The Bildmuseet: Down to the North / Contemporary Art in the Arctic

On May 26, Bildmusset opens an exhibition of works by thirty contemporary artists from the Arctic regions of the world, in collaboration with art museums in Iceland and the USA. As a journalist, you are welcome to contact us for a press offer for the exhibition.

The world’s northernmost regions seem more important than ever. Areas previously seen as peripheral are driving the societal transformation that will shape our common future. exhibition down to the north It features works by thirty contemporary artists from Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Canada, Norway, Sweden and the United States, as well as from the Sapmi people and other indigenous nations of the Arctic. They examine defining issues of our time and use art as a catalyst for change.

Today’s climatic and environmental changes and problematic colonial history have resulted in the production of artworks that address social, economic, political and environmental challenges across the region. Other works confront the illusion of the northern regions of the world as a remote wilderness and challenge the romantic notion of the Arctic as a homogeneous, untouched land.

Through a large number of artworks in different media, the exhibition traces shared experiences within the region and reflects both synergies and divisions within and between communities and nations around the North Atlantic.

Contributing Artists: Ragnar Axelsson (Iceland), Jordan Bennett (Canada), Jason Brown (USA), Reggie Burroughs Hodges (USA), Christopher Carroll (USA), Johan Martin Christiansen (Faroe Islands), Lauren Finsterstock (USA), Gedjohnson/Londry (Sweden), Julie Edel Hardenberg (Greenland), Joanne Jonas (USA), Jesse Kleiman (Greenland), Justin Levesque (USA), Anna Lindahl (Iceland), Megan Mosso (Canada), Anne-Katherine November Hoeppo (Norway), Matthias Olofsson (Sweden), Frida Urobabu (Norway), Katarina Perak-Sekko (Sweden), Peta Razavi (Finland/Estonia), Joshua Reimann (USA), Hans Rosenström ( Finland), Marit en Sara (Norway), Magnus Sigurarasson (Iceland), Andreas Siqueland (Norway), Peter Soriano (USA), Anders Sunna (Sweden), Superflex (Denmark), Snæbjörnsdottír / Wilson (Iceland / Great Britain ), D’Arcy Wilson (Canada), Arngunnur Ýr (Iceland).

Down to the North / Contemporary Art in the ArcticOn display from May 26, 2023 to January 14, 2024. The exhibition is a collaboration between Bildmusset, Sweden; Portland Museum of Art, USA; and the Reykjavik Museum of Art, Iceland. Curators: Anders Jansson, Jaime Desimone, Marcus Sour Anderson.

The exhibition is supported by: Eimskip, Region Västerbotten, Icelandic Climate Fund, Nordic Culture Fund, Nordic Culture Contact, Canadian Embassy in Stockholm.

Previews for reporters from May 19
You are welcome to contact us for a press screening and/or interviews. High accuracy Press photos It can be downloaded via the Bildmuseet website.

It will open on Friday 26 May 17.00 – 24.00
The opening of the exhibition will take place at 19.00 by the Museum Director, Katharina Bier. Curator and curator Anders Jansson provides an introduction, along with other curators Jaime DeSimone and Marx Sour Andreesson. A number of participating artists will present their works in the exhibition at 20.00.

Two more galleries open at Bildmusset this evening: The Master Gallery In Cut Across the Stream / Umeå Art Academy And The Swedish General Picture Book / Wound By Emma AdBåge. Plus a live concert with Dreaming Wild and DJs: Annika Norlin and Bottenviks Silverkyrka, as well as a restaurant and bar until midnight.

Show with artists and curators on Sunday, May 28th 14.00 – 16.00
Walk around and chat with the artists and curators at the gallery. Several of the participating artists talked about their work in conversation with curators Anders Jansson and Jaime DeSimone.

for further information
Anders Jansson, Museum Director and Curator down to the north
090 786 9110, [email protected]

Helena Vegebrink, press contact
090 786 90 73, [email protected]