photo rolled paintings and dogs lying on them

Photo: Vivian Suter

Vivian Suter

I am Godzilla

22.3 – 31.8 2025

Malmö

Opens in 55 days

Vivian Suter, born in 1949 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, grew up in Switzerland and has lived in Panajachel, Guatemala, since the early 1980s. The exhibition “I Am Godzilla” at Moderna Museet Malmö is the artist’s first in Sweden, showcasing over 300 works, both new and older, many of which are being presented for the very first time.

Suter’s painting is characterized by a physical and spontaneous process where nature serves as both inspiration and collaborator. Traces of leaves, twigs, and rainwater intermingle with the semi-abstract motifs in both muted and vibrant colors. With few exceptions, Suter’s works are untitled and undated, reflecting an ongoing process of creation and transformation.

In the Malmö exhibition, Suter’s paintings fill the Turbine Hall in a free and non-hierarchical manner. The organic installation serves as an extension of the artist’s surroundings in Guatemala—an abstracted interpretation of her life and workspace.

Vivian Suter has previously exhibited at institutions such as the Vienna Secession in Vienna, Kunstmuseum Basel, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, and Documenta 14 in Athens and Kassel.

Curator: Andreas Nilsson

The exhibition is shown in the Turbine Hall

Map of  Moderna Museet Malmö, the Turbinehall marked
Map of Moderna Museet Malmö

Calendar events

Installation view with paintings and sculpture
  • Guided experience
  • In Swedish

Art & Emotion

photo rolled paintings and dogs lying on them
  • Guided tour
  • In Swedish

Vivian Suter

Installation view with paintings and sculpture
  • Guided experience
  • In Swedish

Art & Emotion

photo rolled paintings and dogs lying on them
  • Guided tour
  • In Swedish

Vivian Suter

photo rolled paintings and dogs lying on them
  • Guided tour
  • In Swedish

Vivian Suter

Man carrying baby in exhibition.
  • Family,
  • Stroller tour
  • In Swedish

Stroller Tour – Vivian Suter

Man carrying baby in exhibition.
  • Family,
  • Stroller tour
  • In Swedish

Stroller Tour – Vivian Suter

Installation view with paintings and sculpture
  • Guided experience
  • In Swedish

Art & Emotion

photo rolled paintings and dogs lying on them
  • Guided tour
  • In Swedish

Vivian Suter

Installation view with paintings and sculpture
  • Guided experience
  • In Swedish

Art & Emotion

photo rolled paintings and dogs lying on them
  • Guided tour
  • In Swedish

Vivian Suter

photo rolled paintings and dogs lying on them
  • Guided tour
  • In Swedish

Vivian Suter

photo rolled paintings and dogs lying on them
  • Guided tour
  • In Swedish

Vivian Suter

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