CODEX POLARIS PROJECTS
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2023
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EXHIBITON
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Nordiske Kunstnerbøker (working title) - Kristiansand Kunsthall, Norway - curated by Codex Polaris
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2021-2022
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SYMPOSIUM
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Scandinavian Artists Book Partnership Project - with Centre of Fine Print Research, UWE
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2021
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EXHIBITION
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BOOKED – MUU Helsinki, Finland
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2021
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BOOK FAIR
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CHART Art Fair Book Fair – Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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2020-2022
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PROJECT/ EXHIBITION
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Sigla - Binda - a ten artist exchange between Iceland and Norway,. Resulting in an exhibition touring both countries, launching at Galleri Entrée, Bergen, Nov 2021 and in Iceland at Galleri Grafika June - July 2022.
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2020-2022
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PROJECT
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Scandinavian Artists’ Books Partnership Project - in collaboration with Sarah Bodman and Angie Butler, UWE, Bristol.
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2021
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EXHIBITION
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Bibliotek Nordica - National and University Library, Iceland, Installed by Arkir
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2021
Nov |
BOOK FAIR
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Booked MUU, Helsinki, Finland
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2021
Jan - Mar |
EXHIBITION
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Rom for bøker, Kristiansand Kunsthall, Norway – with individual exhibitions by Kurt Johannessen, Rita Marhaug, Imi Maufe, Randi Annie Strand and Bibliotek Nordica.
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2020
Nov |
BOOK FAIR
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Arctic Art book Fair - Tromsø, Norway showing KARBONAVTRYKK in collaboration with KK-trykk
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2021
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EXHIBITION
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Impact Print Festival 11 - Hong Kong, launching Posted/Unposted•British Isles as a digital work.
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2020
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BOOK FAIR
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Trondheim Art Book Fair (TABF)
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2020
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PROJECT
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Posted/Unposted (British Isles) - in collaboration with Angie Butler Second edition of Posted/Unposted, involving 28 artists, writers, and printmakers from the British Isles
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19/18/16/15
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BOOK FAIR
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Norske bøker at Bergen Art Book Fair
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2019 May
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BOOK FAIR
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Norske bøker - Barstad Art Book Fair, Lillehammar, Norway
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2019 Feb-Apr
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EXHIBITION
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Posted/Unposted ++ - San Francisco Center of the Book, USA.
Curated exhibition with additional works from the Nordic Letterpress Collaboration group and artists talk Lina Nordenström and Imi Maufe. |
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2017-2019
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PROJECT/
BOOK FAIR |
CODEX NORDICA - CODEX Book Fair and Symposium in California, USA.
Codex Polaris curated the international Nordic Focus at CODEX 2019 (Feb 4.-8) working with invited partners from each of the Nordic Countries. Twenty artists travelled to CODEX book fair, to present work by fifty artists on five stands, launch Bibliotek Nordica, give talks at the symposium and a presentation at the Book Club of California, San Francisco. |
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2018-2019
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PROJECT
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Bibliotek Nordica - in collaboration with Megan Adie (Aviary Press) and Bent Kvisgaard (Vingaards Officin). An invitation to 82 Nordic artists working with books, resulted in a portable resource of Nordica book works. Produced in an edition of ten and launched at CODEX 2019.
Exhibitions:
CHART Art Fair, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, August 2021 Iceland National Library, Reykjavik, 2021
My Library was Dukedom Large Enough' - GIBCA extended at Konstepidemien, Göteborg, Sweden, 2.- 24. Nov. 2019. Curated by Carine Fihn.
Frankfurt Book Fair - City of Bergen Stand, 17. – 20. Oct. 2019.
Malmö Kunsthall Book Shop, Sweden, May 2019; KKV, Malmö, May 2019.
Bristol Artist Book Event - Arnolfini, Bristol, UK - 30.–31. Mars 2019.
