india mahdavi to revitalize historic postal service as PoMo fine art museum in norway

.pomo gallery to open in trondheim, norway Position on 15 February 2025, PoMo is a brand new gallery in Trondheim, Norway, that are going to take worldwide present day as well as present-day fine art to the coastal metropolitan area via a long-lasting assortment as well as an advancing system of short-lived exhibitions. Her initial museum task, architect and developer India Mahdavi will thoughfully completely transform Trondheim’s Fine art Nouveau General post office constructing in to a 4,000 sqm new landmark over 5 floorings, in cooperation along with Norwegian designer Erik Langdalen. PoMo will certainly open along with a team show labelled ‘Postcards from the Future’, operating February 15th– June 22nd, 2025.

The gallery will definitely display its own assortment through permanent shows as well as 2 large-scale yearly events, including solo discussions as well as particular questionnaires. Guest managers will definitely work together along with PoMo’s staff to bring fresh perspectives, and a global lender program will bring up collaboration. Events and speaks are going to contextualize the exhibitions, and also a learning course are going to engage kids, youth, as well as grownups, along with relationships organized along with investigation institutions as well as universities.Ugo Rondinone, our magic hr, 2003.

PoMo assortment, u00a9 Ugo Rondinone|picture through Terje Trobe a cooperation in between india mahdvai and also erik Langdalen Paris-based engineer and professional India Mahdavi is actually plunging into her very first gallery project along with the growth and renovation procedure of PoMo. Tasked with establishing a vision for the gallery in relationship along with engineer Erik Langdalen, Mahdavi has actually administered her trademark strategy to change the historic building, integrated in 1911, into a contemporary room. PoMo will definitely feature three storeys of show galleries, to house both brief shows and long-term selection shows a fluid as well as inviting entry space made to malfunction obstacles in between road, gallery and also arts pieces adaptable cellar spaces committed to events as well as education a collection and research study area in the eaves of the structure and also a reception space as well as office on the top floor.

Drawing ideas coming from Trondheim’s cityscape as well as history, and also Norwegian folk craft as well as craftsmanship, and also the legacy of the aged postal service property, India Mahdavi has designed a vibrant as well as happy makeover that commemorates in-between places as long as exhibition rooms: daring, vivid minutes will stress PoMo from the cellar to the fourth floor, often switched on through artworks from the permanent assortment. ‘I desired this museum to feel welcoming as well as comprehensive, engaging both the local community and also the global fine art group. It has to do with reconnecting the neighborhood area with the urban area facility and also their very own history, while simultaneously supplying a fresh experience that welcomes the globe.’ sample u00a9 India Mahdavi Recognized for his well thought-out renovation and preservation projects, Erik Langdalen’s design for PoMo will allow history to speak, whilst paying attention to the future.

Durability goes to the center of Langdalen’s strategy, paying attention to the rehabilitation as well as re-use of historic and also pre-existing structures so as to reduce green house gas emissions, make historical anchoring and rise social commitment. ‘When our team were actually taken part in 2021, I promptly recognized what potential the aged main post office had as the environment for a brand new enthusiastic craft museum like PoMo. The work of weaving the unique Art Nouveau construction along with new construction as well as new technical answers has been actually incredibly properly interesting, and also has actually led to an amount of special rooms for potential fine art experiences.’ The India Mahdavi-designed PoMo will release with Postcards from the Future, a group show including around 100 works through 24 global musicians from its own new long-term selection and also notable international financings.

Spanning all three show floors, the show draws motivation from the building’s record as Trondheim’s previous central General post office, using the mail as a thematic analogy. Like arts pieces, mails work as ships for public as well as exclusive narration. The exhibition will definitely feature pieces coming from the PoMo Collection along with significant jobs through performers such as Fischli &amp Weiss, Isa Genzken, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Catherine Opie, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Susan Rothenberg, Andy Warhol, and also Monira Al Qadiri.

The PoMo Assortment, initiated by Monica as well as Ole Robert Reitan and also featuring arts pieces from REITAN’s selection, concentrates on diversity, creativity, as well as global portrayal. To address gender disparity in museum assortments, at least 60% of its own acquisitions are dedicated to women artists. The compilation includes jobs through performers including Louise Bourgeois, Katharina Fritsch, Simone Leigh, and also Sol LeWitt.

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