Tor Hoff (1925 - 1976)

Victor Boullet & Per Hovdenakk
Performance / Lecture (Norwegian)

12:00 - 14:00. Thursday, 4th October
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter


19 april 1976, i Huitfeldts gate 17 tok kunstneren Tor Hoff opp en hammer og slo brutalt ihjel sin samboer. Han satt seg ned ved deres bord og skrev sitt testament, hvor maleriene er det første som nevnes, de måtte ivaretas. Deretter signerte han, TOR HOFF med store definerte bokstaver, hans siste blyantstrek. Han klatret opp i vinduskarmen og hoppet 8 etasjer ned til sin død.

Hvordan skal man forstå maleri, tegning og dikt produsert av en mann som også kan begå mord og selvmord? Er vår forståelse av Tor Hoff’s arv og hans historie påvirket av vår etikk og moral?

Jeg har invitert tidligere direktør ved Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Per Hovdenakk, til å snakke om mennesket og kunsten til Tor Hoff.

Victor Boullet
Paris 2012
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MoDERNISM MACHINE
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter

The lectures are open to the public.
All lectures start at 12.00 noon

SENTERBUSSEN:
Free bus connection (Sandvika Storsenter) from Thon Hotel Opera 11:00, stops at the Vigeland Park 11:15, Skøyen (Statoil) 11:25 arriving at HOK 11:35.
Return to Oslo from HOK 14:10 or 16:10
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Tor Hoff (1925 - 1976)

Victor Boullet & Per Hovdenakk
Performance / Lecture (Norwegian)

12:00 - 14:00. Thursday, 4th October
Henie Onstad Kunstsenter

April 19th 1976, Huitfeldts gate 17, Oslo, the artist Tor Hoff took a hammer and brutally killed his partner. He then sat himself down on a chair at their table and wrote his will, his paintings were the first thing to be mentioned, they must be taken care of. He then signed it, TOR HOFF in large, clear letters, his final pencil marks.
Then he climbed onto their window-sill and jumped eight floors down to his death.



How should one view paintings, drawings and poetry produced by a man who can also commit murder and suicide? Is our understanding of Tor Hoff’s legacy and his story, influenced by our ethics and morals?

I have invited former director of Henie Onstad Kunstsenter,
Per Hovdenakk, to talk about the art and life of Tor Hoff.

Victor Boullet
Paris 2012