Future Nordic Fashion

The nordic fashion that’s shown at Prince Eugene, Waldemarsudde, situated in Stockholm Royal Park, doesn’t have much resemblance to anything Nordic except for its name. What is Nordic anyways? After having been a rather homogeneous country, Sweden has become very cosmopolitan. This fashion exhibition mirrors this international development. Not only that but the concept of… Continue reading Future Nordic Fashion

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The French intellectual elite fallen into disgrace

In France, the intellectual socialist party members are referred to as gauche caviar – meaning a privileged group of champagne socialists. However, one after another, they have, like a house of cards, started to fall from their pedestal. What led to this more or less untouchable intellectual elite’s downfall, that’s what we’ll explore in this… Continue reading The French intellectual elite fallen into disgrace

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The wind’s yoik

There’s an interesting exhibition about Sámi contemporary art in Stockholm this winter.It’s entitled Behind the corner, the wind’s yoik.We discover what that means at Sven-Harry’s art museum. Luckily a few private museums have been kept opened for us art-loving people this otherwise mostly locked down, gloomy winter season. Sven-Harry’s, situated in a park in central… Continue reading The wind’s yoik

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Går det att blanda konst och aktivism?

Den frågan ställer sig Centre Pompidou med höstens utställning Global (e) Resistance. Med flit har de blandat engelska och franska i titeln som hänvisar till dagens globalisering. Denna internationella samtida utställning visar mer än hundra verk av ett sextiotal olika konstnärer. De flesta kommer från sydligare grader som Afrika, Mellersta Östern och Sydafrika. Deras gemensamma… Continue reading Går det att blanda konst och aktivism?

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