.pomo museum to open up in trondheim, norway Position on 15 February 2025, PoMo is actually a brand-new museum in Trondheim, Norway, that are going to carry international modern and also contemporary craft to the seaside area via a long-lasting collection as well as a growing plan of momentary events. Her initial museum task, architect as well as designer India Mahdavi will thoughfully enhance Trondheim’s Craft Nouveau General post office developing into a 4,000 square meters brand-new spots over 5 floors, in collaboration along with Norwegian architect Erik Langdalen. PoMo will open up with a team exhibition entitled ‘Mails coming from the Future’, working February 15th– June 22nd, 2025.
The gallery will certainly feature its own selection by means of permanent display screens and also two big yearly shows, featuring solo discussions as well as thematic polls. Attendee managers are going to team up with PoMo’s crew to bring fresh viewpoints, and also an international loan system will certainly sustain cooperation. Activities and talks will certainly contextualize the exhibits, and an education and learning plan will interact little ones, youth, and also grownups, along with partnerships organized along with study companies as well as universities.Ugo Rondinone, our magic hr, 2003.
PoMo selection, u00a9 Ugo Rondinone|picture by Terje Trobe a partnership between india mahdvai and also erik Langdalen Paris-based architect and also designer India Mahdavi is plunging into her initial gallery project along with the advancement and improvement method of PoMo. Entrusted with developing an outlook for the museum in partnership along with engineer Erik Langdalen, Mahdavi has actually used her trademark technique to change the historic structure, built in 1911, in to a present-day area. PoMo is going to include three floors of exhibit galleries, to house both short-term exhibitions as well as long-term compilation displays a fluid and also inviting entry space developed to break barricades between street, museum and artworks versatile cellar areas dedicated to celebrations and also education and learning a collection and study area in the eaves of the building and a reception room as well as office on the attic.
Pulling inspiration from Trondheim’s cityscape and past history, in addition to Norwegian folk fine art and workmanship, and the heritage of the old post office property, India Mahdavi has created a vivid as well as happy makeover that celebrates in-between locations as long as exhibit areas: daring, multicolored moments will definitely accent PoMo coming from the cellar to the fourth flooring, usually turned on through arts pieces coming from the irreversible compilation. ‘I desired this gallery to feel inviting and also broad, engaging both the neighborhood community as well as the global craft group. It has to do with reconnecting the regional neighborhood along with the urban area center and their own background, while concurrently offering a new adventure that welcomes the planet.’ example u00a9 India Mahdavi Recognized for his helpful repair as well as conservation jobs, Erik Langdalen’s design for PoMo are going to make it possible for past history to communicate, whilst concentrating on the future.
Sustainability is at the forefront of Langdalen’s strategy, paying attention to the rehabilitation and re-use of historic and also pre-existing properties in order to lessen greenhouse gasoline exhausts, create historic anchoring as well as boost social dedication. ‘When we were actually engaged in 2021, I instantly knew what ability the old major general post office had as the setup for a brand-new enthusiastic fine art gallery like PoMo. The job of weaving the distinguishing Fine art Nouveau design along with brand-new architecture and also new technological solutions has been incredibly skillfully engaging, and also has actually resulted in a number of one-of-a-kind areas for potential craft expertises.’ The India Mahdavi-designed PoMo will certainly launch with Postcards coming from the Future, a group event including around one hundred jobs through 24 worldwide performers from its brand new long-lasting compilation as well as significant international finances.
Covering all three exhibit floors, the show draws ideas coming from the property’s background as Trondheim’s past core General post office, making use of the mail as a thematic analogy. Like artworks, mails function as vessels for social and also exclusive narration. The exhibit will definitely consist of pieces coming from the PoMo Collection alongside notable works through performers such as Fischli & Weiss, Isa Genzken, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Catherine Opie, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Susan Rothenberg, Andy Warhol, and also Monira Al Qadiri.
The PoMo Compilation, launched through Monica as well as Ole Robert Reitan as well as featuring art work coming from REITAN’s compilation, focuses on diversity, originality, as well as global portrayal. To deal with gender inequality in gallery collections, at least 60% of its acquisitions are actually dedicated to females performers. The assortment consists of works through musicians such as Louise Bourgeois, Katharina Fritsch, Simone Leigh, as well as Sol LeWitt.
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