Totally Stockholm 1
Exhibition: Jens Assur In this exhibition, the ce
lebrated Swedish photographer Jens Assur goes into one of the deeper questions of our times, that of our relationship to nature. These photographs, taken over a period of seven years, examine what happens when we hold nature at a distance, and what happens when we attempt to draw it close again. It is accompanied by a book of the same title, Privat natur, containing 220 of Assur’s photographs. Jens Assur, Privat natur 34, courtesy of Studio Jens Assur. Jens Assur: Privat Natur, Liljevalchs, on display until Jan 7 Lotte Laserstein, Kväll över Potsdam, 1930. Photo: Albin Dahlström/Moderna Museet Fair: Stockholm Furniture Fair Running at the same time as Stockholm Design Week, which is a pleasant bit of synergy, Stockholm Furniture Fair returns in February. Visitors to previous editions will know what they’re getting, a display of some of the most exciting pieces of design within the field. The Fair brings together over 100 exhibitors, and also features the Greenhouse platform, a home for the brightest up-and-comers straight out of design school. The Fair is open between February 6 and 10 for the industry, and open for the general public on February 10, with a ticket for that day clocking in at 130 kronor. Stockholm Furniture Fair, Stockholmsmässan, Feb 6-10 28 Exhibition: Lotte Laserstein Lotte Laserstein was a star of the Berlin art scene of the 1920s and early 1930s, one of the first women to graduate the Prussian Academy of Arts, and a contributor to movements like New Objectivity with her boundary-pushing paintings. After the Nazis took power, she was, as a Jew, forced to flee to Sweden, where she lived out the rest of her life in Stockholm and Kalmar. That exile led to her work falling from the limelight slightly during the later 20th century, but interest in Laserstein has undergone a revival in recent years, and this exhibition, already a success at Moderna Museet Malmö, will shine a light on her vibrant talent in Stockholm. Lotte Lasertein - Ett delat liv, Moderna Museet, on display until Feb 14 Exhibition: Elektronmusikstudion Electronic music may be as natural as breathing now, but this wasn’t always the case. Elektronmusikstudion, the Swedish centre for electronic music and sound art, was founded back in the 1960s when the idea was cast out into much more sceptical waters. Happily, some people were able to grasp the long-term vision, and Sveriges Radio got the money together to create an advanced studio for computer-based music, which would become Elektronmusikstudion, under the guidance of composer Knut Wiggen. It was a move which placed Sweden at the cutting edge of Europe’s music scene, a position it still occupies to this day. You can discover the bits behind the bleeps and bloops in this new exhibition at Scenkonstmuseet. Elektronmusikstudion – konst, teknik och politik, Scenkonstmuseet, on display until Sep 24 Photo: Martin Brusewitz Photo: Jonas André/Scenkonstmuseet