Luke Fowler (b. 1978) lives and works in Glasgow. He has had solo exhibitions at, among other venues, the Serpentine Gallery (London), Kunsthalle Zürich, Extra City (Antwerp) and The Modern Institute (Glasgow). He has participated in a long succession of group exhibitions and film festivals all over the world.
Luke Fowler is one of the most talked-about young British artists of recent years. His films are documentaries which at the same time express an experimental attitude to the fi lm medium, in a continuation of the avant-garde fi lm tradition of the 1960s and 1970s. They often also portray historical cultural fi gures who operate on the extreme periphery of established society. The subject is usually a type of outsider fi gure with radical ambitions to challenge existing society. Pilgrimage from Scattered Points (2006), perhaps Fowler’s best known fi lm portrait, deals with the British composer and activist Cornelius Cardew (1936-1981), following the development of the composer’s ground-breaking Scratch Orchestra project through its break down to final collapse. The orchestra, which consisted of both professional musici ans and amateurs, challenged established conventions and distanced itself from the use of traditional notation and performance arenas. It was a social experiment that ended in a rupture, splitting its membership into two factions.
Fowler’s film sheds light on the group’s struggle, during which Cardew himself became a Maoist. For him, music was a tool for studying man’s ability to cooperate, as well as a means of investigating society’s capacity to tolerate the unacceptable. Fowler’s portrait films themselves have a political motivation and show, through a close reading of historical fi gures, how alternative ways of thinking are possible.
At borealis:
Luke Fowler, exhibition opening
Friday
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Friday | |||||
Tid | Navn på event | Artist | Type event | Sted | Billettpris |
20:00 | Luke Fowler, exhibition opening | Luke Fowler | Exhibition | Bergen Kunsthall | |
Sunday | |||||
Tid | Navn på event | Artist | Type event | Sted | Billettpris |
18:00 | SPRINGBOARD BOREALIS 1: Percussionists | Concert/performance | Griegakademiet Prøvesalen | ||
20:00 | SPRINGBOARD BOREALIS 2: Composers | Concert/performance | Altona wine bar, Augustin Hotel | ||
Tuesday | |||||
Tid | Navn på event | Artist | Type event | Sted | Billettpris |
Borealis theme tune | Theme Tune,Theme Tune | ||||
13:00 | Kino Borealis | Film - Kino Borealis | Landmark | ||
15:30 | Gerhard Eckel, 'Catabolizer' installation opening | Gerhard Eckel | Exhibition | Rom 8 | |
17:00 | Biblioludium: Mette Karlsvik | Mette Karlsvik | Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek | ||
18:00 | Gerhard Stäbler, 'HELIOS NORDWÄRTS' | Gerhard Stäbler | Admiral Hotel / Bryggen | ||
19:00 | John Cage, Sonata V | Else Olsen Storesund | Concert/performance | Bergen Pianoforretning | |
19:30 | Bergen piano shop exhibition | Exhibition | Bergen Pianoforretning | ||
20:00 | Kalmarhuset Apartment Concerts | Sigurd Fischer Olsen,Ricardo Odriozola & Friends,Siegfried Kutterer | Concert/performance | Kalmarhuset leiligheter | |
20:00 | Avgarde/Benedict Mason | Ricardo Odriozola & Friends | See below,Logen,Landmark,USF Verftet,Salhus Tricotagefabrik | ||
21:00 | Radioalis | ||||
22:00 | Phill Niblock and Thomas Ankersmit | Thomas Ankersmit,Phill Niblock | Concert/performance | Landmark | |
Wednesday | |||||
Tid | Navn på event | Artist | Type event | Sted | Billettpris |
Jennifer Walshe, 'THIS IS WHY PEOPLE O.D. ON PILLS' | Øyvind Skarbø,Tor Kristian Liseth,Jennifer Walshe | Concert/performance,Film - Kino Borealis | See below,Salhus Tricotagefabrik,Rådhuset,Landmark | ||
MADRAS CURRY (Melchiorre/Kutterer/Buti) | Siegfried Kutterer,Domenico Melchiorre,Szilard Buti | DNB Lars Hillesgate 30,Salhus Tricotagefabrik | |||
13:00 | Kino Borealis | Film - Kino Borealis | Landmark | ||
15:30 | 'Catabolizer' performance #1: David Helbich, 'Social Piece' | David Helbich,Gerhard Eckel | Rom 8 | ||
