Unknown palaces in Stockholm
Photo: Royal Court Gustav II Pavillion/Rosendal/Ulriksdal
There are more to see in the National City Park than beautiful parklands and woods. Here are also three of the Royal summer pleasure retreats:
Gustav III´s Pavilion at Haga Park is one of the highlights of Swedish art history and is one of the finest examples of the European Neo-Classicism of the late 1700s in Northern Europe
Rosendal Palace, located on the island of Djurgården close to Rosendals Gardencafé and was built in the 1820s for King Karl XIV Johan, the first Bernadotte.
Ulriksdals Palace is situated on the banks of Edviken Lake in the National City Park in Stockholm. The palace was built in the 1600s and visitors to the palace witness many different epochs. Several Swedish regents have left their mark on Ulriksdal. Queen Kristina built a pleasure garden in front of the palace and Hedvig Elenora built an Orangery in the park
Être Blessé -being hurt being blessed
Être Blessé - being hurt being blessed, a performance about the artist and sculptor Louise Bourgeois, and will be played at Theatre Giljotin and performed by the dutche performance artist Karina Holla. Karina works with several performing arts like dance mime and acting. Its played between September 10-October 5.
Gallery entirely for glass
Swedish glass in well sought after all over the world. If you are curious, why not visit The Glassery, a gallery entirely devoted to glass as art, with unique glass sculptures. Glassexpo in Gustavsberg and Erik Höglunds glass
Orrefors beautiful everyday articles and Kosta Bodas creative glassworks are the two most wellknown Swedish glass producers. They have a great show room on Birger Jarlsgatan 13. Here you can find works of Åsa Jungnelius (image) and Ludvig Löfgren, two of the young Kosta Boda tallents. their design is fresh and provocative in a whole new new way.
New Folk & Art gallery in Stockholm
Go to Kungsgatan 88 before April 29 if you are interested in unestablished but talented swedish artists. The event Folk & Konst (Folk/People & Art) takes place twice a year - spring and autumn - in new premisses every time.
Cultural corner in Stockholm
Photo: from a folder
The Vasastan area in Stockholm has evolved to an art-gallery district for contemporary art during the past two years. The two main reasons are Bonniers Konsthall for contemporary Art, that opened in the autumn of 2005 and the other is the art collective on Hudiksvallsgatan. Here are all the art addresses in the area.
1. Brändström & Stene, Hudiksvallsgatan 6
2. Aerea, Hudiksvallsgatan 8
Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Hudiksvallsgatan 8
Natalia Goldin Gallery, Hudiksvallsgatan 8
Galerie Nordenhake, Hudiksvallsgatan 8
3. Mia Sundberg Galleri, Gävlegatan 12
4. Statens Konstråd (The National Public Art Council Sweden) Hälsingegatan 45
5. Crystal Palace (contemporary art), Karlbergsvägen 44
6. Galleri Loyal, Torsgatan 53
7. ALP/Peter Bergman, Torsgatan 41
8. Bonniers Konsthall, Torsgatan 19
Im also looking forwart to see how the whole area on Torsgatan will be. The City has plans to connect Torsgatan with the City by Clarion Sign hotel.
Royal portraits exhibition
Fascinated by royalty? Then dont miss out on the "Bernadotte-portraits from two centuries" in Rikssalen at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The exhibition includes some thirty portraits of seven generations of the Bernadotte-family from Karl XIV Johan and his queen Désirée to our present King and Queen. The exhibition takes place between April 30 until October 5.
Painter Carl Larsson - highly topical again
Photo: Magasin 3/Fredrik Söderberg
The swedish painter giant Carl Larsson is currently interesting at two exhibitions in Stockholm, though he died almost one hundred years ago in 1919. If you visit nationalmuseum you will see the entrance walls with his gigantic paintings.
1)The renowned Magasin 3 Stockholm Arthall presents an exhibition where the young Swedish artist Fredrik Söderberg (b. 1972) meets the giant of the Swedish artistic canon, Carl Larsson (1853-1919). "Fredrik Söderberg's paintings encompassing the magical, fantastical and enchanting are a blend of historical references and contemporary cultural codes. Carl Larsson is one of these historical references" according to Magasin 3.
2) The Fine art dealer Åmells presents the Painter Carl Larsson in their springexhibition 19/4-17/5. The theme is "The City of Stockholm in art" and includes paintings of all swedish giants: Anders Zorn, Bruno Liljefors and Carl Larsson. Åmells will devote an entire room to Carl Larssons paintings during a period.
