There it is Constance Tenvik and also the last episode of The Frido Show.It has been a fun ride but after 10 years I decided it was time to retire the project.To go out with a bang Constance Tenvik was so gracious to share this moment with me.There is a waterfall of topics; from Mozart to murals, from studio 11 to artistic universes.Enjoy and thank…

'To think with the wrong metaphor is as easy as riding a bike with the wrong frame size'Ragnhild and me talk about how to create meaning and her text and image related research that lead her to her works. This takes us to search engines, Kunstnerforbundet, Berlin, Demon's Mouth, Detroit, Podium and Bejing. A cow's tongue is also mentioned.Enjoy!…

"It is amazing light, but there is not enough of it, right.."We talked about the light in February in the British museum. Walking down a rock and Espen's path to his current practice. If you want to see his work go see his it at Kunstnerforbundet now! It is so worth it.Also the 11th of Oktober a publication attached to the show will be released the…

How to live in a time where the climate crisis is hanging over us.Mikkel is making a movie called Alva Heibergs korte liv (the short live of Alva Heiberg). The main character is played by Eili Harboe. The movie tells the story of a young woman who is trying to understand how to live in a time where the climate crisis is acute and a lot seems to be …

Georg Óskar is currently showing fantastic works at Noplace in Oslo. It's there were we sat down for our conversation, stepping into the magic pool of process, painting and being an artist in these strange times.His show is up until the first week of Oktober at Noplace. Go see it!http://noplace.no/fragments/your-dream-is-dead/You can check out his…

As Norway opened up after a couple month of Covid 19 restrictions I finally was able to head over to Samoa's studio for a chat. On an exceptional warm summer day we talked about her artistic process of intense exploration. Samoa Rémy is currently a PhD fellow in artistic research at KHIO (Oslo National Academy of the Arts)We dig into the way she ex…

In the last days of the 2020 Corona lock down I managed to convince my studio neighbor to sit down and have a chat with me. Knut and I talk about his work and the studio. We talk about his side job at the graveyard and how that combines with his art practice. Some Corona rambling obviously gets into the mix as well.Enjoy!Check out his work at http:…

In order to keep my new regime of one podcast per month for obvious reasons it’s just me this time.I don’t have a format for solo talks (yet), so it ended up being a stream of consciousness triggered by this extra ordinary situation of virus lockdown.These are truly strange times. All our movements have been altered and restricted. Everywhere in th…

I encountered Øyvind’s work and work spirit for the first time during his master at KhiO in Oslo. From the start I was captivated by his style and universe, so it was a real pleasure to enter Øyvind's studio again to have coffee and talk art, studio and movies. He just did two brilliant solo exhibitions. One at Brandstrup in Oslo and another one at…

Nelis is here! I've known this guy for almost 20 years now and have been following, collecting and promoting what this stubborn guy is up to. We talk about his (upcoming)exhibition >> A L L O N E << at Noplace which opens Friday the 24th of May here in Oslo. Go see it!http://www.nelisvanhulten.nl/http://moussemagazine.it/nelis-van-hulten-demonsmout…

I ran into Lars a couple of years back at Vintage guitar shop in downtown Oslo. He had a workshop there for a while which I couldn't resist entering. That brought us to developing jigs for guitar-making together. He has a wonderful shop in Oslo where he does repairs and restorations and building guitars. Check him out! He is an incredible nice guy …

Just in town for a couple of weeks Gereon made it over to my podcast studio. He arrived a bit shaken and in shock of having witnessed a car accident where a woman died. We both didn't really know how to address it but we send our love to the family and friends of the woman who died.Then we spoke about the groupshow he organized at Fellesverkstedet …

Before the summer I had the pleasure to talk to Charlotte Hagelund.Together with Jan Christensen she started the consulting platform called Hagelund/Christensen. They are looking to find new structures and business models for visual arts that will create a healthier art industry, in which far more people be able to access and appreciate art, and wh…

