16 November – 24 November
WEAR NO.II
Studio ABC
Jämtlandsgatan 161, 1st floor
In this exhibition our 12 artists gets to continue the exploration and reflect on the subject of what a body can carry. How our bodies shapes us as humans, how it can weigh us down, hurt or release oneself.
OPENING
15 September 17:00 - 21:00
OPEN
16 - 17 November 12:00 - 16:00
22 - 24 November 12:00 - 16:00
ARTISTS
Astrid Bergdahl
Albin Josephson
Alexander Bäckman
Amelia Woroszyl
Gunilla Daga
Jessica Westerberg
Leon Lindgren
Lisa Morrissey
Lovisa Frances
Peter Baran
Tonje Halvorsen
Vera Halla
CURATOR
Astrid Bergdahl
WORK GROUP
Albin Josephson, Lisa Morrissey, Vera Halla & Gunilla Daga
31 Oktober – 10 November
Speglingar
Crum Heaven
Högbergsgatan 38
Medverkande konstnärer: Camila Manuelsdotter Pino, Hanna Havdell, Siri Hagerfors, Linnea Brisling, Zoi Johansson
Med stöd från Stockholmstad
Söndag 7e Juli 2024
Kombinerad finnissage + vernissage + medlemsträff i en bakgård på söder!
För att fira vår förra utställning med Zander Vind i juni och våran nya utställning med Saga Holmkvist i juli bjuder Best Before Collective in till en kombinerad finnisage + vernissage + medlemsträff
söndagen den 7 juli!
Vi ses vid vår nya monter i T-Hornstull vid kl.16:00 och rör oss sedan mot Malin Arnedotter Bengtssons bakgård i kvarteret Linjalen vid Södra station vid kl.17:00 där vi firar tillsammans.
14/9 2024
UÄÄÄH! Kommer till Konstakademien
Efter sommaren är det dags för vårt succéproject peformancefestivalen UÄÄÄH! att ta över Konstakademien för ett endagarsprogram fullsmockat med performance. Se till att spara datumet 14 September så ses vi där!
01/05 2024
BEST BEFORE
COLLECTIVE FLYTTAR TILL T-HORNSTULL
Nu säger vi adjö till vår fina monter i T-Östermalmstorg och HEJ HEJ HEJ till vårt nya ställe i T-Hornstull, i gången under Långholmsgatan.
11/01 2024 19:00
Vernissage
för Vera Hallas utställningBRISTNINGAR
du glömmer
för att kunna sova på natten
& vakna på morgonen
förtränger
trycker undan
älskar med stängda ögon
du drömmer
för att du inte orkar
vakna
& all kraft redan används
för att inte minnas
At Best Before Collective gallery window at: T-Östermalmstorg (Stockholm), in the pedestrian tunnel under Birger Jarlsgatan.
21/12 2023 17:00-19:00
Short Film Day
A warm welcome to Short Film Day on December 21!
This year, Best Before Collective is part of Short Film Day. It is an event that takes place on December 21 every year and has been doing so since 2014. It all started in France in 2011 and today more than 20 countries are involved. At the Winter Solstice, on December 21, the shortest day of the year, short films are shown all over the world and this year we are participating from our gallery in Östermalmstorg!
We are very happy that we are part of this this year with the support of the Swedish Film Institute and Folkets Bio.
Date and time:
December 21, 5-7 p.m
Participating artists:
Alma Edvall Bons
Moa Hjärtström
Yuvia Maini
Clarisse Pillard
Azad Larki
Albert Skronski
Ann-Sophie Gehrig
Tomo Myrman
Katarina Holzmann Ekholm
Kelly Wedin
Pouria Kazemi
Belinda Moren
See you there!
OVE Collab presents
Sofie Markinhuhta
“Ögon utan sprickor”
Opening on Thursday, December 7 2023, at 19:00-20:00
On display until December 20, 2023.
FB-event: https://fb.me/e/4WML2Kjcf
At Best Before Collective gallery window at: T-Östermalmstorg (Stockholm), in the pedestrian tunnel under Birger Jarlsgatan.
𝓚𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓰𝓾𝓵𝓭
𝓷ä𝓻 𝓷å𝓰𝓸𝓷 𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓪𝓷𝓼 𝓼𝓴ä𝓻𝓹 ä𝓻 𝓭𝓲𝓷 𝓼𝓴𝓪𝓽𝓽
Best Before Collective in exchange with Galleri Nos presents the exhibition "Kattguld".In October we met and exchanged sketches with each other. We put all the sketches in a pile and drew a piece of paper with a number on it and in turn we each took a sketch out of the pile. Each, without contact with each other, would then interpret and complete the idea that was on the paper.
