149:
130:
suggested that this controversy was a misunderstanding of
Melgaard's intentions, and Zhukova said that the photograph of her was "out of context"; the artwork intended to be a "commentary on gender and racial politics". Melgaard himself released a statement responding to the controversy that was
477:
scene in the 1990s. The film featured in the 15th Athens
International Film Festival (16–27 September 2009), screened at Danaos Cinema. In the film, an exhibition of Melgaard's in a Stockholm gallery is extensively shown, along with his comments on black/death metal.
134:
Melgaard has collaborated with
Norwegian artist Sverre Koren Bjertnaes in several exhibitions. The two alternate to work on the same canvas, giving them an expression neither of the artists would achieve alone.
177:
821:
534:
693:
621:
746:
760:
181:
896:
499:
831:
793:
599:
901:
891:
157:
55:
231:
203:
287:
857:
Find yourself a different place to die! The debate regarding Ekely: Melgaard wishes to build in Munchs immediate proximity
583:
30:. He has been described as "one of Norway's most important artists" and, following the 2014 publicity about his sculpture
210:
856:
250:
110:
is a sculpture of a bound black woman on her back with a seat cushion on her thighs, and is a reinterpretation of a
646:
122:
was photographed sitting on the cushion for a fashion website, resulting in online accusations of racism under the
217:
307:
674:
199:
77:
Early in his career
Melgaard created controversial installations referencing subversive subcultures such as
881:
127:
173:
111:
774:
162:
99:
His first show in New York was in 2000, where he exhibited sculptures of apes engaged in sex acts.
273:
166:
722:
871:
324:
115:
224:
67:
886:
876:
747:"Kunstnerne Melgaard og Bjertnes brøt kontakten. Slik gikk det da de tok opp tråden igjen"
8:
798:
694:"Editor apologises after Dasha Zhukova 'black woman mannequin' chair sparks racism row"
607:
379:
82:
539:
562:
698:
587:
188:
580:
535:"The chair man: meet Bjarne Melgaard, the artist behind the Dasha Zhukova seat"
865:
119:
86:
78:
59:
54:, Norway. In 2009, he moved permanently to New York. Melgaard studied at the
27:
826:
35:
507:
474:
71:
23:
647:"The "Racist Chair" Wasn't Racist Until a Russian Socialite Sat on It"
63:
89:
123:
93:
675:"Artist Offers Bizarre Defense For His 'Racist' Chair Sculpture"
579:
press release for A Weekend of
Painting: A Novel by Les Super,
47:
296:"Ignorant Transparencies", Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
187:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
563:"Bjarne Melgaard - kunst til salgs, bilder, biografi og CV"
291:
51:
85:
music. Currently, his practice consists of an emphasis on
761:"Melgaard og Bjertnæs leverer en utstilling på steroider"
622:"Why there's nothing racist about the 'racist chair'"
50:, Australia to Norwegian parents, and was raised in
118:. The controversy began when Russian art socialite
16:
Norwegian artist based in New York City (born 1967)
723:"The Art World's Casual Racism [UPDATED]"
493:
491:
863:
532:
488:
819:
691:
791:
497:
363:A Weekend of Painting; A novel by Les Super
822:"Bjarne Melgaard: Ignorant Transparencies"
794:"Bjarne Melgaard: Ignorant Transparencies"
720:
180:about living persons that is unsourced or
34:, "the most famous Norwegian artist since
668:
666:
528:
526:
524:
251:Learn how and when to remove this message
401:, Oesterreichisches Kulturforum, Warsaw
131:labelled by some writers as "bizarre".
56:Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts
864:
663:
521:
138:
126:hashtag #racistchair. Guardian critic
473:, a documentary about the Norwegian
418:The End of The Professional Teenager
142:
102:In January 2014, Melgaard's artwork
897:21st-century Norwegian LGBTQ people
672:
533:Susannah Butter (23 January 2014).
13:
820:Diane Solway (13 September 2013).
721:Steinhauer, Jillian (2014-01-21).
359:, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
353:, Galerie Anne De Villepoix, Paris
14:
913:
850:
692:Heather Saul (21 January 2014).
