Migration: Traces in an Art Collection
Tensta Konsthall
15.05.19—22.09.19
Malmö Konstmuseum
11.10.19—23.02.20
Curator Maria Lind and Cecilia Widenheim
Exhibition Design Luca Frei
'We must not be isolated. Peoples should aim to unite, to amalgamate; they should not isolate themselves.' Sonia Delaunay
The exhibition showcases more than forty works from the Malmö konstmuseum collection, one of Sweden's most significant public collections. The selection spans from the 19th century to the contemporary period and features artists who have experienced exile or explore migration themes through various mediums.
The exhibition's unifying element is Sonia Delaunay-Terk's 1952 gouache painting 'Rythme Couleur' from the Malmö konstmuseum collection. This painting inspired coloured cut-out surfaces mounted on freestanding folding screens. These cut-outs reinterpret Sonia Delaunay-Terk's gouaches and support selected works alongside a series of wall paintings.
The murals echoed the cut-outs when they were initially displayed at Tensta konsthall, creating contrasting shapes that framed the gallery space. When the exhibition was relocated to Malmö konstmuseum, the murals were adapted to the new environment, resulting in more uniform fields of colour.
Artists: Jānis Aižēns, Meriç Algün, Muhammad Ali, Sahar al-Khateeb, Albin Amelin, Pia Arke, Kārlis Baltgailis, Maja Berezowska, Carlos Capelán, Sonia Delaunay-Terk, Eduards D Dzenis, Ewa Einhorn & Jeuno JE Kim, Sven Xet Erixson, Öyvind Fahlström, Jörgen Fogelquist, Luca Frei, Leon Golub, Jāzeps Grosvalds, Isaac Grünewald, KW Gullers, Maxime Hourani, Marija Induse-Muceniece, Charlotte Johannesson, Björn Jonson, Eduards Kalniņš, Käthe Kollwitz, Jakob Kulle, Kusmievkowa, Runo Lagomarsino, Lotte Laserstein, Lars Laumann, Franco Leidi, Per-Oskar Leu, Ludolf Liberts, Milda Liepiņa, Janis Karlovic, Milda Liepinš, Lage Lindell, Sven Ljungberg, Egon Møller-Nielsen, Sirous Namazi, Endre Nemes, Gerhard Nordström, Jānis Plēpis, Vilhelms Purvītis, Minna Rainio & Mark Roberts, Jānis Rozentāls, Ninnan Santesson, Vassil Simittchiev, Uga Skulme, Jadwiga Simon-Pietkiewicz, Niklāvs Strunke, SUPERFLEX, Olle Svanlund, Jānis Ferdinands Tīdemanis, Valdemārs Tone, Paola Torres Núñez del Prado, Birgitta Trotzig, Ulf Trotzig, Tage Törning, Konrads Ubāns, Sigismunds Vidbergs, Peter Weiss, Adja Yunkers, Jacques Zadig, Richard Zariņš, Birgit Åkesson, Anders Österlin.
Exhibition Handout
Further reading
Kim West, “A Gathering of Friends,” Kunstkritikk, 2019
Tensta Konsthall, 2019: Jean Baptiste Beranger
Malmö Konstmuseum, 2019-2020. Photo: Helene Toresdotter
Exhibition view, Tensta Konsthall
Exhibition view, Tensta Konsthall
Exhibition view, Tensta Konsthall
Exhibition view, Malmö Konstmuseum
Exhibition view, Malmö Konstmuseum
Exhibition view, Malmö Konstmuseum
Exhibition plan Tensta Konsthall
Exhibition plan Malmö Konstmuseum
Preparatory drawing
Preparatory drawing
Preparatory drawing
Preparatory drawing