Studio Jørn Aagaard (AAAA) delivers services including, but not limited to graphic design, photography and web development. The studio is based in Oslo, Norway working with clients and collaborators worldwide.
Jørn Aagaard holds an MA in visual communication from the Oslo National Academy of the Arts and is a co-founder of the artist-run exhibition space Hulias (2020—) and the skateboard magazine Dank (2011—2014).
The studio treats graphic design as a interdisciplinary method as well as a particular way of thinking, seeing and approaching problems. Advancing design as a conversation, AAAA aims to work with clients and collaborators in an interactive process that leads to a continued relationships that follow the evolvement of the endeavour.
Clients and collaborators include NODE Berlin Oslo, Yokoland, A K Dolven, HULIAS, The Norwegian National Museum, Grafill (Norwegian Organisation for Visual Communication), Astrup Fearnley Museum, Bacon OSL, Dank, Transcultural Arts Production (TrAP), Gyldendal, Ljå Forlag, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Cappelen Damm, Dugurd, OlssønBarbieri, Flamme Forlag, Arts and Culture Norway, Morgenbladet, AFFIX, Singular Vision, 10/10, CODA Oslo International Dance Festival, Kolon Forlag, Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, Bokvennen Literary Newspaper (BLA) and Vinduet Literary Journal.
Mellom fjellene og himmelen/Tra le montagne e il cielo
Hulias Cantina
AAAA_6868_3436 (2023). C-type print on archival paper, glass, wooden frame. 32.5 × 26 × 7 cm. Edition of 3 + 2AP.
Et sted mellom fjellet og himmelen is how the Danish painter Kristian Zahrtmann described the town of Civita D'Antino. A century later, the connection between Abruzzo and Scandinavia is re-established. This time in the form of a collaboration between Palazzo Ferrante and the artist-run exhibition space, Hulias, in Oslo. The basement (cantina) of the old palace will now serve as a project space for Scandinavian and Italian artists.
The inaugural exhibition features Ada Nilsen (NO), Kristian Engelsen (NO), Aksel Ree (NO), Hedda Hørran (NO), Marthin Espeland (NO), Lars Nordby (NO), Kaare Ruud (NO), Mia Van Veen (NO), Kristoffer Zeiner (NO), Isak Wisløff (NO), Jørn Aagaard (NO) and Øyvind Bast (NO), based in Oslo, Amsterdam and Vishovgrad. This is a taste of the Norwegian contemporary art scene. Variations of mediums, techniques and materials will be presented. The exhibition opens on July 1st and will run throughout the summer.
