(Swedish subtitles) This autumn/winter is an excellent opportunity to experience contemporary European drawing, when Teckningsmuseet shows the international group exhibition Pop Life. Focus lies on depictions of humans with reference to different types of media and popular culture. We meet an exciting diversity of artistic expressions, from large colourful depictions of figures to small black-and-white […]
The Christmas calendar is a popular annual feature on Sweden’s public service radio and television. The broadcasted Christmas calendar shows – along with the appurtenant illustrated paper calendar – are a Nordic phenomenon that contribute to Christmas spirit for the whole family, but can also arouse discussion and sometimes upset feelings. Over the years, the […]
Björn Berg (1923–2008) was a Swedish cartoonist, painter, graphic artist, illustrator and sculptor. To the general public, he is perhaps best known as the illustrator of Astrid Lindgren’s books about Emil in Lönneberga and Alf Prøysen’s books about Teskedsgumman (“the teaspoon lady”). In the spring of 2023 – the year Berg would have turned 100 […]