Sveinn's work has this urge to map, to collect, to categorize without being too much of a statement. These observation although often based in photography become installations, publications, sculptures and the likes.We also talk about how his publishing relates to his practice and what it means to be a publisher.Check out his work and read his book…

If you ever wondered how it is to chase a dream and actually realizing it the people at Fellesverkstedet are doing just that!I managed to snatch Graham from the amazing new facility at Seilduksgaten in Oslo. Since the building site wasn't legally fit to use for the podcast we decided to go to the current center of operation in old town (Tøyen). In …

On the day of his book launch Javier still managed to make time to come to the studio to have a conversation. Gallery Melk was the kind host of that event. Go check out his book if you have the chance. Go check out his work too! it's subtle and seductive in a generous and gentle way.Di Frido Evers

Lars wants to be chosen for kulturrådets ærespris!Go vote for him at http://intelligenspartiet.no/ or at http://www.kulturradet.no/aeresprisen.Do it quick since the deadline is the 1st of September.If you want to know why listen to our talk! (or vote and than listen what you voted for)We talk about the colonization of the cultural world by the inst…

There's few people in the Oslo art scene who don't know him. Even less who he hasn't helped at some point. To accompany his solo exhibition at Khartoum Contemporary Art Center the 24th of August, we sit down and talk about his upbringing in Zambia, how he started doing art and how that lead him to Norway.…

For all you Art lovers, makers, collectors, haters, brokers, curators, investors, infiltrators now that the summer has reached its peak it's maybe time to get back into the harsh reality. Here is a new podcast, this time with the mover and shaker and artist Ruben Steinum. We discus the new publication he was part off: Å leve av kunsten (to live of …

I talked to Karin Erixon and Fadlabi about and in their recently opened gallery and bar in the heart of Oslo. It's called Khartoum Contemporary Art Center.We only had time for a short talk since the place had to be opened up shortly after. It should be long enough so you can find your way though.www.khartoumcontemporary.com…

This is the main talk that accompanied the exhibition Merete Mortensen and me organized at the National Academy of the Arts in Oslo. It was held on the 20th of October 2016. In this talk we are exploring the role of the artist as curator or the curator as the artist.From LA we had Paul Paiement and Carl Berg participating. Max Presneill unfortunate…

Together with Jan Christensen, Ragnhild Aamås, Hanan Benammar, Paul Paiement, Carl Berg, Max Presneill, Rike Frank and Merete Mortensen we had a conversation in preparation for a panel talk we held the 20th of October 2016. This accompanied an exhibition Merete and me organized at the National Academy of the Arts in Oslo where we were exploring the…

Jan Christensen joined me for a talk in my studio. We touched upon production strategies, collaborations, being an artist based in multiple locations, the internet and what the work in the back of the studio is. And yes, he answers that question at the end.You can find his stuff on http://janchristensen.org/…

Tori did me the honor coming by the studio to do a talk. We even made some music! Other than that we talked art, about her busy international schedule, about cranes and crane operators and having a wild will.Di Frido Evers

I am sitting down with my good friend Peter Booth and talk about the residency he and Kristine Dragland did at Artist in Residence Yamanashi in Kofu.We also shortly talk about the doctorate Peter is following at the Erasmus University in RotterdamEnjoy!Di Frido Evers

Merete Mortensen, Kjell, Maria Veie, Charlotte Rousseau and me sit down to talk about the projects that opens on the 26th of June 2015 at MAGO at Eidsvoll Verk. Charlotte as an artist in residence is curating a show called - How far is hereAiko Tezuka will show the - Lessons for RestorationAnd I am working on Pavilion K. So we talk practical stuff …

Thorgerdur, Merete and me are sitting down for a talk about running exhibition spaces, archaeology, Iceland, art politics and her show at Demon's Mouth.Þorgerður Ólafsdóttir lives and works in Reykjavík, Iceland. She graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts from Iceland Academy of the Arts in 2009 and received Masters of Fine Art from Glasgow School of…

