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Simen Hagerup on Ursula K. Le Guin | Lecture<\/h1>\n\n4 Mar, 17:30 \u2014 18:30<\/span>\n\n
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Welcome to a lecture with Simen Hagerup about the work on the translation of Ursula K. Le Guin’s science fiction classic The Left Hand of Darkness. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

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In the exhibition Grammars of Light<\/em>, with works by the three artists Cerith Wyn Evans, Ann Lislegaard and P. Staff, science fiction is a theme that several of the works revolve around or draw direct inspiration from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness <\/em>is considered a major work in the science fiction genre. It is also a timeless classic about culture clashes and fluid identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was an American author and is considered one of the most important writers of science fiction in the 20th century. The literary critic Harold Bloom called The Left Hand of Darkness<\/em> a masterpiece and that Le Guin apparently never wrote a wrong or bad sentence. She received both the Hugo and Nebula awards for the book when it was published in 1969.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simen Hagerup<\/strong> was born in Porsgrunn in 1980, he is a writer, translator and critic. In 2025, his new translation of the novel The Left Hand of Darkness<\/em> by Ursula K. Le Guin was published, and in 2026 he translated several shorter texts by Le Guin for Find Forlag. The last book that came from his own hand is the fantasy novel Jordverv, which was published in 2021. Simen Hagerup currently lives in Fredrikstad with two guinea pigs and three people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOK 80 (free for members of Astrup Fearnley Museet and Henie Onstad Art Center).
The lecture will be held in Norwegian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grammars of Light<\/em> is organized in parallel with Henie Onstad Art Center\u2019s exhibition Ann Lislegaard: ANIMOID<\/em> <\/a> (09 January 2026 \u2013 19 April 2026). A joint public program will provide visitors with an opportunity to engage with the artist\u2019s practice in depth across two institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bingen Bok x Astrup Fearnley Museet<\/h2>\n\t18 Mar, 17:00 \u2014 18:30<\/span>\n\t

In connection with the exhibition Grammars of Light<\/em>, we invite you to a tour and reading circle in collaboration with the book club Bingen Bok.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Grammars of Light<\/h2>\n\t06. Feb. 2026 – 10. May. 2026<\/span>\n\t

Cerith Wyn Evans, Ann Lislegaard, P. Staff<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bingen Bok x Astrup Fearnley Museet<\/h2>\n\t15 Apr, 17:00 \u2014 18:30<\/span>\n\t

In connection with the exhibition Grammars of Light<\/em>, we invite you to a tour and reading circle in collaboration with the book club Bingen Bok.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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