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A Swirl of Intrigue Surrounds Swedish Painter Hilma af Klint's Newfound Status as an Icon of Abstract Art
In February 2013, the Moderna Museet, Stockholm’s national museum of modern art, opened a blockbuster show, “Hilma af Klint: ...
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Could Hilma af Klint’s Works Be Removed From Public View?
The artist’s great-grandnephew and foundation board chair stressed in an interview with Hyperallergic that the works should ...
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Lena Cronqvist
Lena Cronqvist, also known as Lena Birgitta Cronqvist Tunström, is a Swedish artist associated with Expressionism. Her work, which includes painting, graphic art, and sculpture, often features ...
The Hand-Embellished Countryside Homes That Helped Define Scandinavian Style
The houses of two of Sweden’s most influential artists and designers, Carl and Karin Larsson, came to shape the country’s ...
Learning the Swedish art of ‘wild skating’
Across frozen lakes — or out in the archipelago — skating in Stockholm is very different to the ice rink back home ...
Rediscovered Pioneering Portrait Painter Lotte Laserstein Rises At TEFAF-Maastricht
Lady in a Fur Coat (The Gallerist Signe Schultz) (1941) is among the exceptional masterworks by women featured on a wall at ...
Barbro Östlihn: free exhibition dedicated to the Scandinavian painter at the Swedish Institute, our photos
A specialist in monumental paintings with geometric motifs, Barbro Östlihn is the latest Scandinavian artist to be honored by theSwedish Institute. The cultural center in the Mar ...
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Swedish underwater art exhibit highlights rising water levels
The are all part of the "Atlantis" art project, which aims to "create an underwater city of the world's most famous buildings", project manager Fredrik Johansson told AFP. All the sculptures are made ...