Bente Larsen

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Visiting address Blindernveien 31 Georg Morgenstiernes hus 0313 Oslo
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Academic Interests

  • Aesthetic Theories
  • Visuality
  • Modernism
  • Contemporary Art

Ongoing research

In my ongoing reseach focus is on the relation between the gaze and the art work. It is a relation that is discussed from the point of departure of the aeshetics of the fragment and it is developed in relation to works by Vilhelm Hammershøi, Ad Reinhardt and Gerhard Richter. Central concepts are attraction, distance, silence and melancholy

Higher education and employment history

  • Dr. Art. 1998 at the University of Oslo
  • Research fellow at the The Department of Art History, Oslo University, 2000-2002
  • Assistant professor, Department of Musicology and Art history, Lund University, 2003-2006 
  • Research fellow at The Department of Musicology and Art history, Lund University, 2006-2009
  • Associate professor, Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, sec. of Art History, Oslo University, 2009-2010
  • Professor, Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund, 2010-2011
  • Professor, Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, sec. of Art History, 2011- 

Appointments

  • Member of the board of The Nordic Society of Aesthetics
  • Member of the Board of representatives, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
  • PhD-Leader, Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas 2021-2022
  • Head of Section, Art History, Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, 2022-
  • Chair of the review panel of Arts and Literature, the Research Council of Finland, 2022-
  • Chair, NOS-HS workshop panel, 2015 - 2020
  • Member of the evaluation panel for Aesthetic disciplines (Literature, Theatre, Music, Film, Art and History of Architecture), the Swedish Research Council, 2010-2015
  • Head of section, Art History, Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, 2013 - 2016
  • Member of Department Board, Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, 2012 - 2020
  • Member of the board of external experts in an overall assessment of leading research areas at the Faculty of Humanities, Stockholm University, 2014
  • Member of Accreditation Panel, The Danish Accreditation Institution, 2014
  • Member of the board of Quality Assurance, Cultural science, Swedish Higher Education Authority 2013
  • Member of the Board of Humanities, Norwegian Research Council, 2010-2013
Tags: Art History, Aesthetics, Modernism

