8 mars: Feminist, akademiker och modeintresserad
MODE. Anne Edelstam har besökt en utställning som speglar Sara Danius intresse för design och mode.
Misschiefs Takeover
Misschiefs, a feminist collective, highlights Swedish women, artists, and designers in a fun and interdisciplinary way. Unique in its form and layout. It’s opened to the public and free of charge in the centre of Stockholm.
Bohemliv och modernitet
KONSTUTSTÄLLNING. På Thielska galleriet visas en utställning med verk av Axel Törneman. Anne Edelstam har sett den och imponeras av en säregen konstnär, bitvis inspirerad av sina samtida, men med sin egen stil.
The Erogenous Amazone by Prune Nourry
ART. Museums are currently closed in Paris because of the pandemic but, since a few years, certain department stores have exhibited artists. Le Bon Marché – one of the more elegant ones – situated in the centre of Paris, has exhibited world-famous artists, such as Ai Weiwei and Joana Vasconcelos, among others.
What happened to the Arab Spring democratic revolution in Egypt?
DEMOCRACY. Ten years ago, on 25 January 2011, the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, was ousted after decades of dictatorship. Shahira Amin, an Egyptian journalist, explains its aftermath and what to expect in the future.
Kulturtips: Från I går till mödrars tårar
AKTUELLT. Fem korta, aktuella kulturtips från Opulens kritiker. I parentes under titlarna hittas länkar till recensionerna i sin helhet.
The wind’s yoik
ART. 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. By Anne Edelstam.
Konst med filosofiskt djup
MODERNISM. Anne Edelstam har sett utställningen Ansikte mot Ansikte, om och med Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), på Moderna museet i Stockholm. ”Det är en koncentrerad och sparsmakad bild av mänskligheten som visas upp,” konstaterar hon.
Fashion, seen through the lens of Man Ray
FASHION. This all-around artist radically changed fashion photography and incorporated it to become an art form in itself. This exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg, in Paris, shows how Man Ray went about to do it.