British Thing
British Thing was a festival by and at Henie Onstad Art Centre.
British Thing was the second of six international festivals arranged by the art centre in the period from 1971 to 1976. The five others were Møt polsk kultur (Meet Polish Culture) (1971), Nytt fra Nederland (News from the Netherlands) (1973), Japan på Høvikodden (Japan at Høvikodden) (1975), Ung fransk kunst (Young French Art) (1976), Ur Svenska hjärtans djup (From the depth of the Swedish hearts) (1976).
British Thing was arranged in the period from September 23 to October 15 1972. British Thing remains the very symbol of the experimental exhibitions at the art centre.
Information
(Objekt ID 34228)| Object type | Organization |
| Organization type | Festival |
| Main focus | Multidisciplinary art |
| Established | 1972 (closed 1972) |
Other information
| Legal entity | Other |
In Lars Mørch Finborud's book MOT DET TOTALE MUSEUM. Henie Onstad Kunstsenter og tidsbasert kunst. 1961-2011 (literally: TOWARDS THE TOTAL MUSEUM. Henie Onstad Art Centre and time-based art. 1961-2011) the following is written about the international festivals of Henie Onstad Art Centre:
"The management's strategy was to prepare popular, family-friendly events with avantgarde art to promote interest for art in new audiences. The festival idea was part of Sonja Henie and Niels Onstad's plans as early as 1961. The donators were clear that they did not want to join the cultural week epidemic spreading across the country, but that special concepts should be developed. They hoped that Høvikodden in the future could arrange a Scandinavian art biennial, an avantgarde festival and eventually host an international festival for the Oslo area."
Source:
Finborud, Lars Mørch: MOT DET TOTALE MUSEUM. Henie Onstad Kunstsenter og tidsbasert kunst. 1961-2011 (literally: TOWARDS THE TOTAL MUSEUM. Henie Onstad Art Centre and time-based art. 1961-2011) [pages 160-164], Forlaget Press and Lars Mørch Finborud, Oslo, 2012
| Title | Premiere |
|---|---|
| Eat Event | – 1972 |