Beatriz González
Thursday, September 17
Astrup-Fearnley Museum
Astrup Fearnley Museet presents a retrospective of Beatriz González (1932–2026). Bringing together over 150 artworks, this major exhibition explores the artist’s influential practice from the 1960s to the present.
Known for her distinctive graphic style and bold palette, González’s work explores the power and impact of the images we encounter every day, probing their potential to communicate and determine how we perceive the world. Drawing from found images that she has amassed throughout her life in Colombia – ranging from tattered reproductions of revered paintings from Western art history to newspaper clippings reporting on violent murder, conflict and loss – González transforms her sources through her work. Playfully addressing the dominating influence of Western iconography, questioning socially constructed ideas of taste, confronting complex histories of violence, and paying homage to displaced communities, she reveals how images reflect power dynamics on a personal and political scale.
Challenging conventional hierarchies of value imposed on specific mediums or cultures, González experiments with myriad media, including painting, prints, furniture-objects (beds, tables and TVs), monumental painted backdrops, and large-scale installations occupying public spaces. Rooted in and responding to a specific Colombian context, her work addresses pressing concerns ranging from political violence to the climate crisis and the lives of indigenous communities while remaining deeply resonant to contemporary global politics and speaking to universal human concerns.
DATE/TIME: Thursday, September 17 at 11:45 (for 12:00)
SIGN UP: To Trudy Brand-Jacobsen by email no
later than September 10.
PLACE: Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art at Tjuvholmen.
PRICE: NOK 200,- for the guided tour AND entrance fee.
Please pay by bank transfer to the IF’s account 1600.40.36631 or by VIPPS to 591747. Remember to state the event and your name in the dialogue box for VIPPSand in the KID-number box for bank payments.
No cash will be handled at the venue.
TRANSPORT: Tram 12 stops at Aker Brygge and Bus 21 stops at Tjuvholmen.
The Nationaltheatret Station is within walking distance and there is ample pay parking at the indoor parking spaces at both Aker Brygge and Tjuvholmen.
LUNCH: Ventiventi is an Italian restaurant adjacent to the Museum and there are lots of cafes and restaurants at Aker Brygge.
Maximum number of participants: 30
Guests are welcome if space is available. Members have priority.
Cancellations after the deadline and no-shows will be charged.
For last-minute cancellations, please notify Trudy by email.