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Looking for art to grace the walls of your castle? Or as a special gift for your love ones or best of friends? Besides heading for the Affordable Art Fair Stockholm at Augustendalstorget 6, 131 52 Nacka Strand from 11 to 14 October, why not make additional beelines to Your Living City’s picks of art […]
A season that transits us from the warmth of summer into the chilly depths of winter, the glorious autumn colours that magically spell the corresponding layers of emotions and purposeful activities are espoused by explorations of the materiality, methodologies and meanings of contemporary art… A season with hoovering hues that epitomizes our quest to move […]
At Your Living City Stockholm we keep a finger on the pulse of the city’s heartbeat, bringing you the best that Stockholm has to offer, today we would like to bring you some of our favourite views of the Scandinavian capital, created by Stockholm-based photographer and artist Karen Pérez Guzmán. Karen also goes under the […]
Summer! Time to luxuriate outdoors… … contemplating the numerous art displayed in parks dotting Stockholm city central in their relations to nature and surrounding architecture personifying Sweden’s iconic modernist age as one golden era. …watching Swedes sunbathe on lush green lawns at lunch break and bathe in the glory of how far feminism has […]
Once again Wallery has created the biggest street art exhibition in Scandinavia – KvadrArt! On the 13th of June KvadrArt opened its doors with a huge celebration open to the public, artists, and art lovers alike. All gathered to admire and of course purchase the almost 90 artworks from artists from all over the world. All […]
As we step forth into the streets and parklands of Stockholm as the wonderment of summer takes flight from the cusps of spring, lets joyfully muse upon these in relation to our surroundings: Who decides on what goes into a public space? What within it is embraced by the community that uses it? How […]
What exactly is art therapy and who is it for? We asked Stockholm-based art therapist Emma Ehrenthal to explain to our readers what it is that she really does. As an artist, I am not great with words, I am a visual learner and I love teaching through experiences. But I quickly learned that it was […]
As no two persons ever have the exact same experiences in their journey through life, our world has people who see what happens before them in their own uniquely contemplative way. Will you idolize the nakedness of an unborn child? …of young men unconscious of being exposed to the gaze of others? …of walls bearing […]
At Easter, we are drawn to dwell on the impact Christianity has had on the world since Jesus was crucified and seen risen from the dead by his very first disciples. And on the reality that diverse influences have shaped and continue to define the course of global history… Take Japonism’s tenacious footprint on Swedish art […]
There is no better way to begin 2018 than by drawing inspiration from creative artists and designers who make out-of-the-box experimentation their motto; innovatively extending beyond their existing artistic boundaries to crest new horizons and shoot for the furthest stars; engaging in constructive dialogues on the possibilities of breaching impossibilities… …the very essence of humanity’s […]
