FADLABI

20 february kl. 17.00

On February 20, the artist Fadlabi is invited to Havremagasinet for a talk about his works and artistic practice. Afterwards, the evening will continue with Sketch & Sip, where we will be inspired by Fadlabi’s work and the newly opened exhibitions in the building.

In the café we serve a tasty soup, toasted sandwiches and fika for a reasonable price.

Sketch & Sip is organized once a month for adults (+18 years) interested in art. Drinks and snacks are available for purchase in the café. Pre-registration is usually required, but on this occasion you can register directly in the reception.

The artist talk is part of Moskito Art Talks and is organized in collaboration with the Resurscentrum för konst.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Fadlabi is educated at the Art Academy in Oslo (KHiO), Al-Neelain University in Khartoum, and Sudan University

Influenced by commercial sign paintings in Africa, Ethiopian church paintings and afro-futurism, using various media such as painting, text, sound, video and performance. Through site-specific projects, Fadlabi aims to critically challenge preconceived ideas on identity, race, and power dynamics in History and contemporary life.

In 2008 he founded “One Night Only” an artist-run platform in Oslo that shows a new artist every Monday. Possibly, Norway’s most busy gallery. Between 2010- 2014 he worked with artist Lars Cuzner on European Attraction Limited, a contemporary rendition of a human zoo named The Congo Village and was part of the 1914 World Fair in Oslo. They re-enacted the village and opened it to the public in May 2014.

His shows includes , Something Else IV at the Cairo Citadel (Cairo),  Luleå Biennial (Luleå), Sharjah Biennial 11 (Sharjah), Bergen Assembly (Bergen), The Museum of Contemporary Art (Oslo), Kunsthall (Oslo), UKS (Oslo), Munch Museet (Oslo), NY Art-book fair (NY), Performa 15 NY (NY), Temporary Gallery (Cologne), Nile Sunset Annex (Cairo), Al Riwaq (Manamah), The Saudi Arts Council (Jeddah), Darat Al Funun (Amman) and Townhouse (Cairo), The Museum of American Art (Minneapolis), Uppsala Art Museum (Uppsala), Trafo Kunst Gallery  (Oslo) and Trondheim Art Museum.

He founded Khartoum Contemporary Art Center in Oslo together with Karin Erixon