Sverre Bjertnes / Bjarne Melgaard

Incredible catalog of an exhibition at White Columns, running March 10–April 20, 2013, orchestrated by Bjarne Melgaard, taking place in an optically charged environment. The exhibition focused on a recent group of new paintings and works on paper by Bjertnes, and included a discrete number of Bjertnes’ earlier works (made between 1999 and 2008), establishing a historical context for his practice. Additionally, the exhibition  included collaborative works made with both Melgaard and the artist’s mother Randi Koren Bjertnes, as well as a group of painted furniture works by the maverick furniture dealer and artist Robert Loughlin (1949-2011.)