Video #35: Røyksopp and the girls, Øyafestivalen 2009

It has been a week since the Øya festival. During the final Øya act the sound was shitty and it was extremely wet, but we really enjoyed the performance by Røyksopp, Robin, Karin Dreijer-Andersson and Anneli Drecker. Next years Øya tickets are out for sale in December 09.

Video #34: Jenny Wilson, Øyafestivalen 2009

Swedish Jenny Wilson was a big hit at Øya on friday. Luckily she is coming back to Oslo soon, playing at Rockefeller october 2nd.

Video #33: Grizzly Bear, Øyafestivalen 2009

The Grizzly Bear gig has been one of my favorites so far at this years Øya festival.

Video #32: Opening show, Oslo Fashion Week

Oslo Fashion week kicked off yesterday evening at Oslo Congress Center. In my opinion the spring, summer 2010 trend show was a bit boring and predictable, but the debutant collection was fun. The debutant designer is called Linn Rene Blegeberg. She got the inspiration from interviewing different people about their wardrobes and by focusing on their ugliest piece of clothing.

Video #31: The Nordic Pavilion, Venezia la Biennale 2009

I really enjoyed the Nordic Pavilion as part of the bienalle in Venice. The curators Elmgreen & Dragset combined the Danish and the Nordic pavilion houses and transformed  them into "real"residences. The first house was out for sale and the other housed a design oriented man with a big appetite for young men.     

Video #30: More Biennale 2009, Giardini

This video is shot in the garden - giardini of the bienalle in Venice. Yoko Onos piece was part of the main exhibition, and other pieces were part of the different international pavilions. 

Video #29: Venezia la Biennale 2009, Arsenale

We visited the la biennale in Venice, Italy some weeks ago. We spent two days crawling the exhibition, and once again it was fantastic. On the biennale website the director Daniel Birnbaum explains the title and theme: “The title of the exhibition, Making Worlds, Fare Mondi, expresses my wish to emphasize the process of creation. A work of art represents a vision of the world and if taken seriously it can be seen as way of making a world.”