Exhibition at Gallery 54
On April 24th, Tina Nykvist and I will show together at Galleri 54 in Gothenburg. The exhibition is called I reflect on you and will stay open until 17th of May. More info on this soon.
Work and photo by Tina Nykvist
Kunsthalle Linz + Anna Lidberg + FFAR
My work will be shown in Kunsthalle Linz as part of a collaboration that has been going on for some time. It will take place at Forum för arkitektur, FFAR, from 26th of February.
Here’s the press text:
KUNSTHALLE LINZ + ANNA LIDBERG + FFAR : LARGE SPACE IN TINY GALLERIES
Since it´s opening in 2012 an Austrian museum surprises onlookers with generous space offerings, friendly curators and flexible locations. What sounds like THE ideal gallery turns out to be a smart, artistic intervention. On February 26th, opening at 18:00, the Kunsthalle will team up with the FFAR – forum för arkitektur in Stockholm, showing work of artist and miniature gallerist Anna Lidberg.
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When attending an art gallery- opening, you probably expect the people to be nicely dressed, the artists to be arty, the art to be expensive. But most of all you expect the space to be – white, clean, modern – large enough to move around in, and probably not rolling towards you on a trolley. Yet, all of this will come true when you arrive at KUNSTHALLE LINZ´s first opening in Stockholm, even though the trolley is highly optional.
The key-point of this project, according to founders and curators of Kunsthalle Linz, is the factor of illusion. That´s why they built and „opened“ a miniature museum, but didnt tell anybody about it´s actual size. „So, it´s not about making miniatures of art and exhibiting them“, say curators Julia Hartig and Marie Therese Luger „its all about what space can actually be, how it can be used, how it should be used!“
„Disguised“ as the real deal, a huge museum, Luger & Hartig realized six shows at the Kunsthalle Linz, observing with amazement all the different reactions it got. „People coming to the openings were startled at first, but then they liked the gallery even more“, says Hartig about their first shows. „But we are always well aware of the fact, that irritation as a concept is not endless“, adds Luger. This is one of the reasons, KUNSTHALLE LINZ has teamed up with artist Anna Lidberg, as well as Stockholm´s forum för arkitektur, to put emphasis on certain matters of space, architecture and miniature.
The collaboration emphasizes on the different aspects of „space“ and „scale“ and how they are used individually by each contributor: „Every room, every space has it´s corners, it´s turns and cuts, it´s dualities. We must speak of light and shadow, interior and exterior, but we can never forget, these words leave the mouth easy.“, summarizes Luger their collaboration. „For us it is important to understand, how you enter a space and how you describe the things you experience in it. And this is, what we want our audience to experience as well, this is what we want our artists and our visitors to focus on. We want the Sculptors, filmmakers, painters and collectors to realize: This is a museum, this is your space. But it is also an entity. An entity that evaporates from object to subject, that changes its form, that presents itself, that integrates your art into the way it wants to be seen, that interacts, but also asks a lot of questions.“
A nourishing ground for this experiment is provided by the „forum för arkitektur“ in Stockholm. A project like KUNSTHALLE LINZ suits the
forum´s goal of making architecture and other disciplines meet and develop new spaces and structures.
Bringing the KUNSTHALLE LINZ to other countries, moving it around, is vital for exploring these aspects. Mainly because it decentralizes views and integrates space that would otherwise not be available. During KUNSTHALLE LINZ´s stay in Stockholm, this experience is offered to Artist Anna Lidberg, born in Skoghall, now living and working in Stockholm. The Konstfack Graduate herself has experience with rather small galleries: since 2006 she has successfully been running „Gallery 1:10, presenting art in miniature versions on mobile levels of a typical dollhouse. Of course, this project was the initializing factor for Anna Lidberg and Luger & Hartig to get in contact with each other, but Lidberg´s work should not be reduced to „just“ the miniature art gallery, making her a like – minded fellow: What will be even more interesting to see at the show in Sweden will be her use of size in comparison to power. A theme that keeps popping up in her work quite prominently, for example in the multimedia installation „ The Copier“. It will be interesting to see, how such an artist, experienced with miniature art but also art in public space, will behave, connect and expand throughout being shown at a miniature gallery herself. This incorporates a META- aspect, gladly taken and worked with by the team of KUNSTHALLE LINZ. It is an arrow, landing a bulls- eye at the dartboard of decentralized space, perpetuated by the idea of spatial flexibility: In co-operation with their native city of Linz / Austria, the curators have initiated a wormhole-experiment – Every show and opening, held at the KUNSTHALLE LINZ abroad, will be live-broadcast to Linz, where parallel events and public viewings are being organized. This may not be an interstellar wormhole yet, but for now it makes a trolley wonderfully unnecessary.
WWW.KUNSTHALLELINZ.TUMBLR.COM
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/KUNSTHALLELINZ
WWW.FFAR.SE
WWW.ANNALIDBERG.COM
CONTACT: kunsthalle-linz@gmx.at
TEXT: Marie Therese Luger
Facebook event here, very welcome.
Cirkelstudien (The Circle Study)
I’m showing new work in a group show called Cirkelstudien (The Circle Study) at ABF-huset, Sveavägen, Stockholm. 29 Jan – 22 Feb. My work Och gnistorna från er får mig att brinna is a collaboration with my mother, Barbro Lindahl. The opening is between 5pm and 8pm on the 29th. Cirkelstudien is an initiative by ABF Stockholm, Konstfrämjandet and Konstfack. Facebookevent here.
Some info (in swedish) from ABFs web page:
Utställningen Cirkelstudien i ABF-huset är inspirerad av folkrörelsernas bildningsarbete där studiecirkeln har en central roll. De medverkande konstnärerna har studerat på masterprogrammet Konst i offentligheten på Konstfack. På olika sätt har de använt sig av ABF-husets historia och utvecklat verk i dialog med husets väggar och människor.
Medverkande konstnärer: Nicholas Bates, Fredrik Bjernelind, Harpa Dögg Kjartansdóttir, Cecilia Hultman, Joel Hurlburt, Anna Ihle, Vilda Kvist, Anna Lidberg, Emil Magnúsarson Borhammar, Agnes Mohlin, Gustaf Nygren, Johan Stenström och Kolbrún Ýr Einarsdóttir
Om Och gnistorna från er får mig att brinna:
Broderade citat på bonader, tillägnade för oss viktiga kollegor och vänner inom våra respektive yrkesområden.
För projektet har vi lyft fram och belyst det undanskymda Moa Martinsons rum i ABF-huset, förändrat dess användningsområde samt märkt ut det med skylt.
Att ensligt sträva efter något är svårt. Att tillsammans arbeta för det en tror på stärker de egna försöken. Mina felsteg kan utesluta dina. Era modiga kliv kan bära oss framåt och era tankar kan hjälpa våra funderingar. När motivationen i konsten, i livet, i kampen, är svårfunnen kan en annans glöd vara källan till att hitta den igen. Och gnistorna från er får mig att brinna.
The Copier, The Copier, The Copier. Installation view
Installation view from The Copier, The Copier, The Copier, at Cornelia Sojdelius Gallery. December 11th – January 18th.
From the left: Kropp med ande skall bli enad och ett hjärta fritt (A4 6:1) and The Copies. Glimps of video installation The Copier in next room.
pp3
The day before new years eve I was a guest in swedish public radio and the program pp3. if you would to listen to our discussion about art in relation to memes (in swedish) here’s the link.
Solo show at Cornelia Sojdelius Gallery, Stockholm
11 Dec 2014 -18 Jan 2015
At the moment I’m working towards a solo show at The artist run Cornelia Sojdelius Gallery in Stockholm. More information can be found in this facebook event.
The opening will be on December 11th. See you there!
Artotek Värmland
Im participating with Fan, Anna. Vi Var Ju Barn Nyss? in:
ARTOTEK.Värmland
4 October – 19 December 2014, Kronoparkens Bibliotek, Karlstad.
Also particapiting: Sara Forsström, Bettina Hystad-Hvidevold, Simon Lerin-Hystad, Amanda Karlsson, Julia Olofsson, Matilda Frykberg, Nils Karlsson, David Kumlin, Jesper Vieleby
Sweden’s Emerging Art @ No Picnic
I’m showing work (The Copier) in the annual SEART exhibition at No Picnic in Stockholm, 11/9-14/9.
Here’s the Facebook event… …and som more info from the arrangers:
Sweden’s Emerging Art on show
For the third year in a row SEART is showing the highlights from the Swedish emerging art scene. The pop-up exhibition takes place at the award winning location of No Picnic in the heart of Stockholm. 13 artists are selected this year to show their works in different medias with striking, thought-provoking outcomes. Some of the pieces are specifically produced for the show.
The participating artists at SEART @ NO PICNIC are Ammy Olofsson, Anna Lidberg, Asumi Sato, Axel Versteegh, Camilo Matiz, Emma Andersson, Erlend Grytbakk Wold, Gabriella Loeb, Ida Persson, Liva Isakson Lundin, Ossian Eckerman, Sacco Fujishima, Åke Gustafsson.
Opening reception: Thursday 11th September, 6 p.m.–10 p.m. Exhibition: 12–14 September, noon–6 p.m. Free AdmissionAt the opening reception you can enjoy petit four from Prince philosopher www.princephilosopher.com. Address: No Picnic, Storgatan 23 C, Stockholm (T-banestation Östermalm) SEART www.seart.se
Welcome!
Gallery 1:10 på Odenplans Tunnelbanestation 5/9-6/12
(Short summary in english below)
Välkomna till öppningen av min nästkommande utställning 17:00 5/9 i SLs konstmonter på Odenplans tunnelbanestation. Det är Gallery 1:10 som får ta plats och visa nysammansatta If you tolerate this – En utställning om motstånd. Mer information om de inbjudna konstnärernas arbeten samt länkar till deras hemsidor kommer inom kort.
Se mer information om utställningen på Gallery 1:10s sida.
Presstext från SL:
Ny konst i montern på Odenplan
Den 5 september klockan 17.00 öppnas utställningen ”Gallery 1:10” i SL:s konstmonter på Odenplans tunnelbanestation med konstnären Anna Lidberg på plats. Detta är den 72:a utställningen i rad där resenärerna får ta del av verk från den unga generationens konstnärer.
Utställningen pågår under tiden 5 september – 6 december 2014.
Anna Lidberg berättar själv om sin utställning:
”Gallery 1:10” huserar i ett dockskåp, där rummen förändras med varje utställning och där konstnärer bjuds in att visa sina arbeten under de förändrade förutsättningar som miniatyrmiljön ger. Sedan starten 2006 har ”Gallery 1:10” ställt ut ett stort antal konstnärer i liten skala, i varierande medier. Galleriet har både rört sig i stadsrummet och i konstens redan etablerade rum. Med sin avväpnande skala får det betraktaren att komma nära, att anpassa sin kropp och blick till de små rummen och sedan möta konsten som finns däri. ”Gallery 1:10” är ett experiment med relationen till betraktaren och ett försök att på lekfulla vägar nå en stor allmänhet.
För Odenplans tunnelbanestation visar ”Gallery 1:10” ”If you tolerate this”, en utställning som talar om framtidsoro samtidigt som den kämpar med att hitta, och hålla fast vid, framtidshoppet.
Medverkande: Moa-Lina Croall, Camilla Edström Ödemark, Henrik Franklin, Eva Kenell, Loui Kuhlau, Marie Therese Luger & Julia Hartig (Institut für erweiterte Kunst Austria), Elin Magnusson, Tina Nykvist, United Colors of Bitchaton.
Välkomna!
Om konstnären:
Anna Lidberg, född 1984, utexaminerades från Masterprogrammet på Institutionen för Konst på Konstfack i Stockholm 2014.
För mer information kontakta:
Ylva Berglund, Affärsförvaltare Konst SL
Tel: 08-686 4022
English summary: A new show by my miniature exhibition space Gallery 1:10 will be shown at Odenplan underground station, 5/9 – 6/12. It’s called “If you tolerate this” – an exhibition about resistance. It worries about the future while searching for and trying to hold on to hope. Participating artists: Moa-Lina Croall, Camilla Edström Ödemark, Henrik Franklin, Eva Kenell, Loui Kuhlau, Marie Therese Luger & Julia Hartig (Institut für erweiterte Kunst Austria), Elin Magnusson, Tina Nykvist, United Colors of Bitchaton.
Konstfack Spring show
Konstfack Spring show is open 15/5-25/5, weekends 12-16, all other days 12-19. Feel free to come by!
I’m graduating, MFA, and will be showing The Copier and Gallery 1:10. In the later I have put together a a show with my class mates from the master program, Art in The Public Realm. Here’s the event for that on Facebook. And here is one for Konstfacks official event.
“The Copier” at Kristinehamns Konstmuseum
Welcome to Kristinehamns Konstmuseum 1/3 for the opening of my show, with the new work “The Copier”. It is part of the museums grant, that I recevied this year. The show is open 1/3-27/4 2014.
Preview of new work
Welcome to a preview of my new work, a 4 channel video installation centered around a copy machine. Opening at Galleri Konstfack 6/11 16:00 (4pm). The gallery will be open thursday, friday and saturday 14:00-18:00. I would love your feedback on the work, so feel free to come by.
Video documentations
Here’s a video documentation from a talk I participated in last week. In swedish.
“Carl Olof Berg, koreograf, Anders Brokvist (Ismael Ataria), författare, Wilhelm Forsnäsgård, filmare, Tuva Hardorp, musiker (Vidar), och Anna Lidberg, konstnär.”
And heres one that Kil’s Lina Nyåker made about Station AiR:
“I’m from Hot Land”
Im participating in the group show “I’m from Hot Land” at Rackstadmuseet, Arvika. 19/10-23/11.
Kulturparlamentet
I will be participating in a panel discussion at the cultural conference “Kulturparlamentet”. 15/10 in Karlstad. For more information, follow this link.
“Station” AiR for Groups
In collaboration with Anna Åberg from Kils municipality I have started a new Artist in Residency! My role has, among other things, been to experiment with the residency as a form, and to test how power structures can be challenged through different measures. One of these are that the artists apply as a group and thereby get the power to decide what artist to work with side by side during the residency. This gives them a stronger position in relation to the municipality. It’s also a way of challenging the thought of the artist as “a brand” and give us/them new ways of working collectively.
The residency pays the artists during their stay, both for just being there and for participating in three public events during their stay. They also get a small budget for materials. I believe that working with art should be as respected – not more or less – as other work. It’s neither just for fun or a task sent from above. This means we have to get paid for what we do so people can work with art as a living and to make sure that not only people who can get money elsewhere are the ones who can afford to work with art. I also think it is of great importance to try to find ways to fund artistic work without the pressure to produce work to be sold on a market.
It is extremely important for us to work in a gender-aware way and try to do our part in changing twisted patriarchal systems. Therefore, we have decided that, every other year, Station will only be open for applications from people who identifies as women. This is to compensate for the fact that men are more privileged in the art world, and also to bring amazing female artists to Kil, where a debate on equality needs to take place, (as it does in most places). We are starting out with a group of artist from my network, including myself as I totally want to take part in and try out my own residency. The other artist are: Tina Nykvist, Elin Magnusson and Vilda Kvist!
This years Station takes place in a house (see image below) and in the old “Folkets Hus” (Peoples movements house) in central parts of Kil. The artists will visit Kil from 29th of July to 18th of August. The public events are the 1st, 8th and 15th of August.
Hope to see you there! Let’s all hope for continued funding so that great artists can apply for this next year and the year after that and the year after that…
Photo by Lina Nyåker, Kils Kommun.
“Håll om mig 100 gånger” – Viewing of new works at Sannerudsskolan
Welcome to Kil 22/8 2013, 6 pm, for a viewing of the art obtained for the newly built school, Sannerudsskolan. My site specifik work “Håll om mig 100 gånger”, will be shown for the first time. Here’s what it looks like prior to installation.
“Fan, Anna. Vi var ju barn nyss?” at Temporära Konsthallen.
“Fan, Anna. Vi var ju barn nyss?” (“Damn it, Anna. Were we not children just recently?”) will be shown at “Temporära Konstbion” at Temporära Konsthallen, Stockholm, 8/6, 5 pm.
See more information on the facebook event here.
Gallery 1:10 at Konstfrämjandet Värmland
My project and I are going to Karlstad! Gallery 1:10 will show “Ward Robe in Spare Oom” at Konstfrämjandet Värmland. Welcome to the opening on May 10th. Click here for the Facebook event.
Gallery 1:10 på Galleri Verkligheten, Umeå
“Ward Robe in Spare Oom” på Gallery 1:10.
Galleri Verkligheten, Umeå 1/3-22/3 2013
Utställningen “Ward Robe in Spare Oom” tar avstamp i ett missförstånd som uppstår i berättelsen om sagolandet Narnia (CS Lewis) när faunen Mr Tumnus möter människan Lucy som just anlänt till landet genom en garderob. Hon förklarar: “I came through the wardrobe in the spare room”. Mr Tumnus bjuder i sin tur med henne på te och, i ett försök att förstå, formulerar han hennes ursprung: “the far land of Spare Oom where the eternal summer reigns around the bright city of Ward Robe.”
Med utgångspunkt i detta poetiska missförstånd fokuserar och funderar den här utställningen kring öppningar mellan olika världar och verkligheter och synen på dem där i mellan. Utifrånperspektiv och försök att återberätta någons berättelse eller något som hänt blandas med undersökningar av verklighet, förskjutningar och språkliga experiment.
Medverkande:
Johanna Adebäck & Merve Ertufan
Johan Thurfjell
Tina Nykvist
Vilda Kvist
Ward Robe in Spare Oom visas i Gallery 1:10 som i sin tur visas på Galleri Verkligheten 1-22 mars 2013.
