Articles of ‘Selene Wendt’

The Art of Storytelling

The Art of Storytelling

By Selene Wendt
Storytelling and narration have played a significant role in contemporary art for quite some time, materializing as a trend that has developed alongside the increasing popularity of documentary practices in art. Storytelling seems to be capturing everyone’s attention as an ever-increasing number of exhibitions feature strongly narrative work. Whether historically, politically [...]



When a Painting Moves… Something Must be Rotten!

When a Painting Moves… Something Must be Rotten!

When a Painting Moves… Something Must be Rotten! Edited by Selene Wendt and Paco Barragán. Edizione Charta, Milano and The Stenersen Museum, Oslo, 2011. 76 pages. ISBN 9788881588169.
By Irina Leyva-Pérez
Artists have always crossed the boundaries and pushed the limits by proposing new approaches to art. This attitude has become an intrinsic part of [...]



SELENE WENDT

SELENE WENDT

Selene Wendt is an art historian, curator, and writer who works as director of The Stenersen Museum in Oslo, Norway. She has curated numerous international exhibitions, including: “Shirin Neshat, Beyond Orientalism;” “Liza Lou, Leaves of Glass;” “Ghada Amer, Reading Between the Threads;” “Art Through the Eye of the Needle;” and “Equatorial Rhythms,” which [...]