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Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg return to Norway with old and new horrors
Apr 01, 2025by Manu Sharma Apr 01, 2025
‘Death or Eternal Delight’ curator Maria C. Havstam joins STIR for a conversation about the duo’s shocking stop-motion film works.
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Ulf Mejergren stacks timber offcuts in Esperöd Farm to function as a lookout tower
Dec 07, 2024by Almas Sadique Dec 07, 2024
The Offcut Hut—Ulf Mejergren Architects’ second installation on the Esperöd Farm in Sweden—is made using materials salvaged from a storm in the region.
'Radical Software' highlights the work of early women computer artists
Nov 03, 2024by Manu Sharma Nov 03, 2024
Guest curator Michelle Cotton discusses the necessity of this landmark exhibition in an interview with STIR.
Diana Velasco's curation bridges traditional and digital art at the Enter Art Fair 2024
Aug 07, 2024by Zeynep Rekkali Jensen Aug 07, 2024
In an exclusive interview with STIR, Velasco discusses her ambitious curatorial vision, highlighting her expertise in digital and AI art.
Ulf Mejergren resurrects Esperöd Farm in Sweden with Zombie Tree
Jul 27, 2024by Almas Sadique Jul 27, 2024
Zombie Tree, made using different parts of a spruce tree that had fallen as the result of a storm in Sweden, is inspired by njalla, a traditional Sami building.
Britta Marakatt-Labba creates an embroidered universe in Oslo
Jul 23, 2024by Eleonora Ghedini Jul 23, 2024
The Nasjonalmuseet exhibition Moving the Needle explores the link between the Sámi people and their homeland, and the environmental fragility of the Arctic tundra.
Open your ears: Sound and sensorial installations at the Venice Biennale
Jun 06, 2024by Holly Howe Jun 06, 2024
STIRring 'Everywhere' in Venice: Poland, Panama, Saudi Arabia and Serbia are among those presenting immersive acoustic installations at the 60th Venice Biennale.
'Apparatrum' deep dives into the eccentric electronic world of Love Hultén
Apr 04, 2024by Jincy Iype Apr 04, 2024
With exclusive sketches and commentary, the debut monograph from the Swedish designer explores his weird and wonderful world of offbeat custom synths and videogame cabinets.
Meet the Villbergs: a conversation with the Swedish drag power couple
Jun 22, 2023by Manu Sharma Jun 22, 2023
Mr. and Mrs. Villberg, aka John Ronny Villberg and Simon Andreas Villberg, explore the past, purpose and future of their flamboyant drag practice.
'Women Light Artists': a collection of light art that includes manipulations of the medium
Apr 14, 2023by Sunena V Maju Apr 14, 2023
Inspired by The Women in Lighting project, UK-based Light Collective curated the book Women Light Artists, redressing the unfair imbalance in the visibility of female light artists.
Originator of soft sculptures, Claes Oldenburg passes away
Jul 21, 2022by STIRworld Jul 21, 2022
The Swedish-born artist who died at the age of 93, has left behind a legacy of his larger-than-life pop art sculptures.
Impossible vistas: Exploring fantastic cityscapes and more from the artist AUJIK
May 21, 2022by Manu Sharma May 21, 2022
Artist Stefan Larsson aka AUJIK, who was born in Sweden and now lives and works in Ōtsu, Japan, discusses with STIR his rich body of work, themes and influences.
Magical realism of the sculptures by Nina Derkert reimagines the given world
Mar 09, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Mar 09, 2022
The large and intricate sculptures carved with the cardboards by the Swedish artist Nina Derkert are a play with the conventional dimensions of the world bestowed upon us.
Charlotte Johannesson’s life work appears in a retrospective at Museo Reina Sofia
Jul 08, 2021by Shraddha Nair Jul 08, 2021
The Swedish artist, Charlotte Johannesson, puts up her tapestry and digital art as part of Take Me to Another World, a solo retrospective at Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain.
Mark Frygell’s sculptures manifest his image world into three-dimensional form
Apr 25, 2021by Manu Sharma Apr 25, 2021
Exploring the collage-based, composite constructs of Swedish artist Mark Frygell.
Comic artist tom.af.brockbrock seeks to rekindle creative curiosity within his work
Jan 11, 2021by Manu Sharma Jan 11, 2021
Tom Karlsson of Sweden discusses his quest to return to a state of youthful wonderment, and its centrality to his artistic practice.
How Bella Rune inhabited the legendary Carl Eldh Studio Museum
Oct 16, 2020by Jones John Oct 16, 2020
The Swedish contemporary sculptor is the latest woman artist to exhibit her art at and in relation to sculptures residing in the collection of the late romantic's Ateljémuseum.
Johanna Gustafsson Fürst explores the grafting of tongues
Sep 17, 2020by Jones John Sep 17, 2020
The Swedish sculptor investigates the marginalisation of Meänkieli and the politics of linguistic homogenization at Accelerator, Stockholm.
Anders Persson’s technology-ridden works push the envelope of visual stimuli
Aug 11, 2020by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 11, 2020
The Swedish artist Anders Persson lends a new perspective to the debate running between art and science around the functionality of visual perception with a lens of technology.
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