This year’s exhibition program at the National Gallery has been devoted to American art. First in line was the graphic art exhibition “The Great Graphic Boom”. It is now followed by “Restless Gestures. Works from the Hubert Looser Collection”, with paintings, sculptures and drawings by some of the most significant artists of the 20th century.
“Restless Gestures” presents works by artists who have seldom been shown in Norway, such as Willem de Kooning, Cy Twombly, Arshile Gorky, David Smith, Agnes Martin, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Ryman, Richard Serra, Sean Scully, Brice Marden, Rebecca Horn, etc. The works stem primarily from the collection of the Swiss entrepreneur and philanthropist Hubert Looser – considered among the finer private collection in Central-Europe.