Marti Manen – författare

Since its inception in 1998, the MOMENTUM Biennial in Moss, Norway, has striven to present compelling works of art and outstanding artistic ventures in a Nordic context. Now, after 20 years, one of the oldest Nordic biennials celebrates its 10th edition with a program presenting 29 international artists. While rediscovering iconic works shown in previous editions, MOMENTUM10 also presents relevant new positions. Having worked with the likes of Daniel Birnbaum and Olafur Eliasson, the biennial also gives space for continuous discussion on the notion of the Nordic.

This book looks back at the nine previous editions of the biennale, remembering or reconfiguring moments that can define the present time. MOMENTUM10: The Emotional Reader is focused on the history of MOMENTUM and includes interviews with former curators such as LARS BANG LARSEN, DANIEL BIRNBAUM, POWER EKROTH, JONATAN HABIB ENGQVIST, and AURA SEIKKULA.

CURATOR/EDITOR: Marti Manen; ASSISTANT CURATOR/CO-EDITOR: Anne Klontz

This Viewer chronicles Momentum10 The Emotional Exhibition, the tenth edition of the Nordic Biennial of Contemporary Art held in the small town of Moss, Norway. Generously illustrated and beautifully designed, the publication takes the reader on a visual tour through the exhibition, providing an overview of the artworks in situ by the twenty-nine international artists included in the Biennial: André Alves (PT), Anne de Vries (NL), Annika Larsson (SE), Christodoulos Panayiotou (CY), Eija-Liisa Ahtila (FI), Eirik Senje (NO), Erik Öberg (SE), Fanny Ollas(SE), Francesc Ruiz (ES), Gabriel Lester (NL), Hannaleena Heiska (FI), Ilkka Halso (FI),Ina Hagen (NO), Johanna Billing (SE), Julieta Aranda (MX), Keren Cytter (IL), Knut Åsdam (NO), Olafur Eliasson (DK), Pauline Curnier Jardin (FR), Pauline Fondevila (FR), Pepo Salazar (ES), Ragnar Kjartansson (IS), Regina de Miguel (ES), Rosalind Nashashibi (UK), Salla Tykkä (FI), Saskia Holmkvist (SE), Sissel Tolaas (NO), Stine Marie Jacobsen (DK), Åsa Cederqvist (SE). 

The Viewer also features texts in English and Norwegian by the curator of Momentum10, Marti Manen, and the Biennial's director Dag Aak Sveinar, as well as a conversation with the artist Olafur Eliasson.