Order the summer edition here

utstilling

Munch, decadence – and Jæger

PICTURE ART: Edvard Munch described man's basic existential conditions: loneliness, fusion fantasies and an ecstasy that ends in vampirism and screams. But was Hans Jæger the source of inspiration for "Scream"? This essay looks at both love entanglements, naturalism and decadence – from Kristiania and Berlin.
Eivind Tjønneland -

Skinless exposure

Margreth Olin, Katja Høgset, Espen Wallin: self Portrait

anorexia: shameless uses Lene Marie Fossen's own tormented body as a canvas for grief, pain and longing in her series of self-portraits – relevant both in the documentary self Portrait and in the exhibition Gatekeeper.
Ellen Lande -

Back to the people

EXHIBITIONS: William Blake, the visionary poet-painter, seems to be more advanced than ever. In London, a large exhibition of his work opens at Tate Britain on September 11, in Norway his graphic series inspired by Job's book will be shown at Haugar as part of the exhibition «Metafysica».
geir.uthaug@gmail.com -

The explosive power of the snapshot

Maria Pasenau: Whit Kind Regrets

ABOUT THE PHOTO BOOK: An intense and ambiguous conversation in several layers about the photo book, which with its context premise elevates the snapshot.
Ellen Lande -

Happiness is being genderless

DISPLAY: The artist Rona Yefman explores gender freedom in the transformative exhibition The Strongest Girl in the World at the Oslo Art Association.
Pinar Ciftci -

Camera women in the firing line

PHOTOGRAPHY: A varied selection of talented war photographers is highlighted from oblivion in two new exhibitions at the Preus Museum: Wartime (1935–1950) and Lee Miller.
Ellen Lande -

People without filters

Astrid Johannessen: video Essay

TRAVEL LETTER: Some films have a rare ability to move the viewer in time and space. Visual artist Astrid J. Johannessen's last two video essays have this marvelous power.
Ellen Lande -

Nostalgic outsiders

: Three female documentary photographers – Lisette Model, Diane Arbus and Nan Goldin – exhibit their contemporary photographs of marginalized and completely ordinary human imperfections.
Pinar Ciftci -

Realists Stanley Kubrick

: He is a filmmaker who has meant a lot to many of us. In a world that is being technically engineered and militarized, Kubrick is still relevant.
Truls Lie -

The Moon – The New Suburb of Earth

: Future optimism goes hand in hand with a critical look at humanity – at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter.
Hanne Ramsdal -

The knot in the heart

: Photographer Eugene Richards has documented fates in crack environments, in emergency rooms and mental hospitals for over 50 years. What has driven him?
Truls Lie -

National Library: It's as if the building has been waiting for this

: The National Library recently opened an exhibition on Norwegian sci-fi. "Perhaps more than ever we need a genre that can accommodate philosophical and difficult questions about our lives," writes author Hanne Ramsdal.
Hanne Ramsdal -
12Page 1 of 2

Full 100-page MODERN TIMES including the appendix Orientering and Modern Times Review comes out quarterly in early March, June, September and December) with international book reviews (non-fiction) and comments / essays. According to the physical newspaper (and PDF), the articles are published regularly online (see the newsletters).

© MODERN TIMES & Orientering AS. PO Box 3113 Elisenberg, 0207 Oslo. Chief editor: Truls Lie

Newsletters