.pomo museum to open in trondheim, norway Opening on 15 February 2025, PoMo is a new gallery in Trondheim, Norway, that will definitely take global modern and also modern craft to the coastal metropolitan area via a long-term collection and also a growing system of temporary events. Her initial museum project, designer and professional India Mahdavi are going to thoughfully transform Trondheim’s Craft Nouveau Post Office developing right into a 4,000 sqm new spots over five floors, in cooperation with Norwegian engineer Erik Langdalen. PoMo will certainly open with a group exhibit labelled ‘Mails coming from the Future’, operating February 15th– June 22nd, 2025.
The gallery is going to feature its own compilation through long-lasting display screens and also two large yearly shows, featuring solo presentations and thematic studies. Guest curators are going to work together along with PoMo’s crew to take new point of views, as well as a worldwide finance program will definitely bring up partnership. Activities and also speaks will certainly contextualize the events, as well as a learning program are going to interact kids, youth, as well as grownups, along with alliances intended with research study organizations and universities.Ugo Rondinone, our magic hour, 2003.
PoMo collection, u00a9 Ugo Rondinone|picture through Terje Trobe a collaboration in between india mahdvai and also erik Langdalen Paris-based architect and also developer India Mahdavi is actually starting her 1st gallery venture with the progression and restoration process of PoMo. Charged with cultivating a concept for the museum in partnership with designer Erik Langdalen, Mahdavi has applied her trademark strategy to change the historic building, constructed in 1911, in to a modern space. PoMo will definitely consist of 3 floors of event galleries, to house both momentary exhibits as well as irreversible collection screens a liquid as well as accepting entry area made to malfunction barricades in between street, museum and art work adaptable cellar rooms devoted to occasions and education a library and also study space in the eaves of the structure and a receiving area as well as office on the top floor.
Attracting inspiration from Trondheim’s cityscape and also history, as well as Norwegian folk fine art and craftsmanship, and also the tradition of the old post office building, India Mahdavi has designed a vivid and cheerful improvement that commemorates in-between areas as long as exhibition areas: daring, vibrant instants will accent PoMo coming from the cellar to the 4th flooring, frequently switched on by art work from the long-term assortment. ‘I preferred this gallery to feel inviting and inclusive, interacting both the local area area and also the international craft group. It’s about reconnecting the regional neighborhood along with the city facility as well as their very own past, while simultaneously offering a fresh experience that welcomes the globe.’ sample u00a9 India Mahdavi Recognized for his thoughtful reconstruction and also preservation tasks, Erik Langdalen’s style for PoMo will permit history to talk, whilst focusing on the future.
Durability is at the cutting edge of Langdalen’s strategy, paying attention to the recovery and re-use of famous as well as pre-existing properties in order to reduce green house gas exhausts, create historic anchoring and also rise social dedication. ‘When we were actually taken part in 2021, I instantly comprehended what ability the aged main general post office had as the environment for a brand new ambitious art gallery like PoMo. The work of interweaving the distinguishing Art Nouveau architecture alongside brand-new architecture as well as brand new technological remedies has been actually incredibly professionally appealing, and also has actually led to a lot of unique areas for future fine art expertises.’ The India Mahdavi-designed PoMo will definitely release with Mails from the Future, a team exhibit featuring approximately one hundred jobs by 24 worldwide musicians from its new permanent assortment and considerable worldwide fundings.
Reaching all three event floorings, the show pulls inspiration from the building’s record as Trondheim’s previous core Postal service, making use of the postcard as a particular metaphor. Like artworks, mails serve as ships for public as well as private storytelling. The show will feature parts coming from the PoMo Collection along with distinctive jobs by artists such as Fischli & Weiss, Isa Genzken, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Catherine Opie, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Susan Rothenberg, Andy Warhol, as well as Monira Al Qadiri.
The PoMo Selection, initiated through Monica and Ole Robert Reitan and including art work from REITAN’s assortment, pays attention to diversity, originality, and worldwide representation. To take care of sex discrimination in museum collections, a minimum of 60% of its accomplishments are dedicated to ladies performers. The assortment consists of works through artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Katharina Fritsch, Simone Leigh, as well as Sol LeWitt.
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