Design: Anne Vesaas
Essay on Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published in KUNST 3/2022. Layout by Anne Vesaas.
Review of Katie Paterson’s exhibition “Evergreen”, published in KUNST.
Opera review published in Ballade in September 2022.
Album review published in GAFFA in Sete,ber 2022. Also published in the Danish edition.
Essay on Marie Blom published in Paragone in September 2022.
Paragone #1 2022. Design: Malthe Kjeller.
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Launching December 17th at Gamle Munch: Anthology book edited by Martine Johansen and published by Agenda X.
The editorial team of Paragone 2022/2023. Photo: Zirui Liu.

– My main focus is writing. My written work spans from literary, journalistic, and academic writing to content writing

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Literary work in Norwegian

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Expertizes

Art

I’ve written reviews of exhibitions, art books, and comics. I’ve also written essays, and commentary, and conducted interviews with artists.

Since January 2022 my main project has been KUNST Magazine, published by Fineart. I’ve interviewed artists like Ahmed Umar, Johannes Høie and Klaus Mäkelä, and written essays on Piranesi and architecture. As KUNST’s art critic, I’ve written about exhibitions by artists such as Robert Irwin, Katie Paterson and Morten Jensen Vågen.

I also serve as a board member for Paragone, the journal of art history at the University of Oslo. I’ve been a writer and editorial member of Paragone since 2019.

My background consists of three years of practical training in visual arts at Oslo by Steinerskole and a one-year program certificate in art history at the University of Oslo. I’m doing my bachelor’s degree in Aesthetics at the same university.

Although I’m still an undergraduate, my article on Piranesi (KUNST 3/2022) was made mandatory reading for a course at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts in the fall of 2022.

→ Visual Arts

Comics

I started my career in writing at Egmont, the largest media corporation in Scandinavia. During 2013–2014, I wrote articles for the Donald Duck magazine website. My writing was published primarily on the Norwegian site but also on the Swedish and Danish sites.

January 23 the book Donald Duck & Co – De klassiske årgangene 1983 del I will hit the shelves, featuring a foreword written by me.

Music

When touring as a musician I developed an overview and passion for the Norwegian music scene. Since 2019 I’ve been covering new Norwegian music for various magazines.

I currently serve as beehype‘s Norwegian correspondent, carefully selecting and presenting the best of new Norwegian releases. I write mini-reviews and contribute to the monthly playlists. As part of beehype’s annual Best of, I select and present the best Norwegian releases. I’ve also served as a jury member for the Subjekt award.

I also published music criticism in Ballade and GAFFA.

→ Music

Fiction and autofiction

Fiction and autofiction I also write fiction. For the last couple of years, I’ve been a part of the writer’s group at Unge Viken Teater. I’ve completed courses in writing at Skrivekunstakademiet and literature at the University of Oslo. I’ve published poems and short prose in publications like Fletta and Splittet kjerne.

Agenda teXt published the anthology book Innafor / Utafor in December 2022. My contribution was a short text about chronic illness and outsiderness.

Endorse-ments

Edvard Granum Dillner is a knowledgeable critic and committed journalist with good taste and the ability to convey this. He also has an in-depth understanding of both popular culture and narrower art.
Danby Choi, Editor-in-Chief, Subjekt

beehype is proud to have Edvard as our music scout and critic. While I always enjoy the links he shares with our community, Edvard’s writing adds another layer to the music demanding an immediate relisten.
Mariusz Herma, Editor, beehype