June 2017
The Promise is an exhibition and events series that explore the city as a political space and the role of architecture and design in shaping a context for our lives. The Promise highlights the complex organization of space through the built environment, but also the invisible structures of ownership, policies and legal regulations that control access to resources and determine social interactions. The project consists of a series of newly commissioned artworks by Swedish and international artists. In addition, the exhibition presents an extensive selection of works, materials and documents that trace the history of urban struggles, conflicts and resistance, a series of talks and events, and a three-part film program throughout the summer.More |
Index presents a talk by critic and researcher Kim West about the the early history of Kulturhuset in Stockholm. Plans for Kulturhuset were first launched in 1963, in the context of the city’s vast urban renewal, outlining a new visionary cultural institution. West will discuss the ideas informing Peter Celsing’s architectural proposal, and the original program for the institution, prepared by a group of curators and activists centered around Pontus Hultén and Pär Stolpe in 1969, as well as its role for the history of museum and exhibitions, and the modernization of Stockholm.More |
For “The Promise”, the Index Teen Advisory Board has created a zine to comment and elaborate on topics of the exhibition. The zine will be released with a public reading, performance, DJ and more. Over the past year, the eight members of the Index Teen Advisory Board have been active with Index to discuss relevant aspects of our exhibition program for young people. As a conclusion of the year-long discussion, a zine will present some of the questions that add a new layer of interpretation to the exhibition with topics that have emerged during sessions with the Index Learning team. Index Teen Advisory Board is a group of young cultural enthusiasts who work with Index for one year on programming. The Board is part of Index’ learning initiatives.More |
Index presents a comprehensive film program in three parts as part of The Promise, with a selection of films and affiliated talks that reflect investigations of the city as a social and political playground. Part I of the program actualizes the relation between the imagined and the lived city. The films in this series focus on the 20th century’s large-scale urban projects and the rapid urban development that followed, touching upon the dichotomy between utopian visions and modernism on the one hand, and civic powerlessness in questions concerning the public sphere on the other. With films by Reinhold Holterman, Lennart Johansson and Lennart Arnér, Per Olof Grönstrand,Carl Slättne, Sven Elfström, and Lina Selander and Oscar Mangione. The screening takes place at Index, Kungsbrostrand 19 and is a collaboration between Index and Film i Samtidskonsten. More |