New Design Gallery opens in Stockholm
A new gallery, Designgalleriet, with focus on mainly Swedish fashion, interiordesign and product design will open in May 2008 on the corner Odengatan/Birger Jarlsgatan in Stockholm.
The idea is to present two different exhibitions per month, including experiments and prototypes of young designers as well as commercial products and well established design companies in Sweden. The initiators are Stefan Nilsson och Karin Sköldberg, well known in the design industry. And Alcro, Offect, Mitab, Orrefors, Kosta Boda, Gustavsberg, Gense, Höganäs and Rörstrand have have all joined as partners and sponsors of the project.
The swedish designers Form Us With Love are behind the interior at the Design Gallery.
Museum of Broken Relationships
Suffering of a broken heart? Instead of burning the collection of love letters you can visit The Museum of Broken Relationships in Stockholm at Edsvik Art Hall from April 26, 2008.
The Museum of Broken Relationships is an art concept which proceeds from the assumption that objects create a space of secure memory in order to preserve the material and nonmaterial heritage of broken relationships. The Museum offers every individual the chance to overcome the emotional collapse through creation, i.e., by contributing to the holdings of the Museum. Read more here
Enjoy opera in a 18th century theatre
The Drottningholm Slottsteater, is one of Europe´s best preserved 18th century theatres and a UNESCO World herritage. It was bult in 1766 and is a unique attraction with its original scenery, 200-year old stage machinery and interior decoration virtually untouched by the passage of time.
In the season of 2008 the Drottningholm Slottsteater will play three operas. We open the festival with performances of Haydn's comic opera Life on the moon (Il mondo della luna), and then a new Monteverdi production of The Return of Ulysses (Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria). A third opera at Drottningholm this year will be Florian Gassman's L'opera seria.
New artgallery dedicated to photos
Photo: Gerry Johansson, exhibition at Double Elvis Gallery until March 23
Stockholm has been an attractive place to find exciting contemporary art. But according to City there has been few dedicated photo art galleries in Stockholm. With the new Double Elvis Gallery on Kocksgatan in SoFo, Södermalm this will change. The Gallery works together with Linkimage. So enjoy some loveloy photos and a cup of coffee in the café. Another photo gallery will open in May, this time on Östermalm named Gun Gallery.
Fotogalleries
Double Elvis Gallery, Kocksgatan 52, Södermalm
Gun Gallery (not opened yet), Runebergsgatan 3, Östermalm
Fotografins Hus (photo house), temporalily at Konstnärshuset, Smålandsgatan 7, City
Galleri Kontrast, Hornsgatan 8, Södermalm
Gallery FB+, Sveavägen 117, City.
Love is in the air - at the Opera and Berwaldhallen
Photo: Berwaldhallen
- March 14, ClubBerwald, Radío Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Susanna Mälkki and soloist Kirrill Gerstein piano
- April 4, Gaysingle evening and Gustav III ballet performance, The Royal Swedish Opera
- April 11, ClubBerwald, Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Daniel Harding and soloist Malena Ernman mezzo.
- April 11, Single-evening, minus 40 years old, and Falstaff opera performance, The Royal Swedish Opera
- April 21, Single evening, students, and Falstaff opera performance, The Royal Swedish Opera
- April 28, Single evening, plus 40 years old, Falstaff opera performance, The Royal Swedish Opera
Find your war-booty in Stockholm
WAR-BOOTY - KRIEGSBEUTE - WYSTAWA ŁUPY WOJENNE - ВОЕННЫЕ ТРОФЕИ - VÁLEČNÁ KOŘIST -
KARA LAUPIJUMI - KRIGSBYTE!
This is the name of an exhibition on Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury) during this year. If you are from Denmark, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Tjech Republic or Germany, you will find several artefacts from your country, put together in peacefulness. So you will be able to read about it in your native language.
During the many wars in Sweden's "Age of Greatness" (the 17th century), objects such as weapons, armour, books, paintings and other cultural objects were captured, just the same way as lands were conquered and money seized. In the 17th century this looting was a legitimate part of warfare and proceeded in accordance with the principles of international law as they then stood.
Exhibition is open until february 2009. Welcome to a peaceful Stockholm!
Must see exhibitions right now
There are some really exciting exhibitions in Stockholm at the moment: The Andy Warhol exhibition (4/5)at the Modern Museum, Toulouse Lautrec (25/5) at the Nationalmuseum, the Spring Salon (16/3) at Liljevalchs, Annika von hausswolff (8/6) at Magasin 3. Eames by Vitra at Svensk form and The Human Journey on human evolution at The Swedish Museum of Natural History. Bellman, Sevenbom and the Princess is the name of an exhibition at the Stockholm City Museum about the 1800-century.
