Nerdrum finally scores legal victory

Norway’s famed contemporary artist Odd Nerdrum finally had a good day in court this week, with his defense attorney predicting that Nerdrum now may avoid jail after all, and be acquitted of the serious tax evasion charges filed against him. Nerdrum’s first victory came when the Norwegian Supreme Court (Høyesterett) nullified his conviction and prison [...]

Nerdrum lost in court again

Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum has, for the third time, lost a court case in which he’s tried to defend himself against tax evasion charges. This time, the court in Oslo rejected Nerdrum’s demand that it overturn the state authorities’ tax claim. Nerdrum, age 68, was earlier sentenced to prison for tax evasion by both the [...]

Artist Odd Nerdrum fights back

UPDATED: Norway’s most famous contemporary artist, Odd Nerdrum, was back in an Oslo courtroom on Monday, armed with new documentation in a case that he has brought against Norwegian tax authorities.  The documentation was dug up by newspaper Dagbladet, which claims it wasn’t included in the state’s own tax evasion case against the artist earlier [...]

Nerdrum wins fight over farm

Embattled Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum finally got some good news this week: His legal battle against partners in The Nerdrum Institute he set up just a few years ago has gone in his favour after they lost a claim to his farm in Stavern. Newspaper Dagbladet ruled that an appeals court in Agder decided that [...]

Artist Nerdrum may paint in jail

Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum, convicted of tax evasion last month, may be allowed to paint in prison after all, if his last-ditch appeal to Norway’s Supreme Court fails. He just wouldn’t be allowed to sell anything he produces. Nerdrum, who lost his appeal of a city court tax evasion verdict on June 27, told newspaper [...]

Artist Nerdrum loses his appeal

Odd Nerdrum, long considered one of Norway’s most talented artists, received an even longer jail sentence on Wednesday than the one he was appealing. Nerdrum, convicted of tax evasion, now faces two years and 10 months in prison. An appeals court in Oslo granted the lengthier term sought by state prosecutors. Nerdrum had appealed an [...]

Artist Nerdrum back in court

Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum was back in an Oslo courtroom this week to appeal his conviction last fall on charges of tax evasion. Nerdrum claimed he has “paid all the tax I should pay, and I’m not guilty.” Nerdrum, age 68, was sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of giving incorrect [...]

More legal trouble for Odd Nerdrum

Controversial Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum has now landed in a legal conflict with his former partners at his own Nerdrum Institute. They’ve won a court order that secures them a right to proceeds from the sale of Nerdrum’s farm in Stavern, southwest of Oslo, because of fears Nerdrum won’t pay them agreed commissions on sales [...]

Artist Nerdrum breaks his silence

Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum, who faces two years in prison for tax evasion, succeeded in attracting lots of publicity when he ended a 10-year boycott of local media this week. Interviews with Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet and talk show host Fredrik Skavlan coincided with the opening of a new exhibition in Sollentuna, just north of Stockholm. [...]

Artist blames tax trouble on ex-wife

Norwegian artist Odd Nerdrum, who has boycotted Norwegian media for years, nonetheless sent a letter to newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) this week in which he blamed his recent tax evasion conviction on his ex-wife. Nerdrum wrote in his metaphorical letter to the editor, entitled “I’m a common man,” that his ex-wife sent a letter to [...]

Artist can’t paint in prison

Odd Nerdrum, the Norwegian artist sentenced to two years in jail for tax evasion, won’t be allowed to keep painting in prison. He’s appealing his sentence, but if it stands, the 67-year-old Nerdrum will have to leave his brushes and easels behind. Newspaper Aftenposten reported that the Justice Ministry has stressed that convicted prisoners aren’t [...]

Artist Odd Nerdrum sentenced to jail

Odd Nerdrum, one of Norway’s most famous and controversial artists, was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday after a local court in Oslo found him guilty of tax evasion. Nerdrum has earlier denied his guilt, and his defense attorney filed a quick appeal. The court’s prison sentence matched what state prosecutors had sought [...]

Artist pleads ‘not guilty’ to tax evasion

Odd Nerdrum is one of Norway’s most internationally known contemporary artists but now he faces heavy fines and a prison term for alleged tax evasion. He’s had to appear in court in Oslo this week, where prosecutors suggested his financing has been as creative as his paintings. Nerdrum himself admitted in court on Tuesday that [...]

Famed artist lands in tax trouble

Odd Nerdrum, arguably Norway’s most acclaimed contemporary painter, is under indictment for serious tax evasion. Norwegian authorities have charged him with failing to report income on several foreign sales completed at least a decade ago. The tax authorities in Norway claim Nerdrum allegedly failed to report foreign sales revenues of around NOK 14 million (USD [...]

Movement starts to hail Odd Nerdrum

One high-profile Norwegian artist has launched an effort to secure national acclaim for another, Norwegian figurative artist Odd Nerdrum, by urging that Nerdrum be allowed to live in the country’s honorary home for leading artists called Grotten in Oslo. Artist Vebjørn Sand wrote a column in newspaper Aftenposten over the weekend calling on Norway’s artistic establishment [...]

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