Codex Book Fair, USA - 3. -6th Feb 2019
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2019 Jun
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EXHIBITION
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Norske Bøker - Fruit Exhibition - Bologna, Italy. Eleven Norwegian artists represented to an invited exhibition at the 7th Fruit Exhibition.
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2019
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TEXTS
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Codex Polaris Texts commissioned in collaboration with Bibliotek Nordica. Ongoing project.
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2018 Nov
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EXHIBITION
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China Meets Norway in a Bookshelf No.2 - in collaboration with Northing.
An exhibition representing eleven Norwegian artists as one of three key exhibitors at abC Book Fair, Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai. This exhibition toured to Bentu One Gallery, Beijing and Paper Live, Hangzhou, China. |
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2018 Nov
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RESIDENCY
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Paper Live, Hangzhou, China - in collaboration with Northing.no. Two artists representing Codex Polaris undertook a pilot project to establish a residency in a paper and print factory.
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2017
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PROJECT
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Nordic Letterpress Collaboration - Posted/Unposted
in collaboration with Lina Nordenström Twenty five Nordic artists, printmakers and writers contributed to this Letterpress project. Exhibited:
Gallery Astley in Uttersberg, Sweden, 5. Oct – 10. Nov. 2019;
Galleri i Väst, Gotenberg, Sweden Jan 2019,
Malmö Artists book Biennale May 2018,
Bergen Art Book Fair Nov 2017;
Bristol Artist Book Event, UK - April 2017;
Viborg Library, Denmark 2017;
Galleri Pi, Copenhagen 2017
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2015-2017
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PROJECT / EXHIBITION
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Smak av Bok (Taste of Books)
Ten Norwegian artists created large scale books works especially for this project. Workshop at Trykkeriet, Bergen followed by a touring exhibition to Visningsrom USF, Bergen; Stormen, Bodø and SFKM, Førde, Norway. |
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2016
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TEXTS
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Three texts commission in collaboration with Smak av Bok.
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2014
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EXHIBITION
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Norske bøker (Norwegian Books)
A collection of 45 books by 25 Norwegian based artists travelled to BABE, Arnolfini, Bristol; Library Gallery, UWE, Bristol: 3 Nordic Exhibitions, Doverodde Book Art Centre, Denmark and BABF, Bergen Kjøtt, Norway. |
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2013 -14
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TEXTS
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B-Open Lesesirkel
A reading group set up as an initiative by B-Open, Bergen to establish groups for different professional arts sectors. Codex Polaris is the only group from this project still going strong. |
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Posted/Unposted Nordica - University of Miami, USA and private collections.
FUNDING AND IN KIND SUPPORT
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2021
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OCA and Bilende Kunstneres Hjelpefond - Project support for CHART Book Art Fair, Copenhagen.
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2020
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Nordic Culture Point - Project support - Scandinavian Artists' Books Partnershop Project
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2020
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Norsk Kulturråd - project support - Codex Polaris
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2020
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Norsk-Islandsk collaboration support from Norsk Kulturråd - project support - Sigla - Binda
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2019
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Norsk Kulturråd - project support - Codex Polaris
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2019
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Norwegian Embassy in Italy - travel support - Fruit Exhibition
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2018
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Nordisk kulturfond, OCA, Bergen kommune, Bildende Kunstneres Hjelpefond, Norwegian Embassy in Washington - project and travel support for Codex NOrdica. Plus support from the Nordic countries own funding bodies.
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2018
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Billedkunstners Vederlagsfond,Viborg Kommune, Denmark and in kind support from Vingaards Officin and its members, Denmark-project and travel support - BIbliotek Nordica
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2015
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Nordisk Kulturfond, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Grafikverkstan Godsmagasinet (SE) - project and travel support - Nordic Letterpress Collaboration
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2015
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Norwegian Embassy in London, OCA, Bergen Kommune - travel support for Norske bøker to Bergen Artist Book Event.
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2016
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Norsk Kulturråd, Billedkunstnernes Vederlagsfond, Statens utstillingsstipend - project and exhibition support - SMAK AV BOK
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