Welcome to the opening of Julian Opie’s exhibition JO.VR/GF15@Moss!
The British artist Julian Opie shows recent works in his solo exhibition at Galleri F 15, 21 October – 6 March.
Visitors to JO.VR/GF15@Moss will have the opportunity to experience the work of internationally acclaimed artist Julian Opie throughout the grounds of F 15, in both real and virtual space. A crowd of LED crows peck in the woodland, the galleries are peopled with Opie’s colourful striding figures, and a VR installation allows visitors to immerse in an alternative museum space, filled with related installations.
Always exploring different techniques both cutting edge and ancient, Opie plays with ways of seeing through reinterpreting the vocabulary of everyday life; his reductive style evokes both a visual and spatial experience of the world around us.
Taking influence from classical portraiture, Egyptian hieroglyphs and Japanese woodblock prints, as well as public signage, information boards and traffic signs, Opie connects the clean visual language of modern life, with the fundamentals of art history.
The exhibition opens Saturday 21 October 11:00, the official opening programme starts at 14:00.
OPENING PROGRAMME
- Welcome by Chairman of the Board of Galleri F 15 & Momentum, Anne Hilde Neset
- Curator’s speech and thanks to Julian Opie by Dag Aak Sveinar
- Music performance: Blackbird by Julian Opie performed by Sanae Yoshida (presented by nyMusikk Østfold)
- Opening speech by the British Ambassador, Jan Thompson
Free entrance.
Photo: Julian Opie. Walking in Knokke 6. 2021
