The Work of Mourning at Bonniers Konsthall not only speaks to the current state of affairs, it also emits the sincerity of experiences connected to real change.
The women’s movement in Scandinavia would benefit from adopting more confrontational methods of protest and resistance.
The first Riga International Biennial of Contemporary Art emphasizes that we live in a time of change, but steers clear of specific socio-political issues.
Swedish artist and poet Johannes Heldén explores the relationship between the book and the exhibition format in a way that is both illuminating and sincere.
Anna Boghiguian charts American colonialism through a poetic installation reminiscent of diary pages displayed directly onto the walls and floors at Index in Stockholm.
From this week’s Nordic edition: Visual arts budget increase in Norway, Raija Koli as FRAME’s new director, Ministry rejects OCA’s plea for funding of Munch Project at Venice Biennale 2013.
This week’s Nordic edition: Per Gunnar Eeg-Tverbakk leaves Kunsthall Oslo; Gallerist Wallner disappointed with the Danish minister of culture; Pork Salad Press releases 24 advertisements.
This week’s Nordic edition: Astrup Fearnley Museum in Tjuvholmen, Hadia Tajik as Norway’s Minister of Culture and Kunsthal Charlottenborg and the Academy Merger.
This week’s Nordic edition: Fischli and Weiss in Jotunheimen, Guttorm Guttormsgaard in Busan and Rasmus Fleischer from Pirate Bay.
What does it mean to be important in the art world? Marie Karlberg’s Stockholm show answers the question, one oversized business card at a time.
The feminist exhibition No Master Territories at Kunstnernes Hus unfolds as an open research project that can be extended and reconfigured through new voices.
Strong reactions from European leaders to Russia’s participation in this year’s biennial. Danish minister open to boicott.
Contemporary art’s rhetoric of doom has become a comfortable cliché, as the scramble for relevance turns resistance into a risk-free, legible aesthetic.
