The Moderna Exhibition 2006
18 Feb - 07 May 2006
THE MODERNA EXHIBITION 2006
18 February – 7 May 2006
The Moderna Exhibition 2006 looks at the relationship between the self and the surrounding world. The mass media, for instance, mixes fictitious stories and personal accounts from different parts of the world with real events. Geography is fragmented. More than ever, personal experience is a tool for finding one’s bearings in this environment. Like the fragmented perception of time and space, personal experiences arise from varying, and sometimes contradictory, situations. They do not simply stem from concrete definitions of who I am or where I come from. Thus, the question is no longer “Who am I?” but: “When am I?”
The Moderna Exhibition 2006 looks at the relationship between the self and the surrounding world. The mass media, for instance, mixes fictitious stories and personal accounts from different parts of the world with real events. Geography is fragmented. More than ever, personal experience is a tool for finding one’s bearings in this environment. Like the fragmented perception of time and space, personal experiences arise from varying, and sometimes contradictory, situations. They do not simply stem from concrete definitions of who I am or where I come from. Thus, the question is no longer “Who am I?” but: “When am I?”
The selection of artists mixes the firmly established with the relatively unknown. The spatial presentation has been strongly emphasised, with a view to enhancing the overall experience. The exhibition is arranged along a route, through the temporary exhibitions hall, via one of the sections usually devoted to the collection – from descriptions of the world, to imaginative renderings of inner realities – to the entrance areas of the museum and the Stockholm suburb of Hökarängen.
The Moderna Exhibition 2006 is an opportunity for the broader public to see works that have been shown in contexts less frequented by the general Moderna Museet audience. In addition to searching out some of the many possible tendencies, the museum also hopes that the exhibition will inspire debates on Swedish culture and society in general.
The selection committee this year embarked on its task by reviewing all Swedish exhibitions held over the past five years throughout the country and abroad. They discovered that Sweden has more art scenes than ever before, both parallel and relatively independent of one another. No dominating tendency can be identified, but there are several discernible contemporary approaches. The committee has selected 49 artists aged between 28 and 99 who complement each other in their interpretations and translations of the increasing pressure from the outside world. The exhibition explores the relationship to the concept of reality, sampling and how art extends into the public domain.
With that object in view, the museum will organise public debates on Swedish contemporary art, special guided tours and a discussion series with some of the exhibited artists and people working in the fields of theatre, literature, film and music (see attached programme). In order to give more depth to the exhibition and also make it more accessible, a 348-page catalogue, with essays, artist biographies and illustrations, is included in the admission fee (SEK 60/80).
Selection Committee:
Pia Kristoffersson
Magdalena Malm
John Peter Nilsson
Participating Artists:
Christian Andersson
Henrik Andersson
Karin Mamma Andersson
Torsten Andersson
Johanna Billing
Miriam Bäckström
Magnus Bärtås
Ann Böttcher
Camilla Carlsson
Loulou Cherinet
Jonas Dahlberg
Jacob Dahlgren
Nathalie Djurberg
Cecilia Edefalk
Per Enoksson
Andreas Eriksson
Annika Eriksson
Elis Eriksson
Juan Pedro Fabra
Felix Gmelin
Per Hasselberg
Annika von Hausswolff
Mats Hjelm
Saskia Holmkvist
Jan Håfström
Lisa Jeannin
Matti Kallioinen
Gunilla Klingberg
Oskar Korsár
Annika Larsson
Marianne Lindberg De Geer
Jenny Magnusson
Dorinel Marc
Monika Marklinger
Tova Mozard
Sirous Namazi
Jonas Nobel
Ylva Ogland
Ola Pehrson
Ride 1 (Ronny Hansson, Jonas Kjellgren, Stig Sjölund)
Fia-Stina Sandlund
Linda Tedsdotter
Magnus Thierfelder
Johan Thurfjell
Magnus Wallin
Anna Wessman
Ola Åstrand
Panel Discussion:
Art’s Boundaries: Do they exist? In which ways?
18 February, 3 – 5 pm
With international critics and art professionals.
Participants:
Dmitry Bulatov, Curator, National Centre for Contemporary Art, Kaliningrad
Julian Heynen, Deputy Director, K21 Kunstsammlung Nordhrein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith, Critic and writer, University College, Dublin
Catrin Lorch, Critic, Frankfurter Allgemaine
Hugh Mulholland, Director, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
Rosa Olivares, Editor, EXIT Magazine, Madrid
Dejan Sretenovic, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade
Christoph Tannert, Director, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
Elena Tsvetaeva, Director, National Centre for Contemporary Art, Kaliningrad
Moderator: John Peter Nilsson, Curator, Moderna Museet
Location: Auditorium
Admission free
www.modernamuseet.se
Image: Elis Eriksson, 99 år
Photo: Mikael Jansson
18 February – 7 May 2006
The Moderna Exhibition 2006 looks at the relationship between the self and the surrounding world. The mass media, for instance, mixes fictitious stories and personal accounts from different parts of the world with real events. Geography is fragmented. More than ever, personal experience is a tool for finding one’s bearings in this environment. Like the fragmented perception of time and space, personal experiences arise from varying, and sometimes contradictory, situations. They do not simply stem from concrete definitions of who I am or where I come from. Thus, the question is no longer “Who am I?” but: “When am I?”
The Moderna Exhibition 2006 looks at the relationship between the self and the surrounding world. The mass media, for instance, mixes fictitious stories and personal accounts from different parts of the world with real events. Geography is fragmented. More than ever, personal experience is a tool for finding one’s bearings in this environment. Like the fragmented perception of time and space, personal experiences arise from varying, and sometimes contradictory, situations. They do not simply stem from concrete definitions of who I am or where I come from. Thus, the question is no longer “Who am I?” but: “When am I?”
The selection of artists mixes the firmly established with the relatively unknown. The spatial presentation has been strongly emphasised, with a view to enhancing the overall experience. The exhibition is arranged along a route, through the temporary exhibitions hall, via one of the sections usually devoted to the collection – from descriptions of the world, to imaginative renderings of inner realities – to the entrance areas of the museum and the Stockholm suburb of Hökarängen.
The Moderna Exhibition 2006 is an opportunity for the broader public to see works that have been shown in contexts less frequented by the general Moderna Museet audience. In addition to searching out some of the many possible tendencies, the museum also hopes that the exhibition will inspire debates on Swedish culture and society in general.
The selection committee this year embarked on its task by reviewing all Swedish exhibitions held over the past five years throughout the country and abroad. They discovered that Sweden has more art scenes than ever before, both parallel and relatively independent of one another. No dominating tendency can be identified, but there are several discernible contemporary approaches. The committee has selected 49 artists aged between 28 and 99 who complement each other in their interpretations and translations of the increasing pressure from the outside world. The exhibition explores the relationship to the concept of reality, sampling and how art extends into the public domain.
With that object in view, the museum will organise public debates on Swedish contemporary art, special guided tours and a discussion series with some of the exhibited artists and people working in the fields of theatre, literature, film and music (see attached programme). In order to give more depth to the exhibition and also make it more accessible, a 348-page catalogue, with essays, artist biographies and illustrations, is included in the admission fee (SEK 60/80).
Selection Committee:
Pia Kristoffersson
Magdalena Malm
John Peter Nilsson
Participating Artists:
Christian Andersson
Henrik Andersson
Karin Mamma Andersson
Torsten Andersson
Johanna Billing
Miriam Bäckström
Magnus Bärtås
Ann Böttcher
Camilla Carlsson
Loulou Cherinet
Jonas Dahlberg
Jacob Dahlgren
Nathalie Djurberg
Cecilia Edefalk
Per Enoksson
Andreas Eriksson
Annika Eriksson
Elis Eriksson
Juan Pedro Fabra
Felix Gmelin
Per Hasselberg
Annika von Hausswolff
Mats Hjelm
Saskia Holmkvist
Jan Håfström
Lisa Jeannin
Matti Kallioinen
Gunilla Klingberg
Oskar Korsár
Annika Larsson
Marianne Lindberg De Geer
Jenny Magnusson
Dorinel Marc
Monika Marklinger
Tova Mozard
Sirous Namazi
Jonas Nobel
Ylva Ogland
Ola Pehrson
Ride 1 (Ronny Hansson, Jonas Kjellgren, Stig Sjölund)
Fia-Stina Sandlund
Linda Tedsdotter
Magnus Thierfelder
Johan Thurfjell
Magnus Wallin
Anna Wessman
Ola Åstrand
Panel Discussion:
Art’s Boundaries: Do they exist? In which ways?
18 February, 3 – 5 pm
With international critics and art professionals.
Participants:
Dmitry Bulatov, Curator, National Centre for Contemporary Art, Kaliningrad
Julian Heynen, Deputy Director, K21 Kunstsammlung Nordhrein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith, Critic and writer, University College, Dublin
Catrin Lorch, Critic, Frankfurter Allgemaine
Hugh Mulholland, Director, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast
Rosa Olivares, Editor, EXIT Magazine, Madrid
Dejan Sretenovic, Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrade
Christoph Tannert, Director, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
Elena Tsvetaeva, Director, National Centre for Contemporary Art, Kaliningrad
Moderator: John Peter Nilsson, Curator, Moderna Museet
Location: Auditorium
Admission free
www.modernamuseet.se
Image: Elis Eriksson, 99 år
Photo: Mikael Jansson