BENTE STOKKE

EDUCATION
Statens Kunst- og Håndtverksskole, Oslo N. 1973 - 1974.
Camberwell School of Art and Design, London U.K. 1974 - 1975.
Royal College of Art, London, U.K. 1975 - 1978.a
Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, The Netherlands 1979 - 1981.

STIPENDIEN
Rolf Nesch stipendium 1986 and 1992
Dutch State stipendium 1978 - 81.
Work stipend 1988 -91 , and 1993. 95 , Norway
DAAD , Künstlerhaus Bethanien 1993.Berlin.

PRIZES
British Steel Award , London ,UK 1978
Morgenbladets prize Oslo, Norway.1985,
Jotun design 1.prize N. 1987 ,
1. Price Art & Architecture ; Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning , Norway1984
Edstrandska, Sweden 1993.

PEDAGOGIC EXPERIENCE
Art Academy Trondheim, Norway,1982 - 92. Guest lecturer
Statliche Kunsthochschuhle, Industrial Design,Oslo, Norway1982 - 83. Guest lecturer
Art Academy Bergen Norway,1984 - 89.Visiting professor
Kunsthochschule, Stavanger, Norway1988 - 91. Guest lecturer
Art Academy Göteborg , Sweden .1991.Guest lecturer
Städelschule, Frankfurt a.M.1989. architecture, member of the jury.
Jan van Eyck Academie , Maastricht, Niederlande.1989. Guest lecturer
Oslo Scool of Architecture Norway.1990 - 94.Guest lecturer
Institute for Romkunst, Oslo Norw. 1992 guest lecturer
Art Academy of Oslo, Norway1988 - 91.Professur Skulptur II.
Art Academy of Oslo, Norway1991-97.Guest lecturer
University of Göteborg, opponent Art & Science. 2000.
Humboldt University, Berlin, lecturer, Fine Art.2002
Art Academy of Oslo, Norway2003- 4 professor Sculpture
Kunsthochschule Berlin, Weissensee, 2006 – Professor Zeichnung.

WORKS IN PUBLIC SPACES
University of London,College of Science and Technology.London. U. K.
Direktoratet for Naturforvaltning, Trondheim, Norway
Sheraton Hotel, Oslo, Norway
Cunard Lines, London.
Institute of Astronomy, University of Lund, Sweden
Dovrefjell-Sundalsfjella Nationalpark, Dovrefjell, Hjerkinn, Norway
Gassco. Karmøy, Norway

WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Nordic Arts Centre , Helsinki , Finland.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway
Kulturrådet , Norway
Konstmuseet Malmö, Schweden.
Kunsthalle zu Kiel , B R D
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Autralia.
Telenor, Norway.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS selected
1989 WALL CURTAIN Ressource Kunst,
Akademie der Künste, Berlin ,
Stadtgallerie Saarbrücken,
Künstlerwerkstatt Lothringerstraße, München.
1990 WALL CURTAIN Northlands,
Museum of Modern Art Oxford, England.
1990 MR.LORRY DOESN´T LIKE ART ANYWAY The Readymade Boomerang,
8.Biennnale Sydney, Australia.
1990 THE LIBRARY Terskel
Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo.
1990 ASHES TO VENICE Aperto´90
44 .Biennale di Venezia, Italia.
1991 THE CIRCLE Europäishe Werkstatt Ruhrgebiet,
Ruhrfestspiele, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen.
1992 AUFHEBUNG Die Aufhebung der Sie - Form.
Kunsthalle zu Kiel, BRD.
1992 VOCABULARY , GRENSE Wanåsutstillingen
Wanås - 92 , Schweden.
1992 WALL Das Steinerne Licht ,
Ostseebiennale Kunsthalle , Rostock .
1992 BETWEEN BETWEEN Meer Offen
Museum of Contemporary Art , Oslo
Preussisches Militärmuseum , Dresden
1993 PURE DIFFERENCE Borealis 6
National Gallery of Island, Reykjavik, Island.
1993 TRACE Biennale di Venezia
Nordic Pavilion
45 .Biennale di Venezia, Italia.
1993 BUCKETS Augenlied,
Schloss Plüschow , Mecklenburg- Vorpommern, BRD
1994 VERSCHLOSSENE RÄUME Einschritt
Europäische Werkstatt Hellerau , Dresden , BRD.
1995 THE PEACE SCULPTURE Fredsskulptur -95
17 installasjoner i Danmark .
1997 ELSEWHERE Blind Drawing Norske Profiler
Museum Folkwang Essen,
1998 Kunsthalle Rostock
2000 VOYAGE collage + video Between Time and Space
2001 touring USA
2003 THE SEAMSTRESS installation , foto, video UNESCO Paris Solo exhibitions, selected
1981 HALF PYRAMID
Galerie de Hoeve, Venlo, Niederlande.
1982 ZEIT ALS MATERIAL
Galerie Nemo, Eckernförde, BRD.
1988 ASH loft CRYSTAL basement
UKS Oslo N.
1988 STARDUST
Bergen kunstforening N.
1989 THE SHIP ,
Storefront , New York , USA.
1989 DAS SCHIFF
Galerie Nemo, Eckernförde, BRD
1989 SKIPET
Galerie Wang, Oslo, Norwegen.
1989 VERDICHTUNGEN
Moltkerei Werkstatt, Köln, BRD.
1990 POINTS ØYEBLIKK
Galerie Heer, Oslo, Norge
1992 CINDER
Centrum Sztuki , Warsawa , Poland.
1993 THE SHIP
New Langton Arts, San Francisco, USA.
1994 THINGS,
Künstlerhaus Bethanien , Berlin. BRD.
1994 THINGS
Ludwigforum , Aachen , BRD.
1995 THE PEACE SCULPTURE
Ludwigforum , Aachen , BRD ,
17 installationen in Denmark ; Skagen to Sylt.
1998 DAS SCHIFF : MARE INCOGNITA
Festspillexhibition Vestfold, Haugar Museum of Art, Tønsberg N.
1999 THE PECE SCULPTURE
GALLERI III, OSLO NORWAY
2001 THE CIRCLE
Galeria AT, Poznan, Poland
2002 1 : 1
Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo, Norway
2004 KVAERNEREN
Nationalmuseet, Oslo, Norway BIBLIOGRAPHIE selected
- Bente Stokke ; Halfpyramidstructures.
Jan van Eyck Academie , Maastricht, 1980.
- Bente Stokke; SIKSI, 3/86
- Ressource Kunst; DuMont Verlag , Köln.
Texte von Georg Jappe u.a., 1989.
- The Readymade Boomerang; Rene Block ,
8. Biennale of Sydney,1990.
- Northlands; Museum of Modern Art Oxford, 1990.
Texte von David Elliot, Maaretta Jaukkuri und Per Kartvedt u.a.
- Bente Stokke ; Works 1980 - 1990, Oslo, 1990.
- Threshold; Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo, 1990.
Text von Jan Brockmann.
- Michael Hübl, “ Asche und Achse “; Kunstforum Nr. 109 , 1990.
- Europäische Werkstatt Ruhrgebiet, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen,
Text von Ferdinand Ulrich u.a., 1990 / 91.
- Asmund Thorkildsen: “ Norway, Some personality - Few trends “;
Flash Art, März / April 1990.
- Die Aufhebung der Sie - Form; Kunsthalle zu Kiel, 1992 .
- Meer Offen; Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo, 1992.
Texte von Heinz Thiel, Jan Ove Steihaug und Jan Brockmann.
- Das Steinerne Licht; Ostseebiennale, Kunsthalle Rostock, 1992.
Texte von Jan Brockmann, Bente Stokke u.a.
- Lotte Sandberg: ” Thoughts about Time ”, SIKSI, 1/93.
- David Elliot und Bente Stokke ( Dialog ) im Katalog zum
Nordischen Pavillion, XLV Biennale di Venezia, Venedig , 1993.
-Art Das Kunstmagazin Skandinavien Spezial Nr. 8 1996.
- Norske Profiler Aktuelle Kunst aus Norwegen
Texte von: Dr.Annie Bardon Kunsthalle Rostock
Dr.Gerhard Finckh Museum Folkwang Essen
Hans-Jakob Brun, Direktor Fearnley Astrup Museum
Michael Hübl.
DUMONT Buchverlag Köln ISBN 3 - 7701.438 - 7
- Michael Hübl. Kunstforum 147.Szeemanns Apertutto ” 48. Biennale of Venice”
”Offene Kriegsspuren”
- Between Space and Time Contemporary Norwegian Sculpture and Installation
texts from Arve Bringaker and Louise E.Shaw

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