painting with ship and people on beach — Edi Hila, Under the Hot Sun, 2005 Courtesy Brian Mccarthy and Daniel Sager Collection, New York

Edi Hila

8.11 2025 – 12.4 2026

Malmö

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Edi Hila, born in 1944 in Shkodër, currently residing in Tirana, is recognized as Albania’s most distinguished painter. This autumn’s solo exhibition, spanning several decades of practice, is the largest presentation in Scandinavia to date and showcases a significant collection of his most seminal works.

Often referred to as “the painter of the Albanian transition,” Edi Hila has captured the era following the collapse of the oppressive communist regime, during which a new (and alien) capitalist society was rapidly being implemented.

Through his dense, often dreamlike compositions, Hila conveys a sense of looming lawlessness tempered by a pragmatism infused with subtle humour, grand ambitions, and an air of seemingly endless anticipation.

This exhibition is a collaborative project between Moderna Museet Malmö and Hamburger Kunsthalle, in close dialogue with the artist. It is accompanied by a jointly published multilingual publication.