{"product_id":"svenska-forvarv-2021-katalog","title":"Swedish acquisitions 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003e In 2021, the government allocated an extra SEK 25 million to Moderna Museet for the purchase of art to support the Swedish art scene during the corona pandemic. The acquisitions continued throughout 2021. Proposals poured in via an open invitation. Professional artists, gallerists and exhibition organizers could submit purchase proposals and also had the opportunity to present works in portfolio exhibitions organized by the Swedish National Arts Council and the Swedish Association of Art Consultants. Decisions on purchased works were made by the Chief Curator together with the museum's curators responsible for the collection and the director of Moderna Museet Malmö.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 373 purchased works are now collected in the book \u003cem\u003eSwedish Acquisitions 2021.\u003c\/em\u003e Each of the 169 artists is presented in a separate spread with texts by Moderna Museet's curators and with selected images of the works. In an introductory text, Moderna Museet's chief curator Gitte Ørskou describes the \u003cem\u003eSwedish Acquisitions 2021\u003c\/em\u003e project, and in each in-depth essay, two researchers, Mattias Danbolt (professor of art and cultural studies at the University of Copenhagen) and Katarina Wadstein MacLeod (professor of art history at Stockholm University), describe the development of Moderna Museet's collection from different perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The project in numbers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e 373 works were purchased by 169 artists and artist groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e 127 artistships were acquired via an open call\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e 113 of the artworks were new to the Moderna Museet collection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The artists who were purchased have been active both in and outside Sweden, as well as in Sápmi. The youngest artist was 27 years old and the oldest was 91 years old. The works were made between 1962 and 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditor: Asrin Haidari, Fredrik Liew, Andreas Nilsson, Anna Tellgren, Gitte Ørskou\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Binding: softcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Language: Swedish\/English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Graphic design: Aron Kullander-Östling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Size: 21.7 × 28 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Number of pages: 412\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Number of images: approx. 400\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Published in collaboration with Art \u0026amp; Theory Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e ISBN 978-91-988705-4-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moderna Museets Butik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55537159537019,"sku":"9789198870541","price":350.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/7739\/6347\/files\/215597439-origpic-bff14c_cc7922c3-e96f-489c-a248-c0f6da84f138.jpg?v=1769518178","url":"https:\/\/webshop.modernamuseet.se\/en\/products\/svenska-forvarv-2021-katalog","provider":"Moderna Museet Butiken","version":"1.0","type":"link"}