Books, artist books and comics
Author: Siri Meyer Design: Kristian Tennebø Publisher: Kalliope Forlag
232 pages, hardback.
Wonderland - on the Art of Bjørn Båsen is the first monograph on Båsen’s work. Through 232 pages does Professor Emerita in Art History, Siri Meyer present en extensive study of his production from 2004 until 2019. The book is written in both Norwegian and English and is designed by Kristian Tennebø.
Photos: Natalja Twelve
Author: Bjørn Båsen Shading and lettering: Tim Brackmann Layout: Kristian Tennebø Publisher: Dreymouth Press
Ghosts was a solo exhibition shown at Galleri LNM in Oslo in 2020. The exhibition presented cabinets inspired by three different artists, Piotr Tchaykovsky, Howard Philip Lovecraft and Marquis de Sade. At the show a catalogue was handed out to the visitors. It included an essay written by Hilde Marie Pedersen and three short comic book chapters presenting the people who inspired the works at the exhibition. The first chapter, on the painter August Cappelen was removed from the catalogue, but has been included here.
Author: Bjørn Båsen Colour and lettering: Tim Brackmann Layout: Anne Bækken Nilsen Publisher: Dreymouth Press
Chronicle is the second comic book in the Mythology-project and the sequel to My Mouldy Avenue (2013). It tells the story of the city of Dreymouth from the medieval age until the 1970’s and introduces the institution named The Tablets. The Comic book was published to accompany the solo exhibition Krønike at Galleri Brandstrup in 2017.
Author: Bjørn Båsen Layout, colour and lettering: Tim Brackmann Publisher: Bjørn Båsen
My Mouldy Avenue is part of a side project mainly presented in comic book form. It marks the first installment of the Mythology-project. The project is an attempt to create a personal mythology which moves parallell to my other work. The first chapter presents “The Town” and the institution named The Instigators. The comic book was published to accompany the solo exhibition My Mouldy Avenue at Galleri Brandstrup in 2013. The sequel, Krønike, was published in 2017.
