.pomo gallery to open in trondheim, norway Opening on 15 February 2025, PoMo is a brand-new museum in Trondheim, Norway, that are going to deliver international contemporary and also modern art to the seaside area through an irreversible compilation as well as a progressing program of temporary exhibitions. Her very first museum task, designer and designer India Mahdavi will thoughfully change Trondheim’s Craft Nouveau Post Office constructing right into a 4,000 square meters brand-new landmark over five floors, in cooperation along with Norwegian architect Erik Langdalen. PoMo will open with a team show entitled ‘Postcards from the Future’, operating February 15th– June 22nd, 2025.
The museum will certainly display its collection by means of long-lasting shows as well as two big yearly shows, featuring solo presentations and particular polls. Visitor conservators will definitely team up along with PoMo’s team to deliver new perspectives, and a global loaning course will definitely sustain partnership. Occasions as well as talks will contextualize the exhibitions, as well as an education course will definitely engage kids, youth, and also adults, along with alliances organized along with analysis institutions as well as universities.Ugo Rondinone, our magic hour, 2003.
PoMo assortment, u00a9 Ugo Rondinone|graphic by Terje Trobe a collaboration between india mahdvai as well as erik Langdalen Paris-based engineer and also developer India Mahdavi is embarking on her first museum job along with the advancement and improvement procedure of PoMo. Entrusted with developing a concept for the museum in collaboration along with architect Erik Langdalen, Mahdavi has used her trademark technique to transform the famous property, constructed in 1911, in to a present-day room. PoMo will definitely consist of three storeys of exhibit galleries, to house both short-lived events and also permanent selection displays a liquid and also welcoming entry room designed to break down obstacles in between road, museum and artworks adaptable basement rooms committed to celebrations as well as learning a library and analysis room in the eaves of the building as well as a receiving room as well as workplace on the attic.
Attracting motivation coming from Trondheim’s cityscape as well as record, in addition to Norwegian folk fine art and also craftsmanship, and the legacy of the outdated general post office building, India Mahdavi has actually made a dynamic and also happy improvement that celebrates in-between locations as long as event spaces: daring, vibrant seconds are going to punctuate PoMo coming from the cellar to the 4th flooring, frequently turned on by arts pieces from the long-lasting collection. ‘I preferred this gallery to feel inviting and comprehensive, involving both the local community and also the global fine art group. It’s about reconnecting the local area neighborhood with the metropolitan area center and also their very own past history, while all at once offering a new adventure that welcomes the globe.’ illustration u00a9 India Mahdavi Understood for his considerate remediation as well as conservation jobs, Erik Langdalen’s design for PoMo will enable past to speak, whilst paying attention to the future.
Sustainability is at the cutting edge of Langdalen’s strategy, focusing on the treatment and re-use of historic and also pre-existing structures to minimize green house fuel exhausts, generate historic anchoring and also increase social commitment. ‘When our team were actually participated in 2021, I instantly comprehended what possibility the old primary postal service had as the setup for a brand new determined craft gallery like PoMo. The work of interweaving the distinctive Craft Nouveau design in addition to new architecture and also brand-new technological options has been incredibly properly engaging, as well as has actually caused a variety of special areas for future art expertises.’ The India Mahdavi-designed PoMo will definitely launch with Mails from the Future, a group event featuring around 100 jobs through 24 international artists coming from its brand-new long-term selection and substantial global lendings.
Spanning all three show floorings, the series draws inspiration coming from the property’s background as Trondheim’s past main General post office, utilizing the mail as a particular allegory. Like art work, mails function as ships for social and private narration. The event will definitely feature items coming from the PoMo Assortment together with significant jobs by musicians 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 Compilation, triggered by Monica and Ole Robert Reitan and also featuring artworks from REITAN’s selection, pays attention to variety, originality, and also international portrayal. To address gender disparity in gallery assortments, at the very least 60% of its own accomplishments are actually committed to ladies musicians. The collection features jobs by performers such as Louise Bourgeois, Katharina Fritsch, Simone Leigh, and also Sol LeWitt.
u00a9 India MahdaviErik Langdalen|graphic u00a9 AHOIndia Mahdavi|picture u00a9 Antoine Doyen project information: title: PoMo engineers/ developers: India Mahdavi|@indiamahdavi, Erik Langdalen site: Trondheim, Norway.