Matthew Rana Archives - Kunstkritikk

All articles by Matthew Rana

Let’s Stay in Touch

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 Thinking Woman’s Shaman

Katalin Ladik’s first major presentation in the Nordics underscores the transformative power of the voice.

If Wishes Were Horses

Paul McCarthy meets Scandinavian collectivism in Josefin Arnell’s films at Index in Stockholm.

Shitty Feelings

From instagram fame to art world success. Norwegian Trude Viken’s show at Belenius in Stockholm returns us to a realm of childhood attachments.

Un-Settling Criticism

David Garneau wants to write about Indigenous art with critical care.

In the Wait

Tarik Kiswanson’s gravity-defying sculptures imbue the brutalist interior of Bonniers Konsthall with tension – and a non-identitarian politics.

Hate the Game

Revisiting the strategic essentialisms of the 1990s, Salad Hilowle’s complacent debut at Cecilia Hillström hints at the bankruptcy of Sweden’s cultural economy.

Dance Revolution?

In their first major presentation in Sweden, the Swiss duo Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz ask whether clubbing can inspire a progressive political movement.