Publications

  • “Gray and the Silence of Surfaces”, in Kamini Vellodi & Aron Vinegar (ed.), Grey on Grey: On the Threshold of Philosophy and Art, Edinburgh University Press, (2023)
  • “Flowers of Evil”, OSL contemporary (2022)
  • “An Apologetic Praising of Derridean Deconstruction”. The Nordic Journal of Aesthetics (2022); Volum 31
  • “Antinomiernes spil eller den håbefulde forsoning”, Salongen (2022)
  • "Fragment and Laughter: The Art of Thomas Schütte", in Mathilda Olof-Ors (ed.) Thomas Schütte. United Enemies, Moderna Museet, Koenig Books, London (2016)
  • "The Infinity of Water Lilies: On Monet's Late Paintings", in Gordon McMullan & Sam Smiles (ed.), Late Styles and its Discontents. Oxford University Press, (2016)
  • "Vilhelm Hammershøi: A Danish Avant-Garde Painter", in Jakob Lothe & Bente Larsen (ed.) Perspectives on the Nordic, Novus Forlag (2016)
  • "Eye, Matter and Interpretation", The Nordic Journal of Aesthetics, no 46 (2013)
  • Per Inge Bjørlo. Exhibition catalogue (2012)
  • "Water Lilies and the Gesture of Melancholy: On Monet's Late Works", Site (2012)
  • "Blik og modernitet. Om Édouard Manets "L'Exposition Universelle de 1867"". Kunst og kultur (2012)
  • ”The Melancholy of the Skull. On the Artworks of Per Inge Bjørlo.” i Kunst og Kultur, 3, (2008)
  • ”On – Off – On – Off. A Discussion of Martin Creed’s Work, The Lights Going on and Off". (2007)
  • Bente Larsen (red.) Estetikk; Sansning, erkjennelse og verk, UniPub forlag. Oslo, (2006)
  • Mari Slaattelid. Loud and Close, Kisses and Dust. Euvrekatalog, Oslo, (2006)
  • ”Overfladens afstand: Om forholdet mellem motiv og flade i Gerhard Richter’s kunst”. Konsthistorisk Tidsskrift, vol. 75, no 4, (2006)
  • ”Verkets ögonblick” i: A.Johansson og M. Martinsson (red), Efter Adorno, Glänte produktion, (2003)
  • ”Kunsten og Kønnet. Om udsmykningen på Gimlemoen” i I fellesskapets rom. HøyskoleForlaget, (2003)
  • ”Sort. Momenter ved brugen af sort i 1900-tallets maleri” i Tegn, 2/2002
  • ”The Contemplation of Desolation. On the Motive of the Ennui by Eugéne Delacroix
  • and the Aesthetic Experience as Melancholy.” Nordisk Estetisk Tidsskrift, nr. 24, (2001)
  • ”Avstand”, I: Maaretta Jaukkuri (red), Skulpturlandskap Nordland, Press (2001)
  • ”Tekst og form. Om konceptkunst og kunstnerisk udsmykning”, Årskatalog,
  • Utsmykkingsfondet for offentlige bygg, (2001)
  • “Fravær og nærvær. Om begivenheden i Waltercio Caldas’ skulptur Omkring.” i: A. Kittang og F. Tygstrup (red), Blikk på kunst, Oslo: F-press (2001)
  • “The Fragmentet Body: A Study of some Aesthetic Implications of Théodore Céricault’s Body Fragment Paintings”, Nordisk Estetisk Tidsskrift, nr. 20, (2000)
  • “On the Aesthetic constructions of Gerhard Richter.” ForArt. http://www.forart.no/, 2000
  • “Avstandens estetikk”, Form, nr. 4, (2000).
  • Stilhed. En studie i Manets tidligt-moderne produktion i lys af Adornos æstetisk-teoretiske bestemmelse af det moderne værk. Dr. art. afhandling, Oslo: Acta Humaniora, (1999)
  • “Forskydninger og ironi. Aspekter ved fragmentkarakteren i Picassos collager fra 1912-14”, Kunst og Kultur 2/99, Oslo. (2009)
  • 2010: Anmeldelse af Pamela M. Lee, Chronophobia. On time in the Art of the 1960’s. Massachusetts 2004 i Ekfrase, 1/2010
  • 2007: ”Presence”, i Per Inge Bjørlo. Selected Works, Oslo
  • 2006: Anmeldelse af Tacida Dean, Reflecting Posterity. Kunst og Kultur, Oslo
  • 2003: ”Navnene findes”. Katalogtekst for Mari Slaatelids udstilling navnene findes Galleri Bo Bjerggaard 27. februar til 12. april.
  • 2001: Anmeldelse af Arne Engelstads bog, Interart, for Norsklæreren, 3/01.
  • Larsen, Bente (2023). Gray and the Silence of Surfaces. In Vinegar, Aron Sascha Morris & Vellodi, Kamini (Ed.), Grey on Grey: At the Threshold of Philosophy and Art. Edinburgh University Press. ISSN 9781474478519.
  • Larsen, Bente (2022). An apologetic Praising of Derridean Deconstruction. The Nordic Journal of Aesthetics. ISSN 2000-1452. 31(63), p. 158–161.
  • Larsen, Bente (2022). Antinomierne spil eller den håbefulde forsoning (https://www.salongen.no/25070-2/). Salongen – nettidsskrift for filosofi og idéhistorie. ISSN 2703-7053.
  • Lothe, Jakob & Larsen, Bente (2016). Introduction. In Larsen, Bente & Lothe, Jakob (Ed.), Perspectives on the Nordic. Novus Forlag. ISSN 978-82-7099-857-9. p. 9–24.
  • Larsen, Bente (2016). The Infinity of water Lilies: On Monet's Late Paintings. In McMullan, Gordon & Smiles, Sam (Ed.), Late Style and its Discontents. Oxford University Press. ISSN 9780198704621. doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198704621.003.0014.
  • Larsen, Bente (2016). Vilhelm Hammershøi: A Danish Avant-Garde Painter. In Larsen, Bente & Lothe, Jakob (Ed.), Perspectives on the Nordic. Novus Forlag. ISSN 978-82-7099-857-9. p. 45–55.
  • Larsen, Bente (2014). Eye, matter and interpretation :. The Nordic Journal of Aesthetics. ISSN 2000-1452. p. 34–46. doi: 10.7146/nja.v23i46.16380.
  • Larsen, Bente (2012). Water Lilies and the Gesture of Melancholy: On Monet's Late Works. Site. ISSN 1650-7894.
  • Larsen, Bente (2012). Blik og modernitet. Om Édouard Manets "L'Exposition Universelle de 1867". Kunst og kultur. ISSN 0023-5415.
  • Larsen, Bente (2008). "The Melancholy of the Skull. On the artworks of Per Inge Bjørlo.". Kunst og kultur. ISSN 0023-5415.
  • Larsen, Bente (2006). "Overfladens afstand. Om forholdet mellem motiv og flade i Gerhard Richters kunst.". Konsthistorisk tidskrift. ISSN 0023-3609. 75(4), p. 214–229.
  • Larsen, Bente (2001). Fravær og nærvær. Om Waltercio Caldas' skulptur 'Omkring'. In Kittang, Atle; Tygstrup, Fredrik & Vaa, Aaslaug (Ed.), Blilkk på Kunst. Press, Oslo. ISSN 82-7547-072-2. p. 203–221.
  • Larsen, Bente (2000). The Fragmented Body. A Study of some Aesthetic Implications of Théodore Géricault's Body Fragment Paintings. Nordisk Estetisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 0284-7698. 22.
  • Larsen, Bente (1999). Forskydninger og ironi. Aspekter ved fragmentkarakteren i Picassos collager fra 1912-1914. Kunst og kultur. ISSN 0023-5415. 2, p. 99–115.

