The title of Södertälje Art Gallery’s exhibition Nuevo Estocolmo referred to Lasse Åberg’s film The Social Journey. The name of the hotel in the Canary Islands where the holidaymakers were located.

“The similarities are usually greater than the differences in the Nordic countries. Based on where the name Nuevo Estocolmo comes from, in our context it can be interpreted as a desire to constantly long for home. The exhibition series is a way, on the initiative of artists, to show a selection of interesting artistry in the same generation in different stages of their careers. To show a complex heterogeneous exhibition, not only based on different Nordic nationalities but also in terms of attitudes to exhibition situations and artistic activities.”

Artists: Marja-leena Sillanpää, Robert Johansson, Erick Kvist, Per Nyström, Klara Lidén, Bo Pilo, Matti Kallioinen, Ulrika Jansson, Åsa Johansson, Carl Boutard, Hans Andersson, Sanna Gabrielsson, Mattias Åkerfeldt, Malin Ståhl, Gudmundur Thoroddsen, Sólveig Einarsdóttir, Ragnar Jónasson, Gudny Rúnarsdóttir, Rakel Gunnarsdóttir, Karri Kuoppala, Milja Viita, Timo Vaittinen, Markus Perälä and Marjaterttu Harri.

Source: exhibition catalog p. 2 Kristina Möller