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Hello to all of you!

I am honored to have this very special exhibit in the gallery.

"Inside Looking Out" will continue through November.

Here we are in August. This summer is well underway and I finally have this chance to remind you of what Icebox is all about. The opening was a wonderful show of love and support. Seeing Marc's expressions when he saw his work framed and on the wall was heart warming. Seeing Marc at his opening hugging friends and together tearing up over years of memories and sharred experiances left me and others speechless.

I have many people to thank for making this exhibit.

Starting with Mr. Marc Norberg, for his lifetime of creating amazing photography. Marc is my long time friend, client, and photography mentor to me.

The exhibit was made possible in part by Marc's loving sister Ingrid Norberg.

Nothing would have happened with out Marc's very special friends. They are dedicated and look after Marc's everyday needs, Rahn Westby and Joe Giannetti.

More thanks and appreciation to these other folks:

My good friend Greg Ochs for help framing and installing the exhibit.

Thanks to DR Martin for helping me to create the press release.

Thanks to Katherine Boyce for writing a heart warming artical for the North East Arts District and the Northeater news paper.

Thanks to local photographer and my friend Jeff Kraker, who after reading Katherine's artical brought in reporter Sammy Solina and photographer Mitchell Yehl from Kare 11 News. Together they carefully crafted a segment featuring Marc Norberg that was broadcasted durring Art-A-Whirl. That was not only informative of Marc's artwork and his condition but it connected to many people who have loved ones with dementia.

See links below...

Visit The Minneapolis Arts District Article

Visit the Kare 11 Segment

Inside Looking Out

ICEBOX GALLERY Presents:

“Inside Looking Out”

An Exhibit of

Marc Norberg’s Personal Photography

Opening May 11, 2024

Images selected by

ICEBOX Gallery owner Howard M. Christopherson

Marc Norberg is well known as one of the most successful and influential Twin Cities commercial photographers of the 1980s and ’90s. He shot countless corporate projects and his vivid black-and-white portraits of great Blues musicians are among the finest ever made in any musical genre. Those Blues portraits became a celebrated photo book—Black & White Blues, published by Graphis. But out of the limelight, Marc also created a large body of innovative personal work that has never been properly shown to the public. This exhibit, curated by ICEBOX Gallery owner Howard M. Christopherson, aims to help remedy that oversight and look more deeply into Marc as a creative artist.

“Inside Looking Out” includes: Marc’s self-portraits; striking studies of his studio’s jumble of equipment and furniture; penetrating, larger-than-life portraits of all kinds of people young and old; experimental darkroom prints; and surprisingly moving images of a dancer’s very expressive hands. Also included are some candid people photography, nude studies, and images showing Marc’s fascination with light and shadow. It’s an eclectic outpouring of photographic inspiration.

Marc was born and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he began making photographs at the age of twelve. He attended the University of South Dakota, majoring in Art & Photography. Marc sharpened his skills as a photography assistant before opening his Minneapolis studio in 1987. He also taught Advanced Photography at the College of Visual Art and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. After winning many- commercial-art awards, he retired from commercial photography in 2006. Marc currently resides in Saint Paul and continues to delight his friends with his exuberant and eccentric personality—while living with moderate dementia.