17:00 | Biblioludium: Kjersti Rorgemoen | Kjersti Rorgemoen | Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek | ||
18:30 | Factory Night Salhus | GNEIS,Rolf Borch,Knut Vaage,Ricardo Odriozola & Friends,Kunsu Shim,Gerhard Stäbler | Salhus Tricotagefabrik | ||
20:00 | Avgarde/Benedict Mason | Ricardo Odriozola & Friends | See below,Logen,Landmark,USF Verftet,Salhus Tricotagefabrik | ||
21:00 | Radioalis | ||||
Thursday | |||||
Tid | Navn på event | Artist | Type event | Sted | Billettpris |
MADRAS CURRY (Melchiorre/Kutterer/Buti) | Siegfried Kutterer,Domenico Melchiorre,Szilard Buti | DNB Lars Hillesgate 30,Salhus Tricotagefabrik | |||
13:00 | Kino Borealis | Film - Kino Borealis | Landmark | ||
17:00 | Biblioludium: Erlend O. Nødtvedt | Erlend O. Nødtvedt | Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek | ||
18:00 | Plattform: John Tilbury | John Tilbury | Bergen Kunsthall,Landmark | ||
19:30 | Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim, 'Collaborations' 1, 2 & 3 | Apartment House,Kunsu Shim,Gerhard Stäbler | Kunstmuseum, Stenersen | ||
20:00 | Avgarde/Benedict Mason | Ricardo Odriozola & Friends | See below,Logen,Landmark,USF Verftet,Salhus Tricotagefabrik | ||
20:30 | Kerry Yong, 'Cover Me Casio' #1 & #2 | Knut Vaage,Casiokids,Kerry Yong | Kunstmuseum, Stenersen | ||
21:00 | Radioalis | ||||
22:30 | Casiokids and Kerry Yong, 'Cover We Casio Kids' | Casiokids,Kerry Yong | Landmark | ||
23:30 | Idiot Switch | Idiot Switch | Concert/performance | Landmark | |
Friday | |||||
Tid | Navn på event | Artist | Type event | Sted | Billettpris |
11:30 | Six Pianos, Steve Reich/Gilius Van Bergeijk | Fidan Aghayeva,Mai Goto,Chihiro Ito,Annabel Guaita,Steve Reich,Gilius van Bergeijk,Post & Mulder | Bergen Pianoforretning | ||
13:00 | Kino Borealis | Film - Kino Borealis | Landmark | ||
15:30 | Gerhard Eckel, 'Catabolizer' performance #2: Anders Førisdal | Anders Førisdal,Laurence Crane,Gerhard Eckel | Rom 8 | Free entrance | |
17:00 | Biblioludium: Øyvind Rimbereid | Øyvind Rimbereid | Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek | ||
17:45 | Else Olsen Storesund: Kids' workshop and performance | Else Olsen Storesund | Bergen Pianoforretning | Free entrance | |
18:00 | John Tilbury and Michael Duch | John Tilbury,Michael Duch | Bergen Pianoforretning | 80/60 | |
19:30 | Logos Foundation exhibition | Logos Foundation | Exhibition | Logen | |
20:00 | Logen Cabaret | BIT20 Percussion,Anders Førisdal,Apartment House,Szilard Buti,Domenico Melchiorre,Siegfried Kutterer,Kunsu Shim,Robyn Schulkowsky | Concert/performance | Logen | |
20:00 | Avgarde/Benedict Mason | Ricardo Odriozola & Friends | See below,Logen,Landmark,USF Verftet,Salhus Tricotagefabrik | ||
21:00 | Radioalis | ||||
23:00 | Magda Mayas and Tony Buck | Magda Mayas & Tony Buck | Logen | ||
24:00 | Trondheim Jazzorkester & Kim Myhr | Trondheim Jazzorkester,Kim Myhr | Concert/performance | Logen | |
Saturday | |||||
Tid | Navn på event | Artist | Type event | Sted | Billettpris |
Jennifer Walshe, 'THIS IS WHY PEOPLE O.D. ON PILLS' | Øyvind Skarbø,Tor Kristian Liseth,Jennifer Walshe | Concert/performance,Film - Kino Borealis | See below,Salhus Tricotagefabrik,Rådhuset,Landmark | ||
12:00 | Laksevåg school media station launch | Exhibition | Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek | ||
13:00 | BiblioludiUNG | Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek | Free entrance | ||
15:00 | Gerhard Stäbler and Kunsu Shim: CO-OP #1 - World Premiere | Collegiûm Mûsicûm,Gerhard Stäbler,Kunsu Shim | 180/150 | ||
15:00 | Knut Vaage, 'Høgsongen' - World Premiere | Knut Vaage | Concert/performance | 180/150 | |
20:00 | Avgarde/Benedict Mason | Ricardo Odriozola & Friends | See below,Logen,Landmark,USF Verftet,Salhus Tricotagefabrik | ||
22:00 | Captain Miki and J Van Zit, 'give us a hug' | The Chap | Landmark | ||
22:00 | DYGONG | DYGONG | Concert/performance | Landmark | |
23:00 | The Chap | The Chap | Concert/performance | Landmark | |
24:00 | DJ Fredrik Saroea | Landmark |