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The Global Economy: Crisis Without End
Adriaen Isenbrant
Man Weighing Gold, 1515–20.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
The Friedsam Collection
Man Weighing Gold, 1515–20.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
The Friedsam Collection
From Europe to Beijing to Washington, Can the World’s Economic System Cope?
February 17, 2012; 6 p.m.
A panel discussion co-sponsored by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The New York Review of Books, and the Fritt Ord Foundation of Oslo.
The New York Review of Books brings together contributors Edmund Phelps, Paul Krugman, George Soros, and Jeffrey D. Sachs, to discuss the number one issue of the day: the financial crisis facing the world. Each panelist will present his views and then join in a discussion, followed by a question and answer session. Metropolitan Museum of Art Director Thomas P. Campbell introduces the evening, setting cultural production within the broader context of global economics.
Introduced by Thomas P. Campbell, Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
With panelists:
Paul Krugman*
Edmund Phelps*
Jeffrey D. Sachs
George Soros
Chair: Robert Silvers
*Winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics
The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street)
New York, NY 10028
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Supported projects – examples
Lars Hertervig. The frenzy of light
Mediacircus TV received NOK 250 000 for the production of the documentary film "Lars Hertervig. The frenzy of light". Hertervig (1830–1902) was considered to be one Norway's greatest artists before he was diagnosed with incurable insanity and pushed out into the cold. The paintings from the last 30 years of his life were considered the scribblings of a child, but subsequently turned out to bear clear similarities to styles that gained ground in Europe several decades later. Was the painter insane or just ahead of his time? The film questions the myths about Hertervig. The director and scriptwriter is Karl Johan Paulsen.
The list of the major grants made by the Fritt Ord Foundation in April 2012 has now been published.
The list of the major grants made by the Fritt Ord Foundation in April 2012 has now been published.
New Norwegian drama
Among the minor grants awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation in March 2012, we find 11 theatre projects, mainly regarding development of new Norwegian drama. For example, in collaboration with the Harstad Cultural Centre, Holte Productions has been granted NOK 60 000 for the development of the play "Anna Elisabeth – The woman who built the city", based on Anna Elisabeth Kaarbø's diaries from about 1913. The Rimfrost Theatre Group on Senja has received NOK 50 000 for the project "Dedicated enthusiasts", in which they use ordinary people's words to tell stories about dedicated enthusiasts and 'rural Norway'. A grant of NOK 25 000 was allocated to the theatre production "Congo re:born", based on the case of Tjostolv Moland and Joshua French. This initiative was taken by Kjersti Horn, Emil Johnsen, Ågot Sendstad, Mads Sjøgård and Kaia Varjord.
A list has been published of the major grants awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation in March 2012.
A list has been published of the major grants awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation in March 2012.
House of Literature in Trondheim
The Fritt Ord Foundation has allocated MNOK 2 to the establishment of a House of Literature in Trondheim in the Huitfeldtgården Building at Kjøpmannsgata 14. The literary community and the Trondheim Public Library have been prime movers behind the process. The House of Literature will be an arena for literature and the open exchange of ideas and opinions. The goal is to render visible and strengthen literary circles in central Norway and influence the atmosphere for debates in the region. In addition to providing premises for debates, lectures and readings, according to plan, the House of Literature will offer a café, bookshop and work stations for writers.
The list of the major grants made by the Fritt Ord Foundation in March 2012 has now been published.
The list of the major grants made by the Fritt Ord Foundation in March 2012 has now been published.
Action on Belarus!
Norwegian P.E.N. has been granted NOK 50 000 for a full-day conference on Belarus in collaboration with the Human Rights House Foundation, Oslo, and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. The conference is entitled "Action on Belarus!" and will be held at the House of Literature in Oslo from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 22 March 2012. The conference will feature a number of high-profile speakers from Norway and abroad, including Thorbjørn Jagland, secretary general in the Council of Europe, and Natallia Radzina, editor of the Belorussian website Charter97.org. Is Norway's policy in respect of Belarus clear enough? How we can best help the freedom-seeking people of Belarus? For the full programme, see The Norwegian Helsinki Committee's website.
A list has been published of the minor grants awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation in February 2012.
A list has been published of the minor grants awarded by the Fritt Ord Foundation in February 2012.