Sweden

Galleries boycott Swedish art festival

Some have criticised the “Nordic” theme for being nationalistic and exclusive

Published online: 01 May 2013

Swedish artist’s foundation split by legal dispute

Boardroom fight centres around alleged plan to build anthroposophy museum with funds from Hilma af Klint foundation

Published online: 02 April 2013

Swedish museum opening delayed until May

Bildmuseet to be located on new arts campus in Umea, a city with a small but vital scene

Published online: 27 March 2012

Sweden's first arts network looks to 2016

Galleries, museums and artists' groups join forces to plan for next five years

Published online: 21 November 2011

Peru requests return of Paracas from Sweden

The pre-Columbian textiles were exported before the 1970 Unesco Convention

Published online: 17 November 2011

Before Facebook censors us, we’ll do it ourselves

Swedish photography gallery is latest to cover up explicit work

Published online: 15 September 2011

Stockholm bans advertisements for street art show

Stockholm's city council has been criticised for forbidding advertisements featuring street art

Published online: 24 August 2011

Swedes call for art to be tax deductible

New leader of opposition party hopes to trigger debate about cultural funding

Published online: 26 April 2011

Small world of sex and violence

Nathalie Djurberg’s disturbing films set to the music of her partner Hans Berg take clay animation to a new level

Published online: 13 April 2011

International news in brief

Swedish artist pays tribute to Magritte, Turin foundation asks Italian businesses to donate annually to museums, and more

Published online: 22 February 2011

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