Aesthetics (exhibition)

Aesthetics - Norwegian Face Exhibition, stylized as æsθétîques, was an exhibition, by Magnus Noia and Tara, held at Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art from January 2019 to June 2019. The exhibition included large text posts of quotes and words, targeting a younger audience. The main focus of the exhibition was the hypocrisy of the Norwegian people. Despite it being called Norwegian Face Exhibition it included only Swedish or Danish motifs.

The exhibition was mean to last from January to October. The dates on the posters showed January 2019 as the start date, but the end date was always an earlier date. Upon posting the posers the public believed it was printing errors, but Magnus and Tara wrote on their SNSs respectively «It is not an error» and «You will find out in due time». Later, after heavy critique from the state, which considered the exhibition a direct complaint to the state and the Norwegian people, and had the exhibition cut short. Later after the decision of closing the exhibition, Tara wrote on her SNS. «Restraining people like this is so backwards...», making fans of their work believe they already knew the consequences of their work, hence adding earlier dates as the end date, reflecting the backwards thinking or the government.