered by Rammemakeriet in Larvik. Information about the frame The frame is called 3072-CD and is 30 mm wide and 21 mm tall. If you would like to get a special frame for your print, then please contact us at [email protected] after you have placed the order. For now, we will only ship framed lithographs to Norwegian addresses.