Voyage to the Virtual on view at Scandinavia House in New York through Saturday, April 4, 2015

The first Scandinavia House exhibition in New York City dedicated to digital, moving image, and light-based Nordic art, Voyage to the Virtual, takes the metaphor of “the voyage” – a concept deeply rooted in Nordic identity – as a starting point for an exploration into the ways contemporary artists are expanding on the human perceptual experience. Combining video, animation, sculpture, light, and interactive media, the exhibition invites viewers on expeditions to the far north, travels through time and space, and perceptual journeys into the realm of the virtual.

The exhibition’s 3rd Floor Gallery Hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6 pm (Wednesday until 7 pm) – Free admission –  #VirtualVoyage  

The exhibition, closing April 4, features the work of Katja Aglert, Elina Brotherus, A K Dolven, Jette Gejl  Kristensen & Peter Møller-Nielsen, Petra Lindholm, Ann Lislegaard, Per Platou, Jacob Tækker, and Anders Weberg.

MULTIMEDIA Voyage to the Virtual: Perspectives Available through Saturday, April 4, 2015 #VirtualVoyage – virtualvoyage.org  

Created by Rebekka Anker-Møller, Voyage to the Virtual: Perspectives is a video comprising a series of interviews with scholars, theorists, and artists – including Maurice Benayoun, Lisa Blackman, Maeve Connolly, Bridget Crone, Annika Wik, and Voyage to the Virtual curator Tanya Toft – discussing the perceptual journeys we embark on in our aesthetic experiences of contemporary art and digital culture. The video is available online via virtualvoyage.org and Scandinavia House’s YouTube; and also on view in the 3rd Floor Gallery throughout the duration of the exhibition.

Audio Guide Available through Saturday, April 4, 2015 Free (no cost except your minutes) – #VirtualVoyage  

Learn more about the Voyage to the Virtual with your cell phone or via SoundCloud! Hear the exhibition’s artists and curator share their thoughts on the works on view and walk you through the 3rd Floor Gallery.

Call  +1 212.514.0013 or visit our SoundCloud  to begin the tour. Voyage to the Virtual is curated by Tanya Toft, Curator and Ph.D. Fellow at Copenhagen University, and organized by The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF). The exhibition has been made possible by generous grants from Ny Carlsbergfondet, the Nordic Culture Point, the Nordic Culture Fund, and Carl Gustaf Ehrnrooth. We gratefully acknowledge additional support from the Consulate General of Denmark in New York, the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in New York, the SWEA New Jersey Chapter, the Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA), the Consulate General of Finland in New York, FRAME Visual Art Finland, and the Consulate General of Sweden in New York.

Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America is located at 58 Park Avenue @ 38th Street, New York, NY 10016, Phone 212.779.3587 or visit scandinaviahouse.org & amscan.org

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