Tegnerforbundet - senter for tegnekunst

Oslo Norway

Tegnerforbundet – Norwegian Drawing Center is an artist-led organisation, exhibition space, professional association and publisher dedicated to drawing in its broadest sense. Based in Oslo, Tegnerforbundet works to strengthen drawing as an independent art form and to create greater understanding of its role in art, culture and society.

Publishing is an important part of this work. Through books, exhibition publications and NUMER – the journal for drawing, illustration and book arts, Tegnerforbundet creates space for artistic practice, criticism, research, reflection and documentation across a field that includes contemporary art, illustration, comics, editorial drawing and expanded drawing practices.

At Kunstbok Oslo, Tegnerforbundet will present its forthcoming book "Tegning – å forstå verden gjennom en strek", together with selected issues of "NUMER" and other publications from Tegnerforbundet’s publishing history.

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TEGNING - å forstå verden igjennom en strek (2026)

ISBN–978-82-990732-6-4

At Kunstbok Oslo, Tegnerforbundet will present the forthcoming publication "Tegning – å forstå verden gjennom en strek", scheduled for release in November 2026.

The book explores drawing as an art form, but also as a way of thinking, learning, observing, communicating and understanding the world. Through essays, interviews, artistic contributions and an extensive visual section, it brings together perspectives on contemporary drawing, art history, artistic practice, education, the brain, freedom of expression, technology, copyright and generative AI. Contributors include artists, illustrators, researchers, critics and writers from different fields.

Tegnerforbundet will also present selected issues of NUMER, its journal for drawing, illustration and book arts. Established in 1917, NUMER publishes interviews, criticism, artist presentations and reflections on contemporary artistic practice and visual culture.

Visitors to Kunstbok Oslo will be able to discover "Tegning – å forstå verden gjennom en strek" at the fair. If finished copies are not yet available, the publication will be presented through preview material and will be available for pre-order.