Øyvind Rauset (born 1952)

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In 1985, Rauset was invited to create a Norwegian version of an exhibition featuring works by gay and lesbian artists. This was modeled after similar exhibitions in Sweden and Denmark, where Rauset had participated as an artist the previous year. The result was the exhibition Natt+dag.

Pride Art, formerly known as Skeive Kunstnere (Queer Artists), celebrates its 35th anniversary this year [2020]. The occasion will be marked with an additional exhibition day, as well as a dedicated retrospective exhibition featuring several original works from the earliest queer art exhibitions of the 1980s.

In the interview, Rauset also shares reflections on his upbringing in Oslo. He holds a degree in arts and crafts and has, throughout his professional career, designed book covers, books, and magazines. His work also includes logos and royal monograms. Rauset served as editor of the Nordic music magazine Visor and worked for several years as a journalist at Programbladet, where he was a colleague of Rolf Løvaas.

In an excerpt from the interview, Rauset recounts his time at Programbladet and his collaboration with Rolf Løvaas, the first leader and one of the founders of DNF-48.

The full interview is available in our reading room.

Skeivt arkiv met Øystein Rauset in Oslo in January 2020.