Galleri Rotor

Curated by Jasmin S Daryani (Sweden), Laura Hatfield (Canada), Beatrice Marklund (Sweden)

Holiday Cheer, Glögg and Kalle Anka join the works of Lasse Åberg (Swedish, b. 1940) in a festive exhibition examining the artist’s multi-disciplinary practice, ranging from actor to musician, visual artist to museum owner and collector of kitsch souvenirs & toys. The gallery space will be transformed into an over-the-top domestic Christmas interior, which reflects notions of taste and highlights the role that consumer culture plays in his art. Åberg’s work often functions as Christmas presents in the form of consumer products such as mugs, puzzles, and prints, therefore arguably making him one of the most widely collected artists in Sweden, and subsequently, assigning the role of private art collectors to the masses. The domestic setting of this exhibition pays homage to late 19th and 20th century private collector museums and suggests an “everyday” version of this form of display among Åberg’s private collectors.