Ibsen quotes, Oslo

The initiative was taken by Sune Nordgren, inspired by a similar project involving August Strindberg quotes in Stockholm, Sweden.

The Swedish artist duo FA+ (Ingrid Falk and Gustavo Aguerre) had been selected to handle the quotes, but they resigned from the project in May 2006.

[1] Per Jæger, project leader since 2006, replied that it was among the most accessible works of art in Norway, and that ordinary people had been asked to pick some of the quotes.

[3] The work has also been criticized as being unsuitable for city streets, creating additional requirements for cleaning and repair.

[1] The text consistently displays typographical errors, such as using hyphens for rules, and underlinings for italics or emphatic spacing; and there are regular spelling mistakes, such as “Vilejløst” for “viljeløst”.