Books
2009L. Fassi, A Million Ways to Say No, Mousse, Milan.
2007
C. Keller, M. Faldbakken, Not Made Visible, JRP Ringier, Zurich.
S. Dünser, P. Heidmann, et al., Upping The Anti, Mono.Kultur no. 07, Berlin.
2003
R. Nesbitt, New Institutionalism; Harnessing the Means of Production, Office for Contemporary Art Norway, Glasgow.
2001
R. Nesbitt, Osculum Infame: The Dark Side of the White Cube, NIFCA, Glasgow.
Catalogues
2009Matias Faldbakken, Shocked into Abstraction (Ikon Gallery, Birmingham and The National Museum, Oslo).
2006
The Metaphysics of Youth (Fuori Uso, Pescara).
2005
The Parallel Life (Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt).
MF+MF, from Sharing Space Dividing Time (Nordic Pavillion, Venice Biennial, Venice).
Black Screen Book (Nordic Pavillion, Venice Biennale, Venice).
2004
Mainstreams/White Terror/Coming Communities (Biennale of Sydney, Sydney).
MOMENTUM (Nordic Festival of Contemporary Art, Moss).
2003
Total Motiviert (Kunstverein München, Munich).
Art to the People (Bergen Kusthall, Bergen).
2002
A Jerky Flight Around a Desolate Bunker (Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo).
Interviews
2012S. Strom, ‘Remote Control Exhibition at ICA Review’, Artlyst (8 May)
2000
R. McDavid, ‘Condensation Points’, Art Review, no. 2.
Articles and reviews
2012S. Strom, ‘Remote Control Exhibition at ICA Review’, Artlyst (8 May)
G. E. Einarsson & M. Faldbakken, ‘Focus Nordic Countries Conversation’, Flash Art International (March-April)
2010
M. Mühling, K. Abgelöscht, ‘Short Waves’, Texte Zur Kunst (December): 184-187.
M. Brüggemeyer, ‘Punk im Museum’, Rolling Stone (October): 32.
M. Williams, ‘The conceptual saboteur puts the “no” in Norway’, Flaunt (Fall): 44-45.
L. Russel, ‘This is a Plastic Bag’, Very (October): 24-25.
É. Pelczer, ‘Snubbing the Art Vogue’, New York Arts Magazine (October).
‘Paris Art Fairs: The Contemporary French Revolution’, Sleek (November).
2009
I. Blom, ‘Matias Faldbakken Discusses “Shocked into Abstraction”’, Artforum (September): 272-275.
2008
‘The Artist’s Pick, Matias Faldbakken’, ArtForum (December): 110.
C. Bollen, ‘Matias Faldbakken’, ArtForum, (March): 345-348.
A. Schlaegel, ‘Summer’s White Nights’, no. 259 (March-April): 116-118.
B. Haugstad, ‘Ser Pa Rus Frihets’, Bevegelser Kultur & Trender, no. 2 (May): 36-40.
2006
T. Olson, ‘Norwegian Art Scene, Profile 2: Matias Faldbakken’, ArtReview (December).
K. Roed, ‘Matias Faldbakken’, Contemporary Magazine, no. 85 (September): 32-35.
M. Faldbakken, ‘Matias Faldbakken – Top Ten List’, Artforum (September).
K. Woznicki, ‘Comeback der Anarchie’, Telepolis (April).
F. Anders, A. Hoffmann, C. Lahr, ‘Auflösung‘, Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunste (January): 86-87.
2004
S. Rees, Flash Art, no.237 (July-September): 47 (Biennale of Sydney).
A. Rød, Flash Art, no.237 (July-September): 55 (Momentum).
2000
S. Andreassen, L. Bang Larsen, ‘NU: the Nordic’, Art Review, no. 3.
Books by the artist
2006Kaldt Produkt, Kagge Forlag, Oslo.
2005
Snort Stories, J.W. Cappelen Publishing House, Oslo.
2002
Macht undRebel, J.W. Cappelen Publishing House, Oslo.
2001
The Cocka Hola Company, J.W. Cappelen Publishing House, Oslo.
Catalogues and articles by the artist
2005‘Scandinavian Issue’, Lettre International.
Frankfurter Book Fair (Frankfurter Allgemeine, Frankfurt am Main).
Welfare Show (Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen).
Populism (Lucas and Sternberg, Berlin / New York).
2004
‘America, Lettre International’, Adbusters magazine, no. 1 (April).
2003
Den Blå Port, Copenhagen.
PACEMAKER 2, Paris.
Corporate Mentality (Lukas and Sternberg, New York).
Journal for NorthEast Issues, no.2.
Kunstverein München (Drucksache, München).
BLM – Bonniers Litterära Magasin
O.K. (Centre for Contemporary Art, Linz).
2002
NIFCA-info; Vapour Ware
MANIFESTA 4 (Portikus, Frankfurt).
MARS; fanzine, Stockholm
2001
NIFCA info 3/01; Reluctant Revolutionary; interview with J.O. Mallander
2000
MOMENTUM prospectus PARK; Mediation of a specialized art to a fragmented public
Projects by the artist
2006Theatre adaptation/performance of: “The Cocka Hola Company”, Münchner Kammerspiele / Stuttgarter Staatstheater
Editor of UKS-forum for Samtidskunst
2000
Oslo Kunsthall; editor of Publication and co-curator
UKS-Forum for Samtidskunst; guest editor of issue 1/2/00
1998
Bergen Museum for Samtidskunst; founder and owner.
