UKS Exhibition Explores Institutional Accessibility as Art

Key facts

• UKS (Young Artists' Society) in Oslo held an exhibition titled 'Å håndtere spindelvev' (Handling Cobwebs).
• The exhibition closed after less than ten days.
• It featured artists from the Neurodivergent/Funkis Cultural Workers Forum.
• The network was formed by UKS and artist-curator Aidan Moesby in 2023.
• Works included Aidan Moesby's 'Conversations' (2024) made of salt and sugar.
• Christian Blandhoel's 'C01 SB 02 CT 03' (2026) was a chaotic mixing console.
• Beatrice Alvestad Lopez's 'Rootways' (2026) included wooden sculptures and contact microphones.
• A panel titled 'Untangling Cobwebs: Who gets to belong?' was held during the exhibition.
• The exhibition was seen as a comment on institutional accessibility.
• The critic argued that the works were under-communicated and the true focus was the network and processes.
• The exhibition reflects a broader trend towards care and relational aesthetics in the art world.
• Rirkrit Tiravanija had a retrospective at Pirelli HangarBicocca in Milan.
• MAXXI in Rome hosted '1+1 The Relational Years', curated by Nicolas Bourriaud.