Fredrik Raddum (B. 1973, Norway) is a Norwegian artist working with sculpture, installation, photographs, and performance-related journeys. Educated at the National Academy of Fine Art, Oslo, and exhibiting internationally since 2001, Raddum's sculptures are at once alluring, tongue-in-cheek and challenging. He popularizes serious themes, embodying them in tragicomic animal and human figures resembling cartoon characters. Clichés and icons are twisted and recontextualised, while humour and the absurd are foregrounded in seemingly innocuous settings. Always subtle, Raddum's unique formal language and uncommon approach to medium quietly reveal hints of social critique, encouraging viewers to think beyond the initial encounter.
Solo exhibitions include Tankeløse handlinger og påbegynte historier, Hans Alf Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2022); Kunstløype, Sånafest, Hølen, Norway (2022); Joy of Sublimation, BGEart, Stavanger, Norway (2021) Kunstvisitten, Oslo Bussterminal, Nitja, Norway (2021); Joy of Sublimation, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, Norway (2020); Joy of Sublimation, Hans alf Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2020); Bortenfor – or: Outside the Verge of Liminal Spaces, Bge Contemporary, Stavanger, Norway (2019); Bortenfor – or: Outside the Verge of Liminal Spaces, Hans Alf Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2018); Hacienda Paradise - Utopia Experiment, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, Norway (2017); Uncover, Hans Alf Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2016); Uncover, BGEart, Stavanger, Norway (2016); Skerp deg, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2016); Cover Up, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, Norway (2015); Festspillutstilling, Galleri S.E, Bergen, Norway (2015); Cover Up, Hans Alf Galleri, Copenhagen, Denmark (2014); One Night Only, SoHo House, New York, USA (2014); Fall Out..., Kistefos-Museet, Jevnaker, Norway (2013); TM51, Oslo, Norway (2012) Malaise, Galleri Brandstrup, Oslo, Norway (2012)
Group exhibitions include Nybakte T-trykk, Naive Kunstneres Landsforening, Oslo, Norway (2022); As far as my Eyes can Sea, Bomuldsfabriken, Arendal, Norway (2021); The Great Big Winter show, Hans Alf Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2021); Art Nouveau, Göteborg Konstmuseum, Gothenburg, Sweden (2020); La Forêt Monumentale, Rouen , France (2019); Truth is Flexible, Akershuskunstnersenter, Lillestrøm, Norway (2019); Transit II, BGEart, Stavanger, Norway (2018); Transit, BGEart, Stavanger, Norway (2017); Hav, Galleri Samvirke, Smøla, Norway (2017); Studio Hugo Oppdal, Flø, Norway (2017); 1:1, Hans Alf Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2016); Fremtidsfantasier, Baafarveværket, Vikersund, Norway (2016); Young International Artists, Formueforvaltning, Oslo, Norway (2014);Portraits of God, Galleri Hans Alf, Copenhagen, Denmark (2014).
Highlights and Collections
His works can be found in the public collections of institutions such as The Norwegian National Gallery, National Gallery of Denmark, Aaros Museum of Modern Art, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Norwegian Art Council, Vestas, Aker-Solutions, Norvestor Equity, Telenor and Statoil.