Welcome to our opening the 1st of December 17.00-20.00
Galleri Nos, Kaggeholmsvägen 39, Tallkrogen
ÖPPETTIDER
lördag 2 december 12:00-16:00
söndag 3 december 12:00-16:00
lördag 9 december 12:00-16:00
söndag 10 december 12:00-16:00
It is time for our first
GALLERY EXCHANGE
with Galleri NOS!
We are exhited to present the show STULNA TANKAR that will take place in out gallery at T-Östermalmstorg - representing six artists from Gallery NOS; Marja Knape, Ingrid Jansson, Amanda Hellsten, Emilia Norman, Filippa Nilsson Kallhed and Sunniva Wejlemark.Welcome to the opening
Thursday 9/11 18:00-19:00
(The exhibition is open until 30/11)
OVE
OPEN CALL
Deadline: 10 November 2023Exciting News!
The OVE team is thrilled to share our first-ever international collab in Stockholm!
OVE galleri is teaming up with Best Before Collective to put on an exhibition in their gallery space in Stockholm. Located in T-Östermalmstorg, in a storefront-style space, viewable from outside in the pedestrian tunnel under Birger Jarlsgatan.
We are mostly looking for a solo- or duo-exhibition for this open call, but all applications are welcome!
Size of gallery:
Width: 250 cm
Height: 188 cm
Depth: 82 cm
For Bergen based artists: You have the option to be there in person, but don't worry if you can't make it. We can handle the installation for you while staying in touch. If you want us to take care of it, just make sure your artworks can fit in a suitcase – that way, we can bring them along.
For artists outside Bergen: We are able to transport artworks fitting in a suitcase from Bergen, but have limitations on shipping from other places. Email us if you have further questions about this :)
To apply, send us a simple application with your proposal including pictures or sketches and a short artist statement to ovegalleri@gmail.com. No need for CV or portfolio.
The exhibition will be set up in early December and will run until December 20th.
The application deadline is November 10, 2023.
We can't wait to see what you've got! <3
Love
OVE & Best Before Collective
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OVE galleri is a non-commercial, feminist contemporary art gallery in Bergen. We focus on exhibiting newly established artists and have an open call-policy to ensure equal opportunities for all. In 2021 the gallery was located in Skostredet, Bergen, but is now without a permanent space. We have a non-academic standpoint and always choose the applications we find exciting, regardless of the artist's academic language and level.
Deadline: 11 November 2023
OPEN CALL!
SHORT FILM DAYThis year, Best Before Collective is part of Short Film Day! It is an event that takes place on December 21 every year and has been doing so since 2014. It all started in France in 2011 and today more than 20 countries are involved. At the Winter Solstice, on December 21, the shortest day of the year, short films all over the world will be shown and this year we are participating from our gallery on Östermalmstorg!
We are very happy that we are part of this this year with the support of Folkets Bio @folketsbio and the Swedish Film Institute @svenskafilminstitutet
Are you a film creator and want to submit a short film for our screening? Welcome to apply!
▪️DEADLINE NOVEMBER 11▪️
What we need from you:
- Link to the movie.
- Title. year and legth of your film.
- Brief description of your film.
- Briefly about yourself and your artistry.
- Will you be present on Decemer 21, 5-7 pm?
Submit to info@bestbeforecollective.se
Deadline November 11
- Title. year and legth of your film.
- Brief description of your film.
- Briefly about yourself and your artistry.
- Will you be present on Decemer 21, 5-7 pm?
Submit to info@bestbeforecollective.se
Deadline November 11
it is time for a ...
KALAS!
Best Before Collective is embarking on a new season in our gallery window at T-Östermalmstorg, where we have now been for one entire year!
To celebrate this we are inviting you to a traditional members group show on the theme 'KALAS!'.
> FB event here <
We are opening the show this Sunday 8/10 14:00 and you are all very welcome to come and cheer with us! - If you can't make it, don't worry, the exhibition will be up until 29/10, so make sure to swing by!
More information about exhibition members will come soon.
Best,
Best Before
Collective
New and old members of Best Before Collective - Let’s meet!
We are soon entering into a new period of renting our gallery space at T-Östermalmstorg and in connection with this we invite you all; old, new and prospecting members to a meeting / fika to discuss future dreams ang generate ideas together.
When? - 21/9 18:00
Where? - Konstfack Cafeteria
Invite your friends and come with questions, inspiration or just curiosity!
Link to FB event
As a start of the new working period we are going to host a traditional members show in our little gallery in the beginning of October! More information about this will come at the meeting.
