Exhibitions in Sweden, Denmark and Norway

18/06/2013

There is a misconception about art experiences in the summer. As we know the Venice Biennale opened a few weeks ago, but if there is no way to take that trip to southern Europe this summer here is a guide to art experiences in the north: Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Read more...

17/06/2013

Some cakes are so big that after eating just one layer of your piece, you're already full. But there are just so many layers of jam, whipped cream, sponge and frosting, and when taken all together in Venice, you end up with what is called “culture shock”. The city is like a postcard come to life, precisely just as beautiful as in pictures, and without any airbrushing. Read more...

Express Interview with curator Andreas Nilsson

14/06/2013

“It seems to me that Irving Penn never made any distinction between what he did as an editorial photographer for a magazine or as a more artistic photographer. For him the dichotomy between high and low culture seemed to be unimportant and in that sense he preceded a postmodern thinking where the boundaries started to blur between different genres,” shares curator Andreas Nilsson. Read more...

13/06/2013

Oh, the sound of champagne bottles opening at Basel! This Swiss city of 172,000 inhabitants is currently full of international art for this one intense week in summer that started with the opening of Volta art fair this Monday, June 10. The Swiss mountain air has filled with art consumption, sales and critiques, which you can even hear in the artsy shuttle buses between the fairs. Read more...