Gruppe 66

Gruppe 66 in 1965. [1]

Situationist-influenced Gruppe 66 made some of the first action art and happenings in Norway. Its events saw a mix of poetry, new music, jazz, films, Co-ritus, concrete music, Laterna Magica shadow and puppetry theatre performances using light projection and slides, and participatory events. The motive forces behind the initiative were Jens Jørgen Thorsen from Copenhagen and Lars Grundt. The group was inaugurated at a "living" exhibition in March-April 1966, followed by another ground-breaking exhibition Konkret analyse in October 1970, both at Bergen Fine Art Association [Kunstforeningen]. The latter exhibition also involved public debates with politicians.

Documents

• Documentation of Gruppe 66 exhibition, 11 Mar-3 Apr 1966
• Documentation of Konkret analyse exhibition, 2-18 Oct 1970. Organised by Lars Grundt and Stefan Rink.

2016 exhibition

• An Army of Liars: Situationists in Scandinavia, Kunsthall Oslo, 25 Nov 2016-29 Jan 2017. First major exhibition to examine the legacy of the Situationist movement in the region. Archive material.

See also

• Situationist International
• Norway#Intermedia, Happenings, Action art

Links

• http://bergensiana.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/gruppe-i-66/