TORBJØRN RØDLAND

When asked the question, what does an image consist of, Rødland’s answer was: “Layers upon layers of perception and identification.” What we see, what we had already seen and what can now not be unseen. What we know, what we already knew, and what can now not be unknown. Who we are, who we were, and who we can now no longer remain.

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Torbjørn Rødland (b.1970) lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Røland received his educated at Bergen Art Academy.

“Now it Sobs, Now it Sings” was his sixth solo exhibition at STANDARD (OSLO). Recent exhibitions include “Oh My God You Guys”, Le Consortium, Dijon (2023); “Bible Eye”, The Contemporary Austin, Texas (2021); “Fifth Honeymoon”, Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland / Bonnier Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden / Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway (2019) ; “Back in Touch”, C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany; and “The Touch That Made You”, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK (2017); “Sasquatch Century”, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Oslo, Norway (2015).

Torbjørn’s work is held in numerous collections, including; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, NY USA; Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, NY, USA; The National Museum of Art, Oslo, Norway; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., USA; Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo, Norway; Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, France; Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Strasbourg, France; Stortinget, the Norwegian Parliament, Oslo, Norway; among others.

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Torbjørn Rødland has been with STANDARD (OSLO) since 2007.