Momentum 02.09-15.10 Moss (NOR)

Momentum 2006 is the 4th Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art in Moss. This year Momentum became a part of the County Gallery, Punkt Ø for Østfold County. Momentum as a festival is to profile young Scandinavian artists and to present the international context within which they work. Nationally, the festival is the largest event of its kind, and together with LIAF (Lofoten International Art Festival) it is one of two international festivals of contemporary art. We also have a third function as a presence in Østvold and Moss to which local expectations are attached. The main exhibition is accompanied by a discursive programme including other festival exhibitions that expand upon and discuss the formal choices and composition of the focal event. This secondary programme involves collaborative ventures with the Office for Contemporary Art Norway, the British Council Norway, Norwegian Association of Art Societies, the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, and the class for curators at Telemark University College. The full scope of the festival and its discursive programme is described in detail in the festival programme.