Previous Conversations in the Collection

Conversation in the Collection: Yet Another Morning

In the third part of “Conversations in the Collection”, artists Astrid Göransson and Oskar Korsár reflected on drawing as an art form. We listened to the artists talk and exchange experiences about the creative impulse behind drawing and what it is like to work within the genre. They participated in a conversation with Annika Gunnarsson, curator of Yet Another Morning – Drawing in the Moderna Museet Collection, and curator Ylva Hillström.”

The exhibition “Yet Another Morning – Drawing in the Moderna Museet Collection” shows a wide variety through hundreds of works by Swedish and international artists, with everything from “pen on paper” to drawings that come to life in completely different materials and expressions.

The conversation took place in the exhibition “Yet Another Morning – Drawing in the Moderna Museet Collection” on 15th Mars 2025.

Conversation in the Collection: Pink Sails

In the second part of “Conversation in the Collection,” Erik Mattsson, deputy museum director and curator at Dansmuseet, and Matilda Olof-Ors, curator at Moderna Museet, engaged in a discussion about the visionary art collector Rolf de Maré. The conversation took place in the exhibition “Pink Sails – Swedish Modernism in the Moderna Museet Collection” on 15th February 2025.

Rolf de Maré (1888–1964) began collecting art in 1914 and built up an impressive collection of works by the innovative artists of the time. With the help of his friend Nils Dardel and his contacts in 1910s Paris, including the art dealers Wilhelm Uhde and Alfred Flechtheim, de Maré acquired art of the international avant-garde.

Rold de Maré donated large parts of his collection to Moderna Museet. Through the donation, several important works by the international avant-garde were added to the museum’s collection, including Pablo Picasso’s “Guitar Player”. This and several other works are now exhibited in the exhibition “Pink Sails”.

Conversation in the Collection: The Subterranean Sky

This year, 2024, marks one hundred years since the French poet and writer André Breton wrote the first Surrealist Manifesto. Here, Surrealism was defined as a form of thought beyond the rational, free from aesthetic and moral obligations. For over a hundred years, Surrealism has branched through art history. In the exhibition “The Subterranean Sky – Surrealism in the Moderna Museet Collection”, you can see works from classic Surrealism alongside contemporary artists exploring the subconscious and the irration

On Saturday 30 November 2024, the artists Cecilia Germain, Fatima Moallim, and Lotta Antonsson met with curator Lena Essling. All three have works featured in the exhibition “The Subterranean Sky – Surrealism in the Moderna Museet Collection”. Together, they reflected on surrealist elements in their own art and the movement’s influence today.