Market-Art shows the best contemporary art
If you are interested in contemporary Nordic Art you should visit Stockholm this weekend. For the third year in a row, the Nordic leading galleries arranges the art fair MARKET at Konstakademien (Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts), Fredsgatan 12. Thirtyone selected galleries from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland exhibit Nordic and international contemporary art between February 15-17.
Matti Klenell's studio glass exhibition
Visited the talented designer Matti Klenell's studio on Södermalm the other day, and got a preview of his glassworks. He has been experimenting with glass in a glasstudio and interpreted vases and flowers in his own way.
- I think that glass is really ugly, so I have really struggled to find a way to make it beautiful, says Matti Klenell.
I just got to check out his solo exhibition showing the results at Inger Molin Gallery in Stockholm until February 20.
Cullberg 40 + 100 years
photo: Cullbergballet
The Dance museum celebrates the birth of the woman behind the internationally wellrenowned ballet company "Cullberg ballet" this year. Birgit Cullberg developed a dramatic ballet style of her own, based on powerful psychological empathy. She was born in 1908 and her company celebrates 40 years. See the exhibition Birgit & Birgit Centenary until April 6th.
The Royal Swedish Ballet and Cullbergballet celebrates one of swedens best choreographers with two ballets during spring; Som om (As if) and Fröken Julie (Miss Julie). Read more about celebrations here
New exhibitions at the new artgallery cluster
Photo: Niklas Holm
The art clustre at Hudiksvallsgatan in Vasastan have all coordinated their vernissages. Five exhibitions opened yesterday:
- "New paintings by Olle Borg" (until Feb 10) at Andréhn-Schiptjenko
- "An Intimate history of sniping" photo, video and installation by Juan Pedro Fabra (until Feb 10), at Brändström & Stene
- "I did it just the same" an installation by Christian Andersson(until feb 10) at Gallerie Nordenhake
- "New paintings by Niklas Holm (Until Feb 9) at Natalia Goldin Gallery
- "You dont have to be a wathergirl to see where the wind is blowing" drawings by Patrick Nilsson (until Feb 1) at Mia Sundberg Galleri.
Read what I have written before about Hudiksvalls art clustre.
"Christmas is best at Skansen"
Photo: Skansen Christmas market
The open-air museum Skansen is the best place to experience the swedish traditions and culture live. Christmas is of course one of the highlights of the year and I do agree with their slogan: Christmas is best at Skansen. Here are the christmas programme in short:
- Traditional Christmas Market - handicrafts, gifts and food all around Skansen during the first three weekends in December at 11-17. Dancing games around our christmas tree at Bollnästorget and other things
- The Spirit of Christmas - Christmas decorated farms and houses, concerst, gingerbreat-bakery, candle dipping and straw craft, Dec 1-6 Jan.
- Lucia tradition since 1893 at Skansen. Stockholm Lucia is coronated December 1. A christmas Sing-a-long with popular swedish artists such as Nanne Grönvall, magnus Carlsson and Christer Björkman follows. Lucia is celebrated on the Lucia day, December 13.
- Christmas exhibition on Design. Some 30 designers have interpreted the light of Christmas in the exhibition "Lysande!". Dec 1-Jan 6.
- Ice and Fire - Celebrate winter solstice (vintersolstånd) on Soliden with fire acrobats, ice sculpturer, ice installations, dance and songs. December 22 at 12-16.
- Dance away Christmas (julgransplundring) - Dancing games around the chrstmas tree for the last time is a Swedish tradition. Jan 6 at 12-15.
Stockholm secret revealed - this is how we survive the dark winters, part 1
Photo: Wikipedia
Have you ever wondered how we in Stockholm survive the long dark winters? We bring artificial light into our lives. Winters in Stockholm are not only cold and dark - they are romantic as well. I believe that Swedes use more tea-lights and candles than any other country in the world. A trip to Stockholm in the next few days will convince you. During this upcomming weekend we light up our homes with the electric cosy advent-candleholders and await the arrival of Lucia. You will find her in almost every home singing for the family, bringing fresh coffee and saffron buns in the morning, she is seen at the office, on the underground, on television, in churches and on several other locations during the day. Stockholms own Lucia is beeing crowned at Skansen on december 1.