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  • Larsen, Bente & Lothe, Jakob (2016). Perspectives on the Nordic. Novus Forlag. ISBN 978-82-7099-857-9. 187 p.
  • Larsen, Bente (2013). Per Inge Bjørlo. Kunstmuseet i Tønder. 15 p.
  • Larsen, Bente (2006). Madama Butterfly: A Lady-in-Waiting. Solum. ISBN 82-7477-241-5. 10 p.
  • Larsen, Bente (2006). Estetikk. Sansing, erkjennelse og verk. Unipub forlag. ISBN 82-7477-241-5. 180 p.
  • Larsen, Bente (2003). "Navnene findes". Marit Slaatelid. Bo Bjerregaard. 10 p.
  • Larsen, Bente (2003). "Kunsten og kønnet. Om udsmykningen på Gimlemoen" i I fellesskapets rom. Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget. ISBN 82-7634-600-6. 8 p.
  • Larsen, Bente (2003). Verkets ögonblick. Glänte produktion. ISBN 91-974575-0-7. 15 p.
  • Larsen, Bente (1999). Stilhed. En studie i Manets tidligt-moderne produktion i lys af Adornos æstetisk-teoretiske bestemmelse af det moderne. Acta humaniora. ISBN 82-7477-019-6. 260 p.

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  • Larsen, Bente (2023). Antinomiernes spil eller den håbefulde forsoning. Salongen – nettidsskrift for filosofi og idéhistorie. ISSN 2703-7053.
  • Larsen, Bente (2023). An Apologetic Praising of Derridean Deconstruction. The Nordic Journal of Aesthetics. ISSN 2000-1452.
  • Larsen, Bente (2022). Rebellious Silence. On the Art of Shirin Neshat.
  • Larsen, Bente (2022). The Gaze as an Interiority of Silencing.
  • Larsen, Bente (2019). On Jean-Luc Nancy.
  • Larsen, Bente (2019). The Silence of the Surface. On Hammershøi's Interiors.
  • Larsen, Bente (2018). Blik, falde, portræt.
  • Larsen, Bente (2018). Surface. On gray as the Melancholy of Silence in Hammershøy.
  • Larsen, Bente (2018). Attraction, Touch and the Fragment. On Affect, Melancholy and Painterly Abstraction.
  • Larsen, Bente (2018). Why aesthetics?
  • Larsen, Bente (2016). Fragment and Laughter: The Art of Thomas Schütte. In Olof-Ors, Matilda (Eds.), Thomas Schütte: United Enemies. Koenig Books. ISSN 9783960980087. p. 15–21.
  • Larsen, Bente (2016). "Dette er kunst". Dag Solhjell. Kunst og kultur. ISSN 0023-5415. p. 50–52.
  • Larsen, Bente (2000). Avstandens Estetik. FORM. ISSN 0805-9144. 4.
  • Larsen, Bente (2000). The contemplation og desolation.
  • Larsen, Bente (1999). The Fragmentet Body: A Study of some Aesthetic Implications of Théodore Géricault's Body Fragment Paintings.
  • Larsen, Bente (1999). Nåtidskunst som fortolket tegn.
  • Larsen, Bente (1999). Waltercio Caldas.

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