The Blind Spot of Swedish Art World Exceptionalism
A small and comfortable cultural elite, convinced of their own progressive values, retains authorship over Sweden’s consensus-driven identity.
A small and comfortable cultural elite, convinced of their own progressive values, retains authorship over Sweden’s consensus-driven identity.
Lee “Scratch” Perry’s entire persona and output comprise a complex Gesamtkunstwerk, a vast collage with roots dating back to 1958.
While Lars Vilks’s death is exploited by the media to hawk sob stories and political ideology, art critics are competing for the position of his most devout follower.
The story of the museum that lent Jens Haaning half a million Danish kroner, which is now gone, has become world news. We spoke to the artist and followed the money – and the story behind a work of art.
The Helsinki School started as a gallerist’s ambitious idea, became a huge commercial success, and put Finland on the international art map. But at what cost?
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