Norway's most distinguished sculptor, Nico Widerberg, inaugurates Kings Place Gallery with a one man show 'Past in Future'.
The Kings Place Gallery will open its doors on Wednesday 1 October, with Nico Widerberg’s exhibition, ‘Past in Future’ of large and small scale sculptures in granite and glass.
It could hardly be more appropriate that Nico Widerberg’s first one-man show in London should take place at the new architecturally outstanding Kings Place Gallery. Extravagantly gifted, Widerberg has exhibited throughout Europe, Scandinavia in particular, as well as the US and comes from one of Norway’s most distinguished artistic families. His father Frans, for instance, has long been acknowledged as the foremost figurative painter since Edvard Munch.
Predominantly still and monolithic, Widerberg's sculpture unites traditions as diverse as pre-classical Greek and the elongated presences of Giacometti. Although he claims that he is not influenced by the art of antiquity, he nonetheless values its sense of timelessness and spirituality. Defiantly independent, Nico Widerberg is also relentlessly inventive.
Kings Place is a new office building sited on York Way, Kings Cross, London, developed by Parabola Land. 28000m2 of offices is combined with a centre for music and the visual arts. Kings Place is the new headquarters of The Guardian newspaper.
Nico Widerberg, 'Past in Future'
1 October – 28 November 2008
Kings place Gallery
Kings Place
90 York Way
London, N1 9AG
Exhibition Open:
Monday to Saturday 10 am – 7.30 pm,
Sunday 11 am – 6.30pm
Admission Free
Tel: 0207 520 1485
Nicolaus Widerberg Studio Installation 2008