Bjarne Melgaard

The 2,000 unique covers of this book, designed by Halvor Bodin, constitute the largest single presentation of Melgaard’s artistic practice. However, since no one will ever see all the books together, this also reflects the experience of working through the material on which the book is based. Melgaard’s body of work is so extensive, multifaceted, and dispersed across numerous exhibitions, publications, and other forms of presentation that achieving a complete overview would be impossible.

From a traditional art historical perspective, a catalogue raisonné is a comprehensive record of an artist’s entire output. If anyone were to attempt such a project for Melgaard in the future, it would likely be the most extensive of its kind in Norwegian art history. So far, however, the artist himself has actively and consciously avoided structuring his artistic production within a hierarchical framework.

A recurring theme in this book is precisely how this approach has been central to Melgaard’s artistic practice—both within individual drawings and paintings and in the way he has produced exhibitions and the relationships between them.

(From Erlend Hammer’s preface)


© Uten Tittel 2025
Author: Erlend Hammer

Publishing editor: Marcus Bøhn
Image editors: Halvor Bodin and Erlend Hammer
Design/repro: Halvor Bodin
Coding of database export: Jonni™

Copyright for works by Bjarne Melgaard
© Bjarne Melgaard/BONO 2025

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2025
19 x 24 cm
256 pages
ISBN 978-82-93502-52-4
Livonia Print SIA, 2025, Latvia
Paper: Arctic Print White 150 g/m²
Cover: Polar Rough 300 g/m²
Coloured edges
Typography: Sans Sans/Sans Flux (MuirMcNeil)
Language: Norwegian

2000 numbered books with unique covers. 4000 cover images (front and back). 367 images in the interior.

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