October 8, 2020 It's probably true to say that most people - I haven't measured it - feel that we live in dark times. Just mention the environment, war and militarism, structures dissolving, poverty, global development goals never met, lack of political leadership, erosion of basic norms and ethics, corruption, sexism, the US/Western world falling…
Venice - October 9, 2019 If the Venice Biennale can be characterized by one word - which of course it can't - that one word would be overwhelming. From May to end of November, there are 220+ exhibitions! I was here all of May because I was setting up and following my Silk Peace Art…
July 4, 2019 I've just visited Museum Jorn in the heart of Jutland, Western Denmark, and thought I would put together a few notes of a personal character. I am no expert whatsoever on Jorn - Denmark's most important and most internationally well-known artist in modern times - but I happen to have a personal…
It has happened before and lots has been written about it. Still! We've got to keep on pounding the argument: It is not acceptable that Facebook and Instagram practices censorship of art works. It's about the usual, bizarre doze of American puritanism. Remember that President Clinton was close to impeachment for his affair with Monica…
Venice, Italy - May 17, 2019 It's high time to resume writing here - the place where I write only about other artists - exhibitions, artists, fairs, art articles, reflections on what I see. I spend the month of May here in Venice. I came on May 1 to set up my SPAR - Silk…
As of September 1, 2018 this blog will no longer contain posts about my projects, works, exhibitions etc. and also not contain copies of newsletters I send out. That will all be found on my new comprehensive photo homepage under some of the new menus there, among them "Journal". This blog will be devoted to…
For the sheer fun of it, I had created an image of President Donald Trump as a pastiche on Andy Warhol, a little "old Warhol-style." It took me about 15 minutes and there was nothing political about it - it was merely a fun exercise. Here it is: I posted it on my Instagram account…
Lund, Sweden -March 8 to July 16, 2018. No longer updated here.But all about the project on my photo homepage launched on September 1, 2018 here. Jan Oberg, Oberg PhotoGraphics, has been invited by the Global Art Affairs (GAA) Foundation and the European Cultural Center to exhibit at Palazzo Mora in Venice in the context…
Oh, how time flies! It's about two months since I posted here and we're already well into 2018. I have an excuse, an acceptable one, I think: I'm working fulltime for peace! But, first - here the three main points in this belated New Year greeting: • The last two months devoted to peace…
I have been ignorant about this great artist - found him at the Biennale in Venice in 2017. So complex and sophisticated, yet so simple and beautiful. Incredible variation in image from far away and very close. Magic. Enjoy. Here is my 1-min video at Instagram - follow ! https://vimeo.com/channels/obergphotographics/354390686 More about him here on…