In this conversation Jens Dyvik and me are talking about digital production. Jens is a designer who specializes in global collaborations and local manufacturing with an emphasis on emotional connections between people and products.He has his studio/workshop at Bitraf and hackerspace in Oslo. He is also one of the co-founders of fellesverkstedet in …

This one is the monster of all the previous podcasts. 4 Hours of pure bliss! No but seriously, this is Paul Segers, Remco de Vries and me talking literaly for hours. There is a surprisingly large part where we are musing on art. Free will also gets a large share of attention. Enjoy the show!http://www.paulsegers.com/http://www.nieuwbrabantsfront.co…

Jack Heard and me talk art.http://jackheard.net/http://icudhadat.tumblr.com/Di Frido Evers

Paul Paiement is a painter based in Long Beach (USA) I was introduced to his ginormous world of Hybrids early 2001, when he facilitated an exchange to the college he teaches in the greater LA area. So my thrill is huge to have him finally here in Oslo to do an exhibition at Demon's Mouth.We talk our way through movies, art, conspiracies, politics, …

Sebastian and me had complicated talk about crime and art, dualisme, exclusion and much more. We got there through the project and publication Sebastian is working on and presenting at Kunstnerneshus the 9th of may 2014. The Institute of Art and Crimecheck hist stuff on http://sebastianmk.no/https://www.facebook.com/events/1426252197629361/…

Eric D. Clark is a musician/singer/songwriter & producer a/k/a a member of Whirlpool Productions as well as for his solo work under multiple pseudonyms including €DC. Clark was guest professor at the sound-lab in the Städelshule: Frankfurt am Main. He is currently finishing production on his stage review "Addicted to Fantasy".…

Eirik and me sat down to talk installation inside his installation at Tidens Krav. His exhibition One-person show & reclining inclination was showing there during February 2014.http://www.tidenskrav.org/Shows/One_Person_Show/Check out his work at http://www.eiriksenje.no/Di Frido Evers

In relation with her show at Demon's Mouth in Oslo I got a chance to sit down with Catalina Niculescu for a talk.Here is a cut and paste from the gallery about her:Niculescu uses architectural structures as instruments for exploring human activities, the current transformation of our natural environment and the evolution of urban habitats. The exhi…

Just before Christmas I managed to get a talk scheduled with the esteemed Jack Bangerter.We studied together at the art academy in Oslo so it was nice to catch up after all these years. Check out his work on http://jackbangerter.net/Di Frido Evers

The great Alan Butler makes his first appearance on Norwegian soil for his exhibition at Gallery Demon's Mouth.Di Frido Evers

Matthew is a filmmaker. At the moment he is working on a documentary on U.G. Krishnamurti. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U._G._Krishnamurti)We talk about him and the documentary. Joining us in the conversation are Kristian Skylstad, Christian Tony Norum and Magnus Vatvedt.You can check Matthews project out on: http://ugdocumentary.wordpress.com/ ht…

Just befor they left to start teaching in Seatle I managed to talk to former professor at the Oslo akademy Aeron Bergman and Alejandra Salinas.http://www.incainstitute.org/http://www.alejandra-aeron.com/http://www.luckykitchen.com/http://www.nobelprize.no/Di Frido Evers

The third converstation, this time with the esteemed Kristian Skylstad.Di Frido Evers

The second recording I made was at Percival Space in Oslo where Roger Von Reybekiel was reading from his new publication "Seven pears in a line"Di Frido Evers

This is my second conversation for this podcast. This time with Brooklyn (NY) based French artist Antoine Catala. We met at UKS in Oslo in his show IMAGE FAMILIES.http://uks.no/#currenthttp://aaaaaaa.org/Di Frido Evers

The Frido Show presents in its first podcast Jonathan Mcready Brewer, an American painter and very good friend. In this episode we talk about our experience with different cities in relation to our art practiseDi Frido Evers