Railway Art II

While Oslo S (Oslo Central Station, pre 1981, Oslo Ø; Oslo East) has been Norway’s main railway hub since 1854, the underground railway station Nationaltheateret (the National Theater) opened as late as 1980. Most artwork at this station was commissioned for the 1999 expansion.

'Bronse' by Erwin Løffler (1979)

Terje Roalkvam (1998/1999)

Anne-Karin Furunes (1999)

Railway Art I

Oslo’s two largest railway stations, Oslo S, the main station, Norway’s largest and busiest and Nationaltheateret, Norway’s second largest in traffic, a important commuter train and intercity station, are both littered with art, from the most banal, to some really magnificent pieces. Here, some pictures from Oslo S.





'Intonasjon til en reise', by Håkon Bleken


'Alexis' by Per Inge Bjørlo (1 of 6, the rest at Oslo Airport Gardermoen)


'Hadley 1753' (segment) byStefan Christiansen


'Tiger' by Elena Engelsen

See also: Rom for Kunst (Room for Art) at Oslo S.

As I wait for the spring

As the snow continues to fall, and covers up most everything here in Oslo, I could just as well post some earlier pictures of some different pieces of Public Art that is to/has be(en) seen in town.


Relief by Carl Nesjar and Pablo Picasso on the wall of the Ministry of Education.


Art poster exhibition in the public relam by the art gallery Fotogalleriet 2003.


Fluxus Art instructions / texts, Oslo downtown, winter 2003/04 by Yoko Ono