The Thinking Woman’s Shaman
Katalin Ladik’s first major presentation in the Nordics underscores the transformative power of the voice.
Matthew Rana
All articles by Matthew Rana
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.
Forget Rilke
At Mint in Stockholm, an international group show offers a mind-expanding mix of erotics and poetry.
Mara Lee’s Monstrous Demand
How is love complicit in the creation of racial hierarchies? The Swedish author and scholar offers a valuable lesson.
The Politics of Bad Neighbours
Ina Blom’s new essay collection enjoins us not to affirm what makes us feel most at home, but rather to attend to our feelings of estrangement.
The Aftermath of Events
Lunds Konsthall presents Gülsün Karamustafa’s work as a response to government repression in Turkey.
Critic on the Loose
Karl Katz Lydén’s new book falls short of its lofty aim to break the barrier between art and society.
