Index presents an exhibition by Anna Boghiguian, the first solo presentation of the artist in Sweden. In a large-scale installation, Boghiguian uses drawing, sculptural elements and wall-texts to trace the long history of global cotton trade. Woven Winds interweaves histories, facts and everyday observations to describe a geopolitical condition where goods and people circulate globally. Anna Boghiguian was born in 1946, an Armenian in Cairo, but never adopted the city as her only home. Living a nomadic life, the artist has constantly moved between different cities across the globe, from Egypt to Canada and India to France.
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March 2017
Index 19 presents a book release with performances and readings by Ingrid Furre and Merzedes Sturm-Lie.Texts Not Necessarily Meant to be Viewed as Art explores how contemporary artists use text in their creative processes. The publication features thirty Nordic and international contemporary artists and writers and was edited by Roger von Reybekiel and Julie Cirelli for Konstfack Collection. Index 19 is a monthly series in Index’ front space, presenting single works, films, readings and discursive events.More |
Index is collaborating with Market Art Fair on a new exhibition section for Market 2017, taking place 24–26 March at Färgfabriken, Stockholm. Market Feature highlights Nordic artists which have contributed significantly to the discussion of contemporary art locally and internationally. Participants in Market Feature are Nina Beier (Croy Nielsen, Vienna), John Skoog (Johan Berggren, Malmö), Runo Lagomarsino (Nils Stærk, Kopenhagen) and Marie Karlberg (Reena Spaulings, New York).More |
Over the three months of the spring season, Index’ Reading Group will discuss Critique of Black Reason, the latest book from critic and Research Professor Achille Mbembe. Writing a genealogy of Blackness – from the Atlantic slave trade to the present – Mbembe’s book critically reevaluates notions of history, racism, and the future of humanity. Index’ Reading Group takes place on the last Wednesday of every month, with guests providing reflections and introductions. Registration required.More |
A series of Open Workshops expand on the themes in Anna Boghiguian’s exhibition Woven Winds. For the first workshop, Swedish historian and teacher Li Eriksdotter Andersson will discuss and map the historical impacts of trade and free trade agreements, and try to find answers to the question if there is such a thing as fair trade. Registration required.More |