Yet another year. On the occasion of marking this strange, sad, overloaded, yet fantastic year — a year of ambivalence — and welcoming a new one, filled with hopes and aims for joy, pleasure, and freedom: LOVE for 2022 (absolutely no order of appearance, some with several overlapping hats and occasions, not to mention friends):

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And you are many more being part of the machinery; working at the venues; volunteers; borrowing us poles, hands, and other equipment; creating the links, making the important introductions; the ongoing and in the loop — you know who you are. Ever grateful.

ALL A KIND OF MAGIC.

Love,

Karmaklubb*

Two fresh articles on the year of reopening and general craziness:

• ↗︎ Xin Li, NRK, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, 28 December 2022 (in Norwegian)
• ↗︎ Aslaug Olette Klausen, BLIKK, 20 January 2023 (in Norwegian)
• Additional hot tip: ↗︎ Tominga Hope O’Donnell about Queer Culture Year in Contemporary Art Stavanger (CAS) (in English)

Credits

Excerpts (several) from the art film ↗︎ Cassie Brødskive x Frida Marida, Queering the Museum — Preus (2022). Part of the Karmaklubb* ‘Queering the Museum’ investigations. This work is made for the collaboration between Karmaklubb* and Preus Museum, national museum for photography. Produced by Preus Museum on the occasion of Queer Culture Year / Skeivt kulturår 2022 and the exhibition ‘Over the Rainbow’ / ‘Over regnbuen’, curator Hilde Herming. Preus Museum Collection 2022. Courtesy of the artists, Karmaklubb* (Tine Semb), Alex Benjamin Jørgensen, and Cloudberry.

↗︎ Karmaklubb* at Blå, Oslo night to 31 July 2022 (several clips). DJing by Selma (Carlo & Selma). Drag pop-ups from Oslo Drag Festival 2022: Cassie Brødskive, Phoenix D’vine, Bambia, Ryona Crystal, Penetra Schön and more. DJ: Selma (Carlo & Selma). Club night in additional collaboration with artist Niels Munk Plum. Video by Karmaklubb*.

↗︎ Karmaklubb* at Blå, Oslo night to 26 February 2022: ‘Day of Passion’ (several clips). DJing by Thorgerdur Johanna. Concert by Bendik Baksaas. Performance by Cassie Brødskive. Video by Karmaklubb*.

↗︎ Karmaklubb* x OAT Academy at Oslo School of Architecture and Design, 24 September 2022: ‘Pink Concrete’. On stage: Queen Sultan aka Zutaana Hadaddeen. Video by Christer Reitan.

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