LINES IN MOTION
150 YEARS OF DRAWING

9 February to 1 June 2008.

The entire museum building will be dedicated to presenting one of the most extensive drawing exhibitions ever held in Norway this spring. The main exhibition features an historical perspective on the technique, with a wide range of artists and techniques spanning from romantic nationalism to more contemporary, independent forms of expression: from Gude’s sketches, Werenskiold’s and Kittelsen’s illustrations, Munch’s drawings in pencil, newspaper drawings and cartoons to contemporary artists’ reinterpretation of the tradition featuring artists such as Bjørn Ransve, Olav Christopher Jenssen, Vanessa Baird, Tiril Schrøder and Sverre Malling. In addition to Norwegian artists, works by Finnish and Swedish artists will be exhibited as well. Tove Jansson’s Mummitroll and llon Wikland’s Ronja Røverdatter will be presented together with artists such as Jockum Nordström (Sweden) and a number of young contemporary artists representing different Nordic countries.

Drawing is a technique that we all can relate to. The technique is as diverse as the themes it is designed to capture, and spans from the spontaneously jotted down sketches to detailed engineering plans. Our focus has been on drawing in the narrowest context: pencil, crayon, pen, water colour or coal on paper; but we also exhibit site-specific and relational works in addition to several animations. We have left out what can be called functional drawings: technical drawings, engineering drafts and architectural designs. Despite the relatively narrow definition and scope of the exhibition, many more than the 51 artists (see separate list) selected for this exhibition could have been displayed. Our objective has been to present several works from each of a representative selection of artists.

The starting point for the exhibition has been the major collection of Gude sketches that Lillehammer Art Museum possesses. We have also registered the increasing popularity of drawing as an art form. In recent years quite a number of exhibitions featuring drawings have been presented both in Norway and abroad.

Curators for the exhibition are Cecilie Skeide and Janeke Meyer Utne.

utne@lillehammerartmuseum.com tel. 61 05 44 65 / 414 74 958
cecilie.skeide@lillehammerartmuseum.com tel. 61 05 44 66 / 478 55 366

A catalogue will be produced in connection with the exhibition.

Artwork from the following 51 artists are on display:
Hans Gude * Erik Werenskiold * Theodor Kittelsen * Edvard Munch * Olaf Gulbransson * Rolf Lunde * Frøydis Haavardsholm * Ridley Borchgrevink * Gösta Hammarlund* Chrix Dahl * Randi Monsen * Tove Jansson * Kjell Aukrust * Vanessa Baird * Pirjetta Brander * Ingun Bøhn * Ann Böttcher * John Court * Per Dybvig * Fam Ekman * Per Elvestuen * Ina Eriksen * Lars Fiske * Finn Graff * Jan Groth * Thore Hansen * Bjørn Hegardt * Mette Hellenes * Patrick Huse * IC-98 (Patrick Söderlund og Visa Suompää) * Olav Christopher Jenssen * Mika Karhu * Andreas Korsár * Oskar Korsár * Torill Kove * Steffen Kverneland * Anna Ling * Sverre Malling * Christian Messel * Jockum Nordström * Svein Nyhus * Bjørn Ransve * Nina Rantala * Stiina Saaristo * Tiril Schrøder * Inga Sætre * Helene Torp * Øyvind Torseter *Geza Janos Toth * Ilon Wikland.