On
Going Events
News here of two exhibitions and a
seminar in which Monica and her work are featured.
A solo exhibition called 'Monica
Sjöö - Blessed Be' was held at Konstnärshuset,
Stockholm August 24 - September 17, 2006. This was a
cooperation between Konstnärshuset and the Anna
Nordlander Museum. Read Maja-Lena Johannson's piece in
our Tributes section. Also in Tributes Peter Tucker
sends his views on the importance of Monica's work and
these events
Four of Monica's works are also
included in an important touring exhibition called 'Konstfeminism'
(Artfeminism),a huge retrospective which focuses on
Swedish feminist art from the 1960's until the present
day.
The 2006 - 2007 Konstfeminism
Exhibition dates are:
14 October - 2
April DunkersKulturhus, Helsingborg
16 June - 27
August Liljevalchs Konsthall,
Stockholm
17 September - 13 January Hälsninglands
Museum, Hudiksvall
27 January - 15 April Göteborgs Konstmuseum,
Gothenberg
Artfeminism
throws light on different feminist strategies in
art from the 1970’s until today,
with focus on works of art that in different ways have
made, and continue to make a strong impression on the
on-going discussion about genus, sexuality, the body,
and human relations. During the 1970’s, radically
new ideas and subject-matter invaded the art scene in
Sweden. Women began to work from their own personal
experience and allowed this to affect art and the
climate of debate in ways that were contrary to
current patriarchal values. The personal as a
legitimate political area became central, as well as a
strong involvement in global issues. Even existential
questions played a more prominent role.
Artfeminism
begins with the pioneer sprit and enormous diversity
of the 1970’s. During the 1980’s, feminist strategies and their effects took other
forms. Feminist and post-modern theories and analysis
became important. Now, at the beginning of the 21st
century, many attitudes once again relate to the
spirit of the 1970’s. Today, many artists make use
of a feminist perspective in their work. Concepts such
as women, men, solidarity and repression are again in
focus, while words such as sisterhood and gender-role
have reappeared, although partly infused with new
meaning.
The exhibition follows thematic trails, such as
“the personal is political”. It shows how artists
have approached issues such as body, gender,
sexuality, masculinity, femininity, class and
ethnicity. Here can also be found criticism of the
media and the art market, as well as activism,
sisterhood and the struggle for change.
Politics
and Mythology- a seminar on the artist Monica Sjoo.
In
conjunction with the two above exhibitions, a seminar
was held in the ABF house in Stockholm on Saturday 26
August 2006,placing Monica's life and work in a
feminist and art-political context. The program was as
follows:
13.30
Niclas Östlind opened the seminar.
13.35
Maja-Lena
Johansson presented the art exhibition
Monica
Sjöö – Blessed Be (shown at Konstnärshuset,
Smålandsgatan, Stockholm, August 25 -
September
17). [Swedish]
13.45
Barbro Werkmäster:
Monica Sjöö and Sweden. [Swedish]
14.15
Onja
Dowling:
Ecology, place
and spirituality – Monica Sjöö’s art from a human-ecological perspective.
[English]
14.45
Peter
Tucker:
Avebury – a
blossoming of Goddess culture (multimedia presentation in English)
14.55
Cilla Ericson:
Important places and events in Monica Sjöö’s art.
15.45
Marika Tell: Woman Magic – memories of a touring exhibition. [Swedish]
16.15
Griselda
Pollock:
Remembering and
Revising – Feminist studies in the long
perspective.
[English]
17.00-17.30
Summary and questions.
Contributors:
Onja Dowling: human-ecologist. .
Cilla Ericson: artist and art teacher
Maja-Lena Johansson: coordinator of exhibitions at
the Anna Nordlander
Museum
Griselda
Pollock: professor in the social and critical history of
art,
University of Leeds.
Marika Tell: artist and art teacher.
Peter Tucker: artist and art teacher.
Barbro Werkmäster: art historian and curator.
Niclas Östlind: intendent, Liljevalch’s art gallery.
Links
to the above
www.riksutstallningar.se
www.konstnarhuset.se
man.skelleftea.org/engelsk.htm
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