wooden sculpture with human face — Aage Gaup, Gammalt språk – nya former och flyktingar/Dološ giella – ođđa hápmi ja báhtareaddjit (Old language – new shapes and refugees), 2018 © Aage Gaup. Photo: Thomas Hämén/Statens konstråd

Aage Gaup

7.11 2026 – 24.1 2027

Stockholm

Aage Gaup was one of the most wilful Nordic sculptors of his generation, with a powerful, poetic idiom and a large-scale format. His art is characterised by a fascination for abstract expression and a personal exploration of Sami spirituality.

Due to the Second World War, Aage Gaup (1943–2021) grew up separated from his Sami origins, but he later returned to his roots in Sápmi through art. During the 1970s, he emerged as an important creative power in the renewal of the Sami cultural scene, including as co-founder of the radical artist group “The Masi Group/Mázejoavku” in 1978 and as a set designer at the Sami National Theatre Beaivváš, established in 1981.

Moderna Museet’s exhibition is the most extensive presentation of Aage Gaup’s art to date.

Curators: Lena Essling and Joa Ljungberg, Moderna Museet