673:Rao, Mallika (24 January 2014).
498:Kjetil Røed (20 December 2013).
433:, MARTa Herford Museum, Hannover
147:
41:
813:
792:Ken Johnson (10 October 2013).
785:
767:
753:
739:
714:
340:, Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen
902:21st-century Norwegian artists
892:Norwegian contemporary artists
685:
639:
614:
592:
573:
555:
500:"Hvor god er Bjarne Melgaard?"
388:, Haugar Vestfold Museum, Oslo
365:, Galerie Leo Koenig, New York
308:Institute of Contemporary Arts
1:
481:
66:from 1991 to 1992 and at the
22:(born 9 September 1967) is a
158:biography of a living person
7:
185:must be removed immediately
10:
918:
586:December 19, 2007, at the
414:, Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen
96:, often containing text.
471:Until the Light Takes Us
779:Gary Tatintsian Gallery
452:, Kunstverein Frankfurt
437:Galleria d’Arte Moderna
274:Gary Tatintsian Gallery
506:(in Norwegian). Oslo:
465:, 5th Biennale de Lyon
325:Greene Naftali Gallery
172:Please help by adding
114:by British pop artist
306:"A House to Die In",
68:Jan van Eyck Academie
46:Melgaard was born in
469:Melgaard appears in
178:Contentious material
106:caused controversy.
882:Artists from Sydney
834:on 23 February 2014
679:The Huffington Post
286:"Bjarne Melgaard",
139:Notable exhibitions
74:from 1992 to 1993.
799:The New York Times
763:. 15 January 2018.
463:Sharing Exoticisms
380:The Horse Hospital
156:This section of a
775:"Naturally Naked"
749:. 4 January 2018.
604:Galleri Faurschou
600:"Bjarne Melgaard"
338:The Glamour Chase
261:
260:
253:
235:
200:"Bjarne Melgaard"
161:needs additional
909:
844:
843:
841:
839:
830:. Archived from
817:
811:
810:
808:
806:
789:
783:
782:
771:
765:
764:
757:
751:
750:
743:
737:
736:
734:
733:
718:
712:
711:
709:
707:
689:
683:
682:
670:
661:
660:
658:
657:
643:
637:
636:
634:
633:
618:
612:
611:
610:on 10 July 2011.
606:. Archived from
596:
590:
577:
571:
570:
559:
553:
552:
550:
548:
540:Evening Standard
530:
519:
518:
516:
514:
495:
420:, Sketch, London
256:
249:
245:
242:
236:
234:
193:
174:reliable sources
151:
150:
143:
26:artist based in
917:
916:
912:
911:
910:
908:
907:
906:
862:
861:
853:
848:
847:
837:
835:
818:
814:
804:
802:
790:
786:
773:
772:
768:
759:
758:
754:
745:
744:
740:
731:
729:
719:
715:
705:
703:
699:The Independent
690:
686:
671:
664:
655:
653:
645:
644:
640:
631:
629:
620:
619:
615:
598:
597:
593:
588:Wayback Machine
578:
574:
569:(in Norwegian).
