.pomo museum to open up in trondheim, norway Opening on 15 February 2025, PoMo is a new gallery in Trondheim, Norway, that will take global contemporary and also contemporary craft to the coastal area by means of a permanent selection and a developing system of short-term exhibitions. Her very first museum venture, architect as well as designer India Mahdavi are going to thoughfully transform Trondheim’s Craft Nouveau Postal service developing into a 4,000 square meters brand new spots over 5 floors, in cooperation along with Norwegian designer Erik Langdalen. PoMo will open up along with a group exhibit labelled ‘Postcards coming from the Future’, working February 15th– June 22nd, 2025.
The museum will feature its own compilation via irreversible shows and two massive annual exhibitions, consisting of solo presentations and particular studies. Attendee conservators are going to team up with PoMo’s staff to carry new perspectives, as well as an international borrowing course will definitely nourish collaboration. Occasions and talks will contextualize the exhibitions, and also an education system will definitely engage children, youth, and also grownups, with alliances planned with investigation organizations as well as universities.Ugo Rondinone, our magic hour, 2003.
PoMo assortment, u00a9 Ugo Rondinone|photo through Terje Trobe a partnership between india mahdvai and also erik Langdalen Paris-based designer as well as developer India Mahdavi is actually embarking on her initial museum venture along with the growth and also redesign procedure of PoMo. Tasked along with building a goal for the gallery in alliance along with architect Erik Langdalen, Mahdavi has applied her signature method to enhance the historical property, built in 1911, right into a present-day area. PoMo will certainly include 3 floors of exhibit galleries, to house both brief events and also permanent collection screens a liquid and also inviting entry space developed to break down obstacles between road, museum and also artworks flexible basement rooms dedicated to activities and learning a library and research space in the eaves of the property as well as a reception room and also office on the attic.
Pulling creativity from Trondheim’s cityscape and also background, as well as Norwegian folk art as well as craftsmanship, and the legacy of the outdated postal service structure, India Mahdavi has actually created a vivid and also happy restoration that commemorates in-between locations as high as show areas: strong, colorful instants will certainly accent PoMo coming from the basement to the fourth flooring, usually turned on by arts pieces coming from the irreversible assortment. ‘I preferred this gallery to really feel welcoming and comprehensive, engaging both the local area area and the international craft crowd. It’s about reconnecting the local neighborhood with the urban area center as well as their personal history, while simultaneously providing a fresh expertise that invites the globe.’ sample u00a9 India Mahdavi Recognized for his well thought-out renovation and also conservation tasks, Erik Langdalen’s layout for PoMo will certainly permit history to communicate, whilst concentrating on the future.
Durability is at the center of Langdalen’s approach, concentrating on the treatment and re-use of historical and also pre-existing properties so as to lower garden greenhouse fuel discharges, create historic anchoring and boost social devotion. ‘When our experts were actually participated in 2021, I quickly knew what possibility the old main post office had as the setup for a new eager craft gallery like PoMo. The job of weaving the distinct Craft Nouveau architecture alongside brand-new construction and also new technical answers has actually been actually extremely professionally engaging, and has actually led to a lot of distinct areas for potential fine art expertises.’ The India Mahdavi-designed PoMo are going to release with Mails coming from the Future, a team event featuring around 100 jobs by 24 global musicians coming from its own brand-new long-term selection as well as considerable international finances.
Reaching all three exhibit floorings, the series pulls creativity coming from the structure’s history as Trondheim’s past core Postal service, using the mail as a particular analogy. Like artworks, postcards act as ships for social as well as private narration. The event will definitely consist of parts coming from the PoMo Assortment together with significant jobs by musicians such as Fischli & Weiss, Isa Genzken, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Catherine Opie, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Susan Rothenberg, Andy Warhol, and also Monira Al Qadiri.
The PoMo Compilation, initiated through Monica as well as Ole Robert Reitan and including arts pieces coming from REITAN’s selection, concentrates on variety, originality, and also international representation. To take care of sex discrimination in museum collections, a minimum of 60% of its acquisitions are devoted to women artists. The selection features works by artists like Louise Bourgeois, Katharina Fritsch, Simone Leigh, as well as Sol LeWitt.
u00a9 India MahdaviErik Langdalen|photo u00a9 AHOIndia Mahdavi|photo u00a9 Antoine Doyen project details: label: PoMo designers/ professionals: India Mahdavi|@indiamahdavi, Erik Langdalen location: Trondheim, Norway.