Racist structures within contemporary in Sweden
November 13, 2026
Curator Sarah Tawiah has researched racist structures within Sweden’s contemporary art scene, examining the representation of artists across art platforms and exhibitions. Her findings reveal that Swedish BIPOC artists accounted for just 5.1% of artists in 2018, rising to only 5.7% in 2025. That makes for an increase of just 0.6 percentage points over seven years.
Cancer dance
November 7, 2026
"It's always measured, everything is economically wired, from her set, words and tone. She doesn't try to bridge limitations by overcompensating, where hybrid works like this, even when not necessary, jump into trashy or gaudy-looking DIY solutions. This author and her team know to edit, edit, edit. So what remains sounds good, looks good and reads well," writes Ashik Zaman about Nadja Hjorton's one-woman piece Cancer dance.
November 5, 2026
"When you’re active in creative communities, October tends to be busy. By rough count, I attended a dozen performances and more than 25 exhibitions last month. It’s energizing and inspiring to dive into each fall’s cultural harvest, despite the effort. This season, four new dance works stood out and resonated in pairs," conludes Zachary Whittenburg in an October roundup.
192 Wing Lok Street
November 3, 2026
"If Lap-See Lam’s past exhibitions have borne direct and literal traces of her well-publicized personal family history, often articulated through distinct aesthetic and sometimes theatrical scenographies and set designs, whether tangible or virtual, 192 Wing Lok Street manifests what to me is a fascinating process of “reduction” or fragmentation," finds Ashik Zaman about the artist's new exhibition at Secession in Vienna.
Introducing: Aaron Bergstrand
October 29, 2026
"I’ve constantly been moving between these two places. Coming from a multicultural home and having to navigate between two vastly different environments has forced me to confront questions of identity and belonging that are deeply rooted in my thinking and art," says 2026 BFA graduate of Konstfack Aaron Bergstrand, reflecting on his upbringing between Kerala in Southern India and Stockholm.
Increased exposure
October 12, 2026
Pull Up the Roots is an exhibition of works by three Ukrainian artists at Konsthallen ABC in Vällingby, a suburb of Stockholm. “This is not the aerial, harmonious ballet of a murmuration; this is an ad hoc squadron whose methods of intercommunication just broke,” suggests Zachary Whittenburg, describing one of the exhibition’s notable works: a collection of unique bird sculptures.