561:
560:
556:
546:
544:
531:
522:
512:
510:
496:
489:
484:
376:Jasmine La Nuit
321:Bjarne Melgaard
288:Astrup Fearnley
270:Naturally Naked
257:
246:
240:
237:
194:
192:
171:
152:
148:
141:
87:expressionistic
44:
20:Bjarne Melgaard
17:
12:
11:
5:
915:
905:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
860:
859:
852:
851:External links
849:
846:
845:
812:
784:
766:
752:
738:
713:
684:
662:
638:
613:
591:
572:
554:
520:
486:
485:
483:
480:
467:
466:
454:
453:
441:
440:
434:
422:
421:
415:
403:
402:
399:Tirol Transfer
390:
389:
383:
367:
366:
360:
354:
342:
341:
329:
328:
312:
311:
298:
297:
294:
278:
277:
259:
258:
182:poorly sourced
155:
153:
146:
140:
137:
128:Jonathan Jones
43:
40:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
914:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
872:Living people
870:
869:
867:
858:
855:
854:
833:
829:
828:
823:
816:
801:
800:
795:
788:
780:
776:
770:
762:
756:
748:
742:
728:
727:Hyperallergic
724:
717:
701:
700:
695:
688:
680:
676:
669:
667:
652:
648:
642:
627:
623:
617:
609:
605:
601:
595:
589:
585:
582:
581:LeoKoenig.com
576:
568:
564:
558:
542:
541:
536:
529:
527:
525:
509:
505:
501:
494:
492:
487:
479:
476:
472:
464:
461:
460:
459:
458:
451:
448:
447:
446:
445:
438:
435:
432:
429:
428:
427:
426:
419:
416:
413:
410:
409:
408:
407:
400:
397:
396:
395:
394:
387:
384:
381:
377:
374:
373:
372:
371:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
351:Helter Helter
349:
348:
347:
346:
339:
336:
335:
334:
333:
326:
322:
319:
318:
317:
316:
309:
305:
304:
303:
302:
295:
293:
289:
285:
284:
283:
282:
275:
271:
268:
267:
266:
265:
255:
252:
244:
241:February 2014
233:
230:
226:
223:
219:
216:
212:
209:
205:
202: –
201:
197:
196:Find sources:
190:
186:
183:
179:
175:
169:
168:
164:
159:
154:
145:
144:
136:
132:
129:
125:
121:
120:Dasha Zhukova
117:
113:
112:similar piece
109:
105:
100:
97:
95:
91:
88:
84:
80:
75:
73:
69:
65:
61:
60:Rijksakademie
57:
53:
49:
42:Life and work
39:
37:
33:
29:
28:New York City
25:
21:
836:. Retrieved
832:the original
825:
815:
803:. Retrieved
797:
787:
778:
769:
755:
741:
730:. Retrieved
726:
716:
704:. Retrieved
697:
687:
678:
654:. Retrieved
650:
641:
630:. Retrieved
628:. 2014-01-21
626:the Guardian
625:
616:
608:the original
603:
594:
575:
566:
557:
545:. Retrieved
538:
511:. Retrieved
503:
470:
468:
462:
456:
455:
449:
443:
442:
436:
430:
424:
423:
417:
411:
405:
404:
398:
392:
391:
385:
375:
369:
368:
362:
356:
350:
344:
343:
337:
331:
330:
320:
314:
313:
300:
299:
280:
279:
269:
263:
262:
247:
238:
228:
221:
214:
207:
195:
184:
167:verification
160:
133:
107:
103:
101:
98:
76:
45:
36:Edvard Munch
31:
19:
18:
887:Gay artists
877:1967 births
508:Aftenposten
475:black metal
386:Hallo Maybe
116:Allen Jones
83:heavy metal
866:Categories
838:2 February
827:W Magazine
805:2 February
732:2021-11-24
706:2 February
656:2021-11-24
632:2021-11-24
567:Fineart AS
547:2 February
513:2 February
482:References
450:New Heimat
327:, New York
211:newspapers
72:Maastricht
439:, Bologna
431:Black Low
357:Les Super
276:, Moscow
163:citations
90:paintings
64:Amsterdam
24:Norwegian
702:. London
584:Archived
543:. London
382:, London
310:, London
189:libelous
94:drawings
651:Complex
225:scholar
124:Twitter
79:S&M
504:Osloby
227:
220:
213:
206:
198:
48:Sydney
232:JSTOR
218:books
108:Chair
104:Chair
32:Chair
840:2014
807:2014
708:2014
549:2014
515:2014
457:2000
444:2001
425:2002
412:Skam
406:2003
393:2004
370:2005
345:2006
332:2007
315:2008
301:2012
292:Oslo
281:2013
264:2019
204:news
165:for
92:and
81:and
52:Oslo
70:in
62:in
38:."
868::
824:.
796:.
777:.
725:.
696:.
677:.
665:^
649:.
624:.
602:.
565:.
537:.
523:^
502:.
490:^
378:,
323:,
290:,
272:,
176:.
58:,
842:.
809:.
781:.
735:.
710:.
681:.
659:.
635:.
551:.
517:.
254:)
248:(
243:)
239:(
229:·
222:·
215:·
208:·
191:.
170:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.