I wanna dance with somebody
Lars Laumann introducing Vela Arbutina, Benjamin Alexander Huseby and Rein Vollenga
02.04.2011 — 07.05.2011
Benjamin Alexander Huseby
CV  | video
Project(s) at West
2012.04
MiArt Milano
2011.04
Lars Laumann
 
1978 Oslo, Norway — lives and works in Berlin and London
 

education
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2003 - 2004 Statens Kunstakademi / The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo,Norway
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1997 - 2000 Chelsea College of Art, University of the Arts, London (BA), UK
 

solo exhibitions
2011
Weeds and What They Tell‚ 35 Minute Men, Tokyo, Japan
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Solo show, Kuramegarou , Osaka, Japan
2010
Advanced Veil Painting Don’t Projects, Paris, France
2006
01.05.05 – 09.09.06 Dicksmith Gallery, London, UK
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Natur & Ungdom Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Norway
2004
At War With the Obvious KunstWerke, KW, Berlin, Germany
2003
Waste Your Youth Schaufenster Gallery, Oslo, Norway
 

selected group shows and collaborations
2012
Preus Fotomuseum, Horten, Germany
2011
The Anti-Social Majority‚ Oslo Kunsthall, Oslo, Norway
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"What's Next?", FOAM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Sommerudstilling‚ Den Frie Udstillingsbygning / Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009
Silberkuppe Hayward Gallery, London (with the collective ‘Basso’), UK
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Le souci de soi, Don’t Projects, Paris, France
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Neues Museum, Basso, Berlin, Germany
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Momentum- 5th Nordic Biannual, Moss, Norway
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When You’re A Boy Photographers Gallery, London, UK
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Notices IPS, Birmingham, UK
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Psychometry II Arratia Beer, Berlin, Germany
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Psychometry Exile Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2008
Horizon Silberkuppe, Berlin, Germany
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Barclay, Huseby, Åsdam, Galleri MGM, Oslo, Norway
2007
Dear Cockettes UKS, Oslo, Norway
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Gropiusstadt Stories Galerie Im Körnerpark, Berlin, Germany
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PingPong d’Amour The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
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A Case Study: Art and Commerce Fotogalleriet, Oslo, Norway
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Friday 13th Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany
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Love Me or I’ll Kill You! Norwegische Britische Freundschaft, Berlin,Germany
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Viewing Club Hats Plus, London, UK
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They Shoot Homos Don’t They Neon Parc, Melbourne, Australia
2006
London Photo-London, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
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Everything I do… 0047, Berlin, Germany
2005
Collaborative show with Will McBride, Curator Space, London, UK
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Atlantic Inclusions Kling&Bang Galleri, Reykjavik, Iceland
2003
No More Than I Know Australian Centre of Photography, Sydney, Australia
1999
If Evil is Reversed Does that Make it Good? Gallery 21:25, Oslo. Collaboration with Lars Laumann, Norway
1997
Norwegian Arts Council's New Collection UKS, Oslo.Norway
1996
B.B Gameland Entertainment, Gallery Herlebsgate 10, Oslo. Collaboration with Børre Sæthre, Norway
 

public collections
2006
Norsk Hydro, Norway
1999
Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum, Norway
1997
The Norwegian Arts Council
 

publications & bibliography
2010
Interview Magazine, May, online feature and interview
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Nowness, May, online feature and interview (nowness.com)
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Models.com, May, online interview
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Advanced Veil Painting, catalogue
2009
Art Review, Oct., feature
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Lux, online, review (with Lars Laumann)
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Art Forum, online, Sep., Review (with Lars Laumann)
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Frieze Magazine, 18. Apr, review
2008
NRK Radio, 28 may, review
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Safari NRK TV, 16 Apr., interview and feature
2007
Dagens Næringsliv/Magasinet, 25/26 Aug., newspaper review
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i-D Magazine, July, preview
2006
Morgenbladet, 10 Mar., extensive review
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VG, newspaper interview, feature and review, Februar
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01.05.05 – 09.09.05 supported by Norwegian Embassy, UK
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Natur & Ungdom Self published, supported by NoFoFo
2004
Nesten Book published by Ascheoug Forlag
2003
Klassekampen, 24 Jul., preview of show
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Waste Your Youth with support from Norwegian Arts Council
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Have among other publications recently contributed to: Doingbird, 032C, i-D, V, VMan, Another
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Magazine, AnOther Man, Vogue (UK and USA) and Dazed & Confused
 

other
2007
Directed a music video for Von Südenfed (Mouse on Mars and Mark E. Smith / The Fall)
2000-2009
Have been a photographic contributor to magazines as i-D, V, VMan, Another Magazine, AnOther Man,
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Vogue (UK and USA), Dazed & Confused, Butt, Fantastic Man, GentleWoman, Art Review and
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(American) Harper’s Bazaar.