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Ever since our brand's inception in 2012 we've had the dream of a collaboration with Bjarne Melgaard. He's one of the most respected names in Scandinavian art whose work pushes boundaries and asks uncomfortable questions, but always with a playful sense of humour and expressive use of colour. 2024 was the year our dream was realised - it saw the release of our Holzweiler x Caviar Kaspia x Bjarne Melgaard collaboration. Alongside Caviar Kaspia motifs, the collaboration saw Bjarne's illustrations interpreted across Holzweiler designs - symbolic of his lifelong relationship with fashion, which he discusses with Susanne. Bjarne views fashion and art as inextricably linked, and places fashion icons such as the Antwerp 6 as inspirations in his own work. Bjarne's work is also one of the main topics of this discussion. Recorded in front of a live audience at Holzweiler Platz, Susanne takes Bjarne back to his beginnings. His mother is the person who started him on his journey within art that took him to far flung destinations such as New York and Sydney, before returning to his hometown. He fills us in on his thoughts on the art and fashion scenes in Norway, his experience working with Holzweiler and his plans for what's to come, which include a tour. As he tells Susanne, he's always focused on the future as his best years are yet to come. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Susie Lau is one of contemporary fashion's true creative minds. She's a blogger and content creator; no fashion week would be complete without her thoughtful, insightful take on it. As a channel to express her passion for it, Susie first published her online fashion blog in 2006. Named Style Bubble, (inspired by Susie's nickname, Susie Bubble), it was the one of the first of its kind. This was a time before social media, when fashion was still reckoning with its future in the Digital Age. Susie was a part of all of it, witnessing in real time the complete restructuring of an industry. Susie is a close friend of Holzweiler; this week's episode captures a continuation of a conversation started between Susie and Susanne at a recent dinner celebrating our Holzweiler x Caviar Kaspia x Bjarne Melgaard collaboration. Susie gives her valuable thoughts on fashion: how it's become intermingled with other industries, how globalisation has changed our perception of what a ‘fashion capital' can be, the pros and cons of tech and more. More than just a fashion trailblazer, Susie is also a mother and sustainability advocate. Susie and Susanne also compare notes on modern motherhood, and how ritual and routine is crucial when finding balance in the fast-paced world of today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Full Ep released to subscribers: 1 Aug 2024 | To join New Models, find us via patreon.com/newmodels & newmodels.substack.com // A few weeks ago, artist and friend of New Models, Bjarne Melgaard reached out with an episode proposal. He'd become close with actor and artist Paz de la Huerta, whose debut solo show had just closed at Rutkowski;68 Gallery in Paris. Bjarne had been painting Paz for a new series of work and she was interested in speaking to us together with him about that collaboration, her own art, and their shared healing. With this episode, we give you an edit of the resulting conversation — one that is as much about friendship, trauma, and healing as it is about media, image-making, and power. For more: Ruttkowski;68 (Paris) Gallery VI, VII (Oslo) https://bjarnemelgaard.no & @bjarnemelgaard (IG)
Regularly referred to as "The most famous Nordic Artist since Edvard Munch," painter, sculptor, filmmaker and installation artist Bjarne Megaard joins the audiocast to dish on decades in the art world. Topics covered: Bjarne's new film Barney Does it All based on his time as a whore in Sydney, his interview with porno actress Rae Lil Black in the new issue of Richardson Mag, the perpetual antagonism between him at the art world and the cowardice of curators, his former financial backers who fucked him out of millions, drug addiction, ketamine therapy, fashion, anabolic steroids and being asked to be Mr. Miami, hanging out and working with the stars of Norwegian black metal, and much more... FULL EPISODE HERE Bjarne's new film and exhibition opens at Faurschou Gallery in NY on Feb 7 SOUNDTRACK: Darkthrone "In the Shadow of the Horns" Larm "Chemical Suicide" Thorns "Stellar Master Elite" Miss Kittin and the Hacker "Homme a La Mode" Pure "Nigredo" Eric's Trip "Follow" LINKS: Bjarne at Instagram: @bjarnemelgaard Bjarne at Thaddeus Ropac Faurschou Gallery Richardson Magazine A11
Bjarne Melgaard er en av Norges fremste og mest kontroversielle kunstnere. Noen mener til og med at han er det største siden Munch. Hos Stavrum & Eikeland forklarer han om meningen bak sin kunst, hvorfor det ofte erigerte peniser og eksplosjoner av sæd, i bildene hans, og hvorfor han alltid tøyer grensene. Også konfliktene, rusen og pengeproblemene omhandles.
