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TORBJØRN RØDLAND
CURRICULUM VITAE (PDF)

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Born 1970 in Stavanger, Norway
Lives and works in Oslo

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EDUCATION

1992-95
National College of Art and Design, Bergen

1989-91
Rogaland University Centre, Cultural Studies, Stavanger

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
* indicates publication

2010
132 BPM, Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima
Dearest Kitty, Nils Stærk, Copenhagen
Torbjørn Rødland, The Front Room, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis

2009
Pyromancy, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
Andy Capp Variations, STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo

2008
Flegma, Sørlandet Art Museum, Kristiansand
Myke Ekko/Soft Echoes, The Festival of North Norway, Harstad
Art Premiere, Art Basel 2008, Nils Stærk (with Gardar Eide Einarsson)
Go to the VIP Room, Air de Paris, Paris

2007
Heads, Hands, Liquids, Michael Benevento, Los Angeles
More Whenever Minutes, STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo

2006
White Planet Black Heart, Air de Paris
Uglesommer, Haugar Art Museum, Tønsberg
Fantasies Are Facts, Kodama Gallery, Tokyo
The Exorcism of Mother Teresa, Rochester Art Center, Rochester
132 BPM, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York

2005
Dark Overground Light Underground, Nils Stærk Contemporary Art, Copenhagen

2004
Grave with a View, Göteborg Museum of Art, Gothenburg; Herning Kunstmuseum, Herning

2003
More Songs, Buildings and Girls, Air de Paris, Paris
Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Room, Goodnight Breasts, Galleri Wang, Oslo
Grave with a View, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo*;
Rogaland Kunstmuseum, Stavanger

2002
Black, Ars Futura, Zürich

2001
Priests, Art & Public, Geneva
White, Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco
Everything as Always, Nils Stærk Contemporary Art, Copenhagen
Rocks, Galleri Wang, Oslo

1999
Joy inside my Tears, Air de Paris, Paris
Even Now, Galleri Wang, Oslo*

1998
Close Encounter, Arkipilag, The Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm
(curated by Harald Szeemann)*
The Deep, Tokyo

1997
Norrtälje Konsthall, Norrtälje

1996
Galleri Wang, Oslo

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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010
La Suite, Air de Paris, Paris

2009
Summer Show, Hotel, London
Phot(o)bjects, Presentation Hosue Gallery, Vancouver, CA; Lawrimore Project, Seattle
Bäckström / Männikkö / Rødland, Mai 36 Galerie Showroom, Zürich, CH
N’importe quoi, Musée d’Art Contemporain de Lyon, Lyon*
To Be Determined, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, USA
The Force of Romanticism, Malmö Art Museum, Malmö
A Winter's Tale, Gl. Holtegaard, Holte*

2008
The Station [inaugural exhibition], The Station, Miami
Disturbance, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg
Nordic Moods – The Landscape in Contemporary Nordic Photography, Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst, Ishøj*
Research on Men in Art Today, The John Institute, Palace, St. Gallen

2007
Beneath The Underdog, Gagosian Gallery Madison Avenue, New York
Destroy Athens, Athens Biennial, Athens*
Mad Love, Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst, Ishøj*
People Take Pictures of Each Other, Lamontagne Gallery, Boston
Hello I Am Crashing, Salon 94, New York
Rock n’Roll Vol. I, Norrköpings Konstmuseum, Norrköping; Sørlandet Art Museum, Kristiansand*

2006
Mafia (or One Unopened Packet of Cigarettes), STANDARD (OSLO), Oslo
Draft Deceit, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo,

2005
Trials and Terrors, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Música-video-música, Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid
5 X U, Team Gallery, New York
Greater New York, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York
Similarities and Differences, Preus museum, Horten
De Natura, Centre d’art contemporain de Meymac, Meymac
Wanderlust, Julia Friedman Gallery, New York

2004
Nordic Art, Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg*
Geschiebe, Haus für Kunst Uri, Altdorf*
Andres Zorn og Nordisk Samtidskunst, Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst, Ishøj*
Momentum–Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Moss*
20/20 Vision, Stedelijk Museum CS, Amsterdam*

2003
Regarde, il neige (schizogéographie de la vie quotidienne), Le Centre national d'art et du paysage de Vassivièe en Limousin, Vassivièe
The Politics of Place, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki*
Beyond Paradise, Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai
Yours Truly, Nils Stærk Contemporary Art, Copenhagen