Do you want to be one of our new members?
Sign up here!
Do you have questions?
Contact us here!
Are you on your way but can't find us?
Call +46704229696
See you soon!
ᴜᴘᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ!
ᴇxʜɪʙɪᴛɪᴏɴ!!
Hyllning till den inre tonåringen
Exhibition with Vera Lasthein
Med utgångspunkt i mina tonårsdagböcker har jag tagit fram en karaktär som jag kallar "den inre tonåringen”. Mitt arbete är en hyllning till mitt tonårsjag och ett erkännande att hon fortfarande finns kvar i mig och gör sig synlig ibland. Tonåringen är både stark och svag, kaxig och enormt osäker. Hon känner sig missförstådd och hon känner sig som universums mittpunkt.
Instagram @vera.keramik
Vernissage and 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝟬1-𝟬9-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 → 𝟭8:𝟬𝟬-𝟭9:𝟬𝟬
The exhibition hosted by 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 and @klara @micael @malin and @ros.itaglas
Directions ⬇️
📍T-Östermalmstorg (Stockholm), in the pedestrian tunnel under Birger Jarlsgatan.
Engelsk text:
Tribute to the Inner Teenager
Using my teenage diaries as a starting point, I have created a character called “the inner teenager.” My degree project is a tribute to my teenage self and acknowledges that she still exists within me and occasionally makes herself visible. The teenager is both strong and fragile, confident and immensely insecure. She feels misunderstood, and she feels like the center of the universe.
New opening in sight!
Exhibition {FRAGMENTED}
Exhibition with Elin Sofia Julius Svanelind and Rebecca Beyene!
Hosted by yours truly... 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚
Come and hang with us!!
Vernissage and 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟬1-𝟬8-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 → 𝟭7:𝟬𝟬-𝟭8:𝟬𝟬The exhibition will then be open until 30-08-2023.
You will find us at: T-Östermalmstorg (Stockholm), in the pedestrian tunnel under Birger Jarlsgatan.
ᴜᴘᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ!
ᴇxʜɪʙɪᴛɪᴏɴ!!
Warm welcome to 𝙿𝚞𝒍𝒔𝒆, an exhibition with 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗾𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁 and 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗼 hosted by 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚
(02-06-2023 to 30-06-2023)
𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟬𝟮-𝟬𝟲-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 → 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬-𝟭𝟵:𝟬𝟬
(we will go to some nice bar afterwards for a drink)
The exhibition will then be open until 30-06-2023
•._.••´¯``•.¸¸.•`
By inviting Jesper and Fernanda, we want to open up a route for a continuous conversation about sexuality, pleasure and self-love from a female and queer perspective, situated in the public space. With the hot pulse pounding loudly through your own body, and the pulse of the subway, the movement, and the constant struggle to navigate, to find one’s own unique way and rhythm when facing a predetermined path.
`•.¸¸.•´´¯`••._.•
You will find us at: T-Östermalmstorg (Stockholm), in the pedestrian tunnel under Birger Jarlsgatan.
Best Before Collective at Supermarket Art Fair 2023
This year will be the third time we participate at Supermarket Art Fair in Stockholm. To celebrate this occation we have invited none other than Iris Nelly Matilda Bengtsson with her performance and installation ”Next time we’ll meet on Broadway”.
MAY will come to our gallery...
for this month we have invited Jessica Westerberg!
Read more about the exhibition here.
OPEN CALL
“FISH TANK”
GUIDELINES:
Date of group exhibition: July 2023
Material: Optional as long as it can be placed on the floor, hung on the wall or from the ceiling.
Gallery size: W: 250 cm H: 188 cm D: 82 cm.
Installation: You are responsible for transporting your work to Östermalmstorg subway during the day of installation on June 29 and to pick up your work when we close the exhibition at the end of July.
(You can find the gallery in the passage to the subway Östermalsmtorg, Birger Jarlsgatan).
Fine print: We can unfortunately not offer any compensation.
Submit a proposal with your idea, a picture of your work and the size: info@bestbeforecollective.se
Deadline: June 1 2023
More info: @bestbeforecollective & www.bestbeforecollective.se
BEST BEFORE COLLECTIVE will stay in our gallery at T-Östermalmstorg for another 6 months!
Come by our gallery window at 4/4 6-7pm to celabrate with us!
Read more info about the exhibition here.
Best Before Collective presents...
UÄÄÄH!
a performance festival at Fylkingen
The artist-driven collective Best Before Collective presents UÄÄÄH! A cross-border performance festival at Fylkingen in the Münchenbryggeriet. Artists, stage performers and musicians who experiment and play with sound in different ways meet here...
Tickets: https://billetto.se/e/uaaah-biljetter-798052
More info: http://www.uaaah.se/
About Fylkingen: https://www.fylkingen.se/
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/3kOrhxBBx
March is coming!
Next artist to be prestented in our gallery window at T-Östermalmstorg will be Josefina Malmegård!!!
Opening 1/3 2023 kl.17:30-18:30
Exhibition is open until 30/3 2023
Read more about the exhibiton here.
You may visit our gallery in the pedestrian tunnel beneath Birger Jarlsgatan, Östermalmtorg metro station in Stockholm (SWE).
coming up...
~ charōn ~
A group exhibition with
Best Before Collective
24–26 February 2023
at Stadsgårdsterminalen
Friday 24/2 18:00-22:00;
19:00 ARNE (Artist-Run Network Europe)
presents ARRC (Artist-Run Resourse Center)
Exhibition is also open;
Saturday 25/2 & Sunday 26/2 13:00-17:00
~
https://charon.persona.co
https://fb.me/e/2xD518Rz3
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PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Sara Arasteh
Malin Arnedotter Bengtsson
Linnéa Brisling
Alexander Bäckman
Gunilla Daga
Heidi Edström
Molnia Efremov
Hanna Havdell
Albin Josephson
Micael de Leeuw
Camila Manuelsdotter Pino
Belinda Morén
Rosita Ståhl
Jonathan Widegren
Anna-Kajsa Wikström
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Organised by Best Before Collective, Artist-Run Network Europe, Candyland and Supermarket – Stockholm Independent Art Fair.
Co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, the Swedish Arts Council and City of Stockholm.
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Warm thanks to Lagunitas IPA!
BEST BEFORE COLLECTIVE INVITES...
Emelie Ivert & Erika Coleman
Konstfack alumner från kandidat programmet i textil respektive konst ställer ut ett samarbete. En triptyk-väv gjord i digital jacquard teknik - motivet är baserat på deras läsning av skapelseberättelsen i den Poetiska Eddan, Vǫluspá. Genom en serie översättningar – från text till teckning, från teckning till foto, från foto till väv – har dom skapat en personlig textil gestaltning av en tusenårig mytologisk sångsamling.
VERNISSAGE 05/02-2023 kl.18-19
ÖPPET 05-29/02
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och här
Så...
FÅR DRÖMMAR PLATS?!
hos Best Before Collective?
Ny utställning under januari 2023!
Läs mer om projektet här
Best Before Collective & Sebastian Rudolf Jensen bjuder in till en happening och manifestation 14/1-23!
Vad?
Välkommen till en manifestation mot den försvinnande kulturen!Tillsammans samlas vi för att resa ett monument i Best Before Collectives utställningsmonter (T-Östermalmstorg) över kulturella platser som hotas eller redan har försvunnit runt om i landet
När?
14 Januari 2023.𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎 Ses vi på Glada Sprutan (Hägerstens allé 86c, Hägersten, Stockholm) för att tillsammans bygga och måla våra plakat och förbereda andra detaljer till monumentet (�t𝘢 𝘨ä𝘳𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘨).
𝟏𝟒:𝟎𝟎 Tågar vi (via tunnelbanan) till 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑩𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆�s utställningsmonter i T-Östermalmstorg (uppgång mot Birger Jarlsgatan).
𝟏𝟓:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟔:𝟎𝟎 Samlas vi vid utställningsmontern för att gemensamt resa monumentet.
Hur?
Vi välkomnar alla att bidra med konstverk, sånger, tal och texter till monumentet och manifestationen. Vilka kulturplatser är du rädd ska gå förlorade? Länk till facebookevent här
BEST BEFORE COLLECTIVE PRESENTS...
TING WANG
and
ELLEN ADUOFUA BERNARDSSON
!!!
2/12 - 30/12 2022
Opening: 2/12-22 kl.17-18
NEW EXHIBITION AT OUR GALLERY WINDOW
1/11 - 29/11 2022
Opening: 1/11-22 kl.17-18
We have the pleasure to present 𝙉𝙖𝙙𝙟𝙖 𝘼𝙠𝙗𝙖𝙧 & 𝙎𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙖 𝙉𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙤! Read more bout them and our exhibitions here.
AT LAST! OUR FIRST OPENING IS FINALLY HERE!!!
1/10-22
14:00-18:00
We will have our first opening. It will be a group show showcasing our brilliant members of Best Before Collective! Our gallery is situated in the pedestrian tunnel beneath Birger Jarlsgatan, Östermalmtorg metro station in