Neil Koenig, former Senior BBC producer and current ideaXme board advisor and guest interviewer, interviews Daniel Birnbaum, artistic director Acute Art. Chapter headings: 00:00We're here to idea everyone! To fire up your curiosity and connect you with the people and ideas that shape our world. 00:20 Welcome to ideaXme. I'm Neil Koenig. 00:25 For more than 50 years the Serpentine Gallery has shown work by some of the world's most famous contemporary artists. 00:38 This creature is a product of augmented reality. 01:04 A parallel digital version of the show has been launched in Fortnite, a hugely popular video game developed by Epic Games. 01:15 The artistic director of Acute Art and curator of the New Fiction show is Daniel Birnbaum. 38:04 At the centre of the game is a replica of the Serpentine Gallery. 38:57 I think it will be the best attended exhibition ever produced. 39:42 What kind of work is on show in both worlds? 39:52 KAWS, many people know his work. 41:15 On the Acute Art App and you can place those paintings in your living room. 41:26 It is an exhibition that lives in 3 worlds. 51:33 Maybe that hybrid world will be the future of art. 52:45 There will be entirely new kinds of platforms I think. The pandemic has had an impact on most aspects of our lives, and the art world is no exception. With many galleries and museums closed, there's an urgent need for new ways to experience art. Technology might provide some answers, and one enterprise at the forefront of developments is Acute Art, which collaborates with artists on projects involving virtual and augmented reality. Acute Art has already worked with many high-profile artists, including Ai Weiwei, Marina Abramović, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Olafur Eliasson, Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor, Bjarne Melgaard, Jeff Koons and many more. The most recent project that Acute Art has been involved in is NEW FICTION, the first major solo exhibition in London by KAWS (Brian Donnelly b.1974). The show, which opened in January 2022 at the Serpentine gallery in London's Hyde Park, includes new and recent works in physical and augmented reality. A parallel digital version of the exhibition launched simultaneously in Fortnite, the hugely popular video game developed by Epic Games. In addition, an app developed by Acute Art will “offer a bridge between the virtual and the physical worlds”. All the paintings and sculptures in the exhibition, as well as a miniature version of the entire show, will exist as AR works on the app, which can be viewed at home by audiences around the world, and shared on social media. In this interview, producer, journalist and ideaXme board adviser Neil Koenig talks to Acute Art's artistic director, Daniel Birnbaum, about his career in the art world, the creative challenge of curating the NEW FICTION show, and what part technologies such as augmented and virtual reality might play in the future development of art. Before joining Acute Art in January 2019, Daniel Birnbaum was Director of Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Previously, he curated the 1st Moscow Biennale (2005), “Airs de Paris” (with Christine Macel) at the Centre Pompidou (2007), the 2nd Yokohama Triennial (2008), and “Zero” (with Tijs Visser) at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin (2015). In 2009 he was director of the 53rd Venice Biennale. Daniel Birnbaum co-authored ‘Spacing Philosophy: Lyotard and the Idea of the Exhibition' with Swedish philosopher and professor Sven-Olov Wallenstein published by Sternberg Press in September 2019. Video footage of Fortnite game courtesy of Epic Games © Epic Games. Video stills shot by Neil Koenig. Video and stills from Acute Art App. Links: David Birnbaum: https://acuteart.com/tag/daniel-birnb... Acute Art: https://acuteart.com https://www.serpentinegalleries.org https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en... Neil Koenig: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilkoenig/ https://twitter.com/neilkoenig?lang=en ideaXme links: ideaXme https://radioideaxme.com ideaXme is a global network - podcast on 12 platforms, 40 countries, mentor programme and creator series. Mission: To share knowledge of the future. Our passion: Rich Connectedness™!
Norwegian artist BJARNE MELGAARD speaks to New Models about his foray into the cryptoverse with his first NFT project, Lightbulb Man — which, in true Melgaard-form, touches the limits of trust in a so-called trustless system. For more: https://lightbulbman.com/
Thank God it's Friday, and we're back from our Christmas hiatus! In this episode we discuss:Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard's exciting approach to NFTsVisiting a metaverse raveMicrosoft's 68 billion dollar acquisition of Activision BlizzardThe nasty logistics of returning online purchasesWith:Konrad Olsson, Editor-in-Chief & FounderRoland Philippe Kretzschmar, Editor-at-Large for future and digitisationErik Sedin, Junior EditorScandinavian MIND Weekly is our show about current trends and events within business, tech, fashion, design, culture, and more. From the Nordic perspective of our team of editors and contributors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We are joined by the guardian angel of New Models' digital presence, designer and developer JON LUCAS. With clients ranging from PIN-UP magazine to Bjarne Melgaard to SOPHIE (†), Jon shares with us reflections on his practice at large, as well as the origins and future of https://newmodels.io For more: jon-l.com @jonlucaswebites
Bjarne Melgaard er en av landets viktigste norske nålevende kunstnere. Han er maler, videokunstner, forfatter og klesdesigner. Og tematiserer følelser som sorg, ensomhet, utenforskap, seksualitet og vold i kunsten sin. Melgaard provoserer mange med kunsten sin, men den er også elsket verden over.
BJARNE MELGAARD Considering collegial exchange, informal peer-to-peer/practice-to-practice learning, and attempts at friendship as a fundamental part of our remit, UKS introduced a new, weekly walk-in-workshop in January 2019, called HOW TO PRACTICE? Starting off the workweek every Monday morning at 10am during exhibition periods, rotating local and international practitioners in the cultural field teach their conspicuous version of this essential question, serving up their tricks and toolboxes, fears and desires, excel sheets, or yoga positions as UKS serves free coffee. For the 24th HOW TO PRACTICE?, UKS has invited Bjarne Melgaard (b. 1967). Since the mid 90s, Melgaard has developed a signature style in which his personal life has always played a significant role in the creation of art. For this walk-in-workshop he will use writings for his upcoming novel as the starting point for an open discussion about the misconceptions, benefits, and drawbacks of life as a—now famed—artist. #24 HOW TO PRACTICE? took place on 4.11.2019 www.uks.no/archive/how-to-practice/ www.uks.no/archive/24-htp-bjarne-melgaard/
TopSoil is New Models' informal talk-core cast, which we create specifically for our Patreon community. For all NM TopSoil episodes & to join our Discord: https://patreon.com/newmodels ----- Norwegian artist BJARNE MELGAARD speaks to New Models about CULTURAL PRODUCTION, DESIRE, and the CHANGING THRESHOLDS of VICTIMHOOD and TRANSGRESSION. Also: BJARNE's ANTIVIVISECTION '80s, CARLY as KERN MODEL, and whether CRYSTAL METH is still the number one DRUG of CHOICE. Plus: PORNHUB, CHIHUAHUAS, DRUGS, ANTINATALISM, MILITANT CLIMATE ACTIVISM, ANDREA DWORKEN, EMPATHY. https://bjarnemelgaard.com https://www.instagram.com/bjarnemelgaard/ https://acuteart.com/artist/bjarne-melgaard/
Finn Olav Holte, Finni blant venner og radiolyttere, er kanskje mest kjent som gitarist i legendariske The 3rd and the Mortal, men han har også stått bak lydinstallasjoner for Bjarne Melgaard og bidratt med gitar og/eller mix på store deler av Crispin Glover katalogen. En gang skal han gi oss en innføring i fransk post-/ny-metall, i dag skal han gi oss sine egne Top Five Records. Det blir mye gitarer og noen gode og lange låter, men vi skal også et sveip innom den beste trip-hop skiva fra 90-tallet du aldri har hørt om. Opprinnelig publisert, med musikk, den 25. april på: http://radiotidsmaskinen.no/sending/top-five-records/top-five-records-25-finn-olav-holthe/
** Ukens fredagspanel: ex-forlegger Arve Juritzen, filmregissør Nina Grünfeld og Ørjan Nilsson, musikkansvarlig i Bergensavisen. ** Ukens tema: Vi diskuterer humorsabotasje i Dagsnytt Atten, skjebnen til «Dødshuset til Bjarne Melgaard og Snøhetta, samt beskatning av goder som frivillige på festivaler mottar.
** Sigrid Raabe fra Ålesund var nominert i kategorien Push artist of the year i MTV Video Music Awards , men nådde ikke helt opp under prisutdelingen i natt. Redaktør i 0730.no, Janne Monsen Tveit går gjennom showets høydepunkter. ** Politikerne i Oslo setter foten ned for det såkalte Dødshuset, som kunstneren Bjarne Melgaard ønsker å bygge ved Edvard Munchs gamle atelier Ekely, vest i Oslo. Kulturkommentator i NRK, Agnes Moxnes kommenterer. ** Kritiker Marta Norheim anmelder Lars Saabye Christensens "Byens spor – Ewald og Maj", den andre boka i en trilogi om livet i en gate på Majorstua i Oslo i etterkrigstiden.
* Etter tre tilfeller av meslinger ble bekreftet i går, to barn og en helsearbeider - kommer debatten på nytt opp - bør det være påbudt med vaksine? * Balladen om fylkessammenslåingen av Troms og Finnmark er langt fra over - nå splittes Finnmark Arbeiderparti om sammenslåingsavtalen - den kan bli vraket i fylkestinget. * Det såkalte Dødshuset som den omstridte kunstneren Bjarne Melgaard vil bygge nær Edvard Munchs gamle eiendom på Oslo Vest fortsetter å opprørere - aggressivt og militant sier kunsthistoriker. Arkitekten svarer. * Tradisjonen tro har våpendebatten i USA blusset opp igjen etter skoleskytingen i forrige uke - presidenten vil bevæpne lærere, og mange vestlige medier rapporterer hoderystende. * Vi må kvitte oss med karakterene på universitetene mener en prorektor, og får motstand fra...en prorektor.
** USA og Storbritannia pleier sitt spesielle forhold... hva vil Theresa May få ut av møte på kammerset med Donald Trump? ** Er noe så tørt som en kamp om økonomiske modeller i Statistisk Sentralbyrå egentlig en kamp om hvem som skal styre Norge? ** Ryggmargsrefleksen til Kristelig folkeparti har gått i vranglås, sier Venstre som er rasende på samarbeidspartiet... fordi de ikke vil ta avstand fra Trumps omstridte bistandskutt. ** Koblingen mellom Bjarne Melgaard og Edvard Munch er spekulativ, og derfor må en av våre mest kjente nålevende kunsterne ikke få bygge hus på nabotomten til Munch. Det mener en kunstner som får møte Melgaards kurator til debatt.
** Bjarne Melgaard slapp å betale moms i tollen. Andre norske kunstnere venter fortsatt på nye regler. ** Aftenposten arrangerer klimadebatter og får Statoil som sponsor - grønnvasking av oljegiganten, mener Natur og Ungdom. ** Mange av konkurransene som tilbys på Facebook kan være ulovlige. ** Vi skal også snakke om Johnny Halbergs siste bok, og det nye Harry Potter-universet.
** Sterke jobbtall i USA kan gi Hillary Clinton flere stemmer i dag. I de siste meningsmålingene før valgdagen har Clinton økt sin ledelse. ** Tiggere i Drammen var i fare for å fryse ihjel. Fikk sove på skole i natt. ** I går ble 24 husstander evakuert i Longyearbyen på grunn av fare for ras. Det er storm og store nedbørsmengder på Svalbard. ** Det er en gjeng med tapere som burde passe sine egne saker, sier kunstneren Bjarne Melgaard om kritikerne av Dødshuset han vil bygge på Ekely i Oslo.
** - De er en gjeng tapere. Det sier kunstneren Bjarne Melgaard om kritikerne av Dødshuset hans på Ekely. ** Riksadvokaten vil ikke at offentligheten skal få vite hva vitnene så og forklarte i legevakt-saken der én døde. Kanskje blir det rettsak. Igjen. ** Og det er ikke bare i USA kampen om valgkampen pågår - også Tv2 og NRK konkurrerer om seernes gunst det neste døgnet. Begge parter kommer hit for å fortelle deg hvorfor du bør se på akkurat deres kanal og ikke den andre.
Bjarne Melgaard malerier er ikke kunst mener Tollvesenet har stanset 16 verker på vei inn til Norge Netflixs nye serie-satsing THE CROWN er en storslått og vellykket historietime om det britiske kongehuset Beach Boys-legenden Brian Wilson feirer 50 års jubileumsfest i Oslo Velkommen til Kulturnytt hvor vi også spør fredagspanelet om Nordisk rådsvinneren som ble offentliggjort ett døgn for tidlig, medienes forhold til Facebook og homsekjærlighet i Skam.
** Munch-museet utstilling med verk av Bjarne Melgaard er obligatorisk undervisning for 7.klassinger i Oslo. Flere foreldre og lærere har kontaktet museet med bekymring for hva barna får se. ** Åtte år av to brødres liv er blitt film, av skaperen av Heftig og begeistret og Oljeberget - Aslaug Holm. - Det er spennende å se, sier vår anmelder. ** Vi følger også med på jakten på gjerningsmennene etter skytingen i Gøteborg i natt.
Regjeringen i Syria er villig til å inngå en våpenhvile i byen Aleppo. Helsevesenet må overta flere transporter av psykisk syke pasienter, ifølge politireformen. Men det er helt nødvending med hjelp fra politiet når pasientene er farlige, sier Terje Strand ved Oslo Universitetssykehus. Kritikken hagler mot Munchmuseets utstilling av Munch og Bjarne Melgaard. Kunstner Victor Lind reagerer på hvordan museet forvalter Munchs kunst.
Rasist-beskyldningene hagler i Storbritannia i dag - selve objektet for anklagene er en stol laget av Bjarne Melgaard.