2002
Fundamentalism of the New Order, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen*
View Finder, Arnolfini, Bristol*
The Golden Weekend, Kodama Gallery, Osaka; Gallery Side 2, Tokyo*
Heroes and Holies, Invited ev+a, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Limerick*
On the Top of the World, Gio Marconi Gallery, Milan
Beyond Paradise, National Gallery, Bangkok; National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur*
The Politics of Place, BildMuseet, Umeå; Edsvik Konst och Kultur, Sollentuna

2001
If a double-decker bus crashes into us.., Air de Paris, Paris
Make me feel, Art Athina 2001, Helexpo Exhibition Centre, Athens*
Interferenze, Paesi Nordici, Palazzo delle Pappesse, Siena*
Angel Heart, Air de Paris, Paris
Spring, Galleria Laura Pecci, Milano
In vivo, Centre Régional d’Art Contemporain, Sète
Kjærleikens ferjereiser, Lofoten International Art Festival, Svolvær

2000
Living, part I, Chicago project room, Los Angeles
Utopia, Rogaland Kunstmuseum, Stavanger*
Viva Scanland, Catalyst Arts, Belfast
Elysian Fields, Purple Institute, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris*
Park, Momentum–Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Moss*
Organising Freedom, Nordic Art of the ‘90s, Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Charlottenborg, Copenhagen*
Stadt/Land/Mensch, Galerie Arndt & Partner, Berlin

1999
Palace, The Modern Institute, Glassbox, Paris
Surveying the Landscape, Lombard Freid Fine Arts, New York
Can you hear me ?, 2nd Ars Baltica Triennial of Photographic Art, Stadtgalerie im
Kulturviertel Sophienhof, Kiel; [2000] Kunsthalle, Rostock; Kunst Haus Dresden*
Composite, The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo*
dAPERTutto, 48th International Exhibition of Contemporary Art, La Biennale di Venezia*
Near and Elsewhere, The Photographers’ Gallery, London*
Signs of life, The Melbourne International Biennial, Melbourne*
Wall 6>> Landscape #3, Air de Paris, Paris

1998
Nordic Nomads, White Columns, New York*
Standard Keyboard, The Pineapple, Malmö
Slipstream, Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow
La Voie Lactée, as proposed by the Purple Institute, Alleged, New York
Fellessentralen, Cultural Production in Norway in the Nineties, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo*

1997
Nor-A-Way, Stadtgalerie im Kulturviertel Sophienhof, Kiel*
Alikeness, Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne; Canberra Contemporary Artspace, Canberra*

1996
i am curious: These Days, Cubitt Gallery, London*
Straight from the heart, Valokuvagalleria Hippolyte, Helsinki*

1995
Call of the Wild, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow

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SELECTED BIOGRAPHY

2009
Dirksen, Jenny: Torbjørn Rødland, Goldene Tränen, Cat. 317, Number Two: Fragile, Julia Stoschek Collection, Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern
Haugstad, Børre: Andy Capp kuppet valgkampen, Verden Gang, Sept. 4, Oslo, pp.38-39
Nickas, Bob: The Perverted Photography of Torbjørn Rødland, Vice Photo Issue 2009, New York City, pp.214-225

2008
Aasan, Øystein: Portrait Torbjørn Rødland: The Lean, the Mean and the Real, Spike Art Quarterly Nr.18, Wien/Berlin, pp. 56-65
Otto Weiser, Johan: Strålende fotoutstilling, Fedrelandsvennen, Dec. 2, Kultur p.9
Perret, Dorothée: In conversation with Torbjørn Rødland, Go To the VIP Room, PARIS LA, Issue #1 Winter 2008/2009, Paris, pp.56-63
Bianchi, Paolo: Ästhetik der Fotografie: Fotografie der Reflexion, Kunstforum International, Bd.192 July-August, Cologne, pp.168-169 & 118
Røed, Kjetil: Books: I WANT TO LIVE INNOCENT, ArtReview, Issue 23 June, London, p.162
Kessler, Sarah: Torbjørn Rødland: Opposites Must Never Cease to Come Together, Whitewall, 9th Issue Spring 2008, New York, pp.82-97
Spurkland, Marte: Endelig hjemme, D2, Dagens Næringsliv, Feb. 29, Oslo, pp.26-35

2007
Blank, Gil: Something So Very Wrong – A Conversation Between Torbjørn Rødland and Gil Blank, Uovo nr.13, Torino, pp.168-195
Røed, Kjetil: Se om igjen, Billedkunst, Nr.2/2007, Oslo, p.22
Ramberg , Truls: Fotografiske forstyrrelser, Aftenposten, Jan. 29 Nr.47, Oslo, Kultur p.9

2006
Gronlund, Melissa: Profile 3: Torbjørn Rødland, Special Focus: Norway, ArtReview, Issue 06 December, London, p.83
Blom, Ina: Dum – dummere – rock’n roll?, Morgenbladet, July 14-20, Oslo, p.28
Haugstad, Børre: Tester Tabuer, Verdens Gang, June 16, Oslo, pp.40-41
Lindman, Erik: The Spring Break Guide to World Art – New York, Columbia Spectator, New York City, March 8
Goodrich, John: Gallery-Going, The New York Sun, March 2, p.17
Strømmen, Marit: Påmeldt igjen, Aftenposten, Feb 18, Oslo, p.10

2005
Holland Cotter, 5 X U, The New York Times, July 22, p.32

2004
Martin Herbert, Torbjørn Rødland; Natasha Egan, Photography plugged and unplugged, Contemporary Magazine, no.67 October, London, pp.70-73; pp.20-25 (cover)
Haegue Yang, Torbjørn Rødland, Luxury Magazine, no.11 November, Seoul, p.172&174
Anna Brodow, Dödsmetallare blir mytisk krigare, Svenska Dagbladet, Feb 28, Stockholm
Ulrika Stahre, Under ytan något okänt, Aftonbladet, Feb 19, Stockholm

2003
Natasha Edwards, Torbjorn Rodland, Modern Painters, vol.16 winter 2003, London, p.129
Lauren Dyer Amazeen, Torbjørn Rødland, Galleri Wang, Oslo, Tema Celeste, issue 98 July/August 2003, Milano, p.86
Einar Børresen, Reflektert romantiker, Rogalands Avis, May 28, Stavanger
Trond Borgen, På sporet av den tapte følelsen, Stavanger Aftenblad, May 26, Stavanger
Harald Flor, Bilder bortenfor ironien, Dagbladet, March 16, Oslo
Kaare Bulie, Forhør av klisjeene, Dagens Næringsliv, March 15/16, Oslo

2001
Caroline Corbetta, Northern Flair, Vogue Italia, no.615, November
Dan Fox, Another Green World, Frieze, issue 60, Jun-Aug, pp.80-83
Per Olav Torgneskar, Et forhør av Klisjeene, Tendens 2001, red. Johannes Rød, Gyldendal fakta
Ole Askeland, Doble budskap, Stavanger Aftenblad, June 30, Stavanger
Alessandra Pioselli, Spring, Flash Art, no.228, Milan
Rune Gade, Uskyldens scenografi, Information, May 12, Copenhagen
Michelle Nicol, Keine mittelmässige Kunst, Neue Zürcher Zeitnung, April 29, Berlin

2000
Bennett Simpson, Torbjorn Rodland’s Sentimental Education. Nu: the Nordic Art Review 2000/3-4, Stockholm, pp.52-59 (cover)
Liz Buer, Torbjørn tok bussen, Magasinet, Dagbladet, Sept. 30, Oslo
Olivier Zahm, Nus avec Nike. Style 2: Supplément Libération, April 29, Paris, p.6-8
Jeff Rian, Torbjørn Rødland, Flash Art, no.210, January-February 2000, pp.121-122

1999
Dana Horáková, Art Edition 2; Das Wundersame im Alltagsmüll. Welt am Sonntag, Nov 14, Hamburg
Harald Flor, Foto og farskap, Dagbladet Feb 02, Oslo

1998
Jeff Rian, Taking Names, Purple Fashion #4, Winter, Paris
Trond Borgen, Stormønstring i små porsjoner, Stavanger Aftenblad, Oct 28, Stavanger
Torbjørn Ekelund, Hest i solnedgang, Dagbladet, Feb 20, Oslo

1994
Hans Hedberg, Nature is a partition. On the works of Torbjørn Rødland. Index 1994/2, Stockholm (cover)

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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2009
Blind Spot Issue 40, New York, pp.58-61
A day in the life of – Torbjørn Rødland, Libraryman Co., Ltd., Stockholm

2008
Rødland, Torbjørn: I Want to Live Innocent, SteidlMack, Göttingen

2007
Photo Art – Fotografie im 21. Jahrhundert, ed. Grosenick/Seelig, DuMont, Köln, p.370-373

2006
Rødland, Torbjørn: White Planet Black Heart, SteidlMack, Göttingen
Rødland, Torbjørn: 4 pages, Sprout 09, July 2006, Tokyo

2005
Jesus Beethoven Einstein Snoop Dogg, Samtiden Nr.2 2005, Oslo (cover)
Greater New York, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, pp.292-293

2004
Fundamentalisms of the New Order, ed. Brandt/Bang Larsen/Ricupero, Lukas & Sternberg / NIFCA / Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, pp.86-87/p.138
Charlotte Cotton, The Photograph as Contemporary Art, World of Art, Thames & Hudson, London, pp.215-216
Anders Zorn og nordisk samtidskunst, ed. Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst, Ishøj, pp.36-37; pp.48-49
Stedelijk Museum Bulletin no. 2/3 2004, Amsterdam, pp.10-13; pp.46-47; pp.95-96
Was ist Kunst?, Du no.747, Juni 2004, Zürich (cover)

2003
Focus Photography, Flash Art no.233, November December, Milan, p.110
Rødland, Torbjørn: Grave with a View, ed. Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo
Insert (Indiens), Multitudes, Revue Trimestrielle, no.111, Paris

2002
The Politics of Place, ed. BildMuseet Umeå, pp.68-71
View Finder, ed. Arnolfini, p.97
EV+A, heros + holies, ed. Gandon, pp.164-167
Interferenze, ed. m&m, Sienna
Beyond Paradise, ed. Moderna Museet, Stockholm, pp.54-55/p.12
The Breeder 5, ed. George Vamvakidis–Stahis Panagoulis, London, Winter 02

2001
Make me feel, eight statements from the Nordic region, ed. Art Athina, Athens, pp.44-49
Romantic Humor, Tema Celeste, no.84, March-April, Milan, pp.88-89

2000
Blue Meridian, Purple Number Six, Winter 2000 2001, Paris, pp.442-447
Bellevue – Landscape Photographs, Purple Books + Fiction inc., Paris/Tokyo
Elliot, David: Torbjørn Rødland. Organising Freedom, ed. The Modern Museum, Stockholm
Hannula, Mika: Two Photos and a Microphone, Park, ed. Momentum–The Nordic Biennial, pp. 88-89
Elysian Fields, Purple Books + Centre Pompidou, Paris
Les années 90, ed. Anne Bony, Editions du Regard, Paris, p.89
ZOO, Issue 5, April, London, pp.330-331

1999
Nothing Changes, Chapter Seven in Bent Aura, STOPSTOP Volume 2, Glasgow
Prada, Purple Number 4, Winter 99-00, Paris, pp.50-59
Engberg, Juliana: Torbjørn Rødland in Signs of Life, ed. The Melbourne International
Biennial, Melbourne
Rødland, Torbjørn: Even Now, ed. Galleri Wang, Oslo
Devotion, Purple Number 3, Summer 1999, Paris, pp.348-355

1998
London, Purple Number Two, Winter 98 99, Paris
Kroksnes, Andreas: Nordic Nomads, White Columns, New York
Blom, Ina: Low north, Nuit Blanche, Musée d’art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Szeemann, Harald: Strategy of Beauty, Beauty of Strategy , Arkipelag, ed. Stockholm –
European Cultural Capital of 1998
Blue in Green, Purple Number One, Summer 1998, Paris

1997
Rødland, Torbjørn: Telefoto, Hyperfoto nr. 3-4/97, Oslo, pp.10-15
Rødland, Torbjørn: Sett fotografiet i arbeid!, Fotografi (s)om forskning, Norges forskningsråd, Oslo, pp.4-5

1996
Grant, Simon: These Days. I am curious. Published by NUNSKU a.o. London
Ekeberg, Jonas: Bittersweet, Artgenda 1996, Copenhagen
Rødland, Torbjørn: Åpent brev om kropp og sex, Hyperfoto nr. 2/96, Oslo, pp.28-31

1995
Rødland, Torbjørn: Den tapte naivitet, Hyperfoto nr. 1/95, Oslo, pp.50-59

1994
Rødland, Torbjørn: Moderne engler, Hyperfoto nr. 2/94, Oslo, pp.32-37

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