Jugendstilsenteret and KUBE
Jugendstilsenteret and KUBE – Ålesund
Lars Kjemphol
The museum has seven sculptures from Lars Kjemphol’s project Woodland Woodworks (WDLND) in its collection. The project can be described as a social sculpture using the skateboard as its medium. The project began in 2009 and is still going on. Along with a myriad of contributors, Kjemphol has made a workshop that creates sculptures you can roll on, in the form of skateboards. Through the project, the artist opposes a somewhat exclusive art scene, and static sculptures that “just stand there”. In WDLND the divisions between high and low culture are explored, and the ways in which art has an ingrained potential to move its way into people’s everyday life.
3 Jun – 16 Oct 2022
In summer 2022, Kjemphol has been invited to create a site-specific installation, including the collection pieces, on KUBE’s ground floor. He will also create a new piece which will be placed in Mellomrommet. The idea of the social sculpture permeates both projects. This term was first coined by the artist Joseph Beuys in the 1960s. The term refers to art’s potential as an immaterial and transformative force. It points to art’s unique ability to enlighten current topics, and when the audience is invited to take part in creating critical art, it can spark social change.
Kjemphol is a multimedial artist who works within several disciplines. His works range from large-scale installations to graphic expressions. His artistic production is inclusive; he enjoys exploring different artists and social groups. Kjemphol’s projects Sisyphus Minigolf Club, Woodland Skateboards and Norsk Antikunstsenter (Norwegian Anti-Art Centre) are examples of this. Kjemphol has written several books, for instance Up your art – the art of art, which gives advice to young and unestablished artists.
Lars Kjemphol (b. 1980) lives and works in Oslo, and grew up in Sykkylven. He has an MA from Oslo National Academy of Arts, 2008.
Opening hours
Tuesday - Sunday
11am-4pm
Monday closed
Prices
Adults
NOK 120
Group adults (min. 15 pax)
NOK 100
Children (18 years)
Free
Children under age 15 must be accompanied by an adult
Student
100
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Curators: Benedikte Holen og Solfrid Otterholm
Producer: Jacqueline Meng