At Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, a thoughtful pairing of historical artefacts and contemporary works reveals how faith, cultural belonging and queer identity intersect in unexpected ways

From Melanie Kitti’s fragmented frescoes to Ahmed Umar’s critique of African souvenir clichés: what not to miss in Norway this autumn

In her comprehensive retrospective at EMMA in Espoo, Finland, the artist questions the limits of human understanding in the age of technology

The artist’s hyperdetailed depictions of everyday clutter at Standard (Oslo) explore the significance of labour-intensive drawing in an era of effortless image-production

In his survey show at Oslo’s Astrup Fearnley Museet, the late painter depicts the vast swaths of machines and technical systems that underpin everyday life