Dag Alveng was born in Oslo in 1953. His work has been shown in solo and group shows around the world, and his photographs are in the permanent collections of major museums in America and abroad, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum Folkwang, Essen; Sprengel Museum, Hannover; Stedeijk Museum, Amsterdam; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Museet for Samtidskunst, Oslo; and Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Bærum. Alveng has published several books, among them ASYLUM (1987), THE SHIPYARD AT SOLHEIMSVIKEN (1990), LAYERS OF LIGHT (1995), SUMMER LIGHT (2001) RACING (2012) and WILSE (2015). He has also organized many exhibitions. Between 1986 and 1996 he commuted between Oslo and New York, and currently lives in Oslo.

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Dag Alveng ble født i Oslo i 1953. Hans arbeid har blitt vist i separat- og i gruppeutstillinger rundt om i verden. Hans fotografier er i permanente samlinger av store museer i Amerika og utlandet, inkludert Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum Folkwang, Essen; Sprengel Museum, Hannover; Stedeijk Museum, Amsterdam; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Museet for samtidskunst, Oslo; og Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Bærum. Alveng har utgitt flere bøker, blant annet ASYLUM (1987), SHIPYARD AT SOLHEIMSVIKEN (1990), LAYERS OF LIGHT (1995), SUMMER LIGHT (2001) RACING (2012) og WILSE (2015). Han har også organisert mange utstillinger. Mellom 1986 og 1996 pendlet han mellom Oslo og New York, og bor for tiden i Oslo.

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The images presented here are from his projects: Sommerlys, I love this time of year, This is MOST important, Wilse og Sjakk. 

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