La première étude approfondie de l'art nordique pendant la transition du postmodernisme à la « période de l'art contemporain ».
The book revolves around three historical situations: The early 1990s, when the artists, critics and curators associated with the "new" art scenes began challenging the prevailing Nordic postmodernism. The late 1990s, when the nineties generation was controversially labeled "the Nordic Miracle." And the 2000s, when the Nordic art world experienced a turn to the right regarding cultural politics and a turn to the left within the art institution. Post-Nordic presents analyses of artworks, exhibitions, publications and institutions over a twenty-year period, creating a historical and political portrait of the forces that have shaped and continue to shape our understandings of art. Accessibly written by an author with first-hand knowledge of the period, the book lends prominence to the voices of the artists and critics who were active at the time. Covered themes include new media, postnationalism, feminism, identity politics, social art, globalisation and activism.
« [Ekeberg's] approach results in an unusually nuanced, wide-ranging and well-argued overview of the changes in the Nordic art world from the 1970s to the present, including general political and ideological trends as well as local circumstances and the activities of individuals. The comprehensive scope of this well-written and easily read book is an impressive achievement. »
Tania Ørum, Kunstkritikk, Nordic Art Review
Jonas Ekeberg (né en 1967) est un critique et un commissaire d'exposition basé à Oslo. Artiste de formation, il a joué un rôle central dans l'art norvégien et nordique depuis le début des années 1990 et occupe le poste de conseiller principal pour les arts visuels à Arts et Culture Norvège. Entre 2009 et 2019, il a été rédacteur en chef de la revue en ligne Kunstkritikk – Nordic Art Review. Il a été directeur du musée Preus à Horten (le musée national norvégien de la photographie) et directeur fondateur du Kunsthall Oslo. En 2000, il a été conservateur en chef de la deuxième édition de Momentum – Biennale nordique d'art contemporain.
