Visual art in the Oslo Opera House Preface: Encountering a new awareness Jørn Mortensen Beginning to understand the role of public art Jörg Heiser Long duration Kjetil Trædal Thorsen and Hans Ulrih Obrist Paraphrase and illusion Gro Kraft Beyond iconic Erlend Hammer The confession of a poster child of landscape Marta Kuzma Meeting the wall Andrea Kroksnes Built in backward glance Nina Schjønsby Spacing sound Sven Olov Wallenstein Artists and contributors