Can we cancel an artwork? Should art come with a warning sign? The exhibition Beware of the Art! brings together works of art from the Public Art Agency Sweden’s collection that has touched or unsettled the public. Artworks that were possible to display yesterday might be unthinkable today. Why is that? What does it tell us about the beholders?
Can you show anything in a public environment?
After almost a century of purchases, there are currently more than 100,000 works in the Public Art Agency’s collection. Artworks from the collection are placed in various government workplaces such as district courts, government offices and universities. But can you really show anything in a public environment such as a workplace? What significance does the context play for the understanding of the artwork? Works of art that were possible to display yesterday may be impossible today. Why is that? What does it say about us who experience the art?
In this exhibition, we want to reflect on how likes and tastes change over time and explore why. These perspectives are interesting for public art, as freedom of expression is easily curtailed when the artworks leave Public Art Agency’s storage shelf and become part of someone else’s everyday life.
When: March 19th – August 27th
Opening: March 19th at 17.30–20.00. Opening speech at 18.00
Where: Public Art Agency Sweden, Svensksundsvägen 11A, Stockholm
Opening hours: Tuesdays at 16.00–19.00 during the spring, the exact dates will be announced shortly.
Photo: Ricard Estay / Statens konstråd
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Från pressrelease:
Konst stör och berör, sägs det. Går det att cancellera ett konstverk? Borde vi skriva en varningstext? I vårens utställning har vi samlat några av verken ur Statens konstråds samling som genom åren har stört, berört och kanske skapat obehag.
Får man visa vad som helst i en offentlig miljö?
Efter nästintill ett sekel av inköp finns det idag över 100 000 verk i samlingen. Men får man verkligen visa vad som helst i en offentlig miljö och vilken betydelse har platsen för verken? Konstverk som var möjliga att visa igår kan vara omöjliga idag. Varför är det så? Vad säger det om oss som upplever konsten?
Verk av följande konstnärer visas i utställningen:
Annika Johansson, Björn Sjöstedt, Blue Falkholt, Britt Hillbom, Carl Magnus, Cecilia Parsberg, Esaias Thorén, Eva Mossing Larsen, Eva Nyberg, Gösta Grähs, Hans Hamngren, Håkan Nyberg, Ignacio Alonso, Johan Zetterquist, Jonas Kjellgren, Mamma Andersson, Kristina Eriksson, Lenny Clarhäll, Lennart Mörk, Maria Sundström, Marie Simonsen, Mats Nilsson, Merete Herrström, Patrik Qvist, Peter Dahl, Pär Broman, Ragnar Sandberg, Roj Friberg, Rune Hagman, Signe Johannessen, Sven Ljungberg, Sven Lundqvist, Tom Krestesen, Tor Söderin.
Foto: Ricard Estay / Statens konstråd
Statens konstråd
Svensksundsvägen 11A
Öppettider: tisdagar kl 16—19
För mer information:
statenskonstrad.se/events/utstallning-varning-for-konsten/
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From the press release:
Can we cancel an artwork? Should art come with a warning sign? The exhibition Beware of the Art! brings together works of art from the Public Art Agency Sweden’s collection that has touched or unsettled the public. Artworks that were possible to display yesterday might be unthinkable today. Why is that? What does it tell us about the beholders?
Can you show anything in a public environment?
After almost a century of purchases, there are currently more than 100,000 works in the Public Art Agency’s collection. Artworks from the collection are placed in various government workplaces such as district courts, government offices and universities. But can you really show anything in a public environment such as a workplace? What significance does the context play for the understanding of the artwork? Works of art that were possible to display yesterday may be impossible today. Why is that? What does it say about us who experience the art?
In this exhibition, we want to reflect on how likes and tastes change over time and explore why. These perspectives are interesting for public art, as freedom of expression is easily curtailed when the artworks leave Public Art Agency’s storage shelf and become part of someone else’s everyday life.
Public Art Agency Sweden
Svensksunsvägen 11A, Stockholm
Opening Hours: Tuesdays at 16—19 during the spring
For more information:
publicartagencysweden.com/events/beware-of-the-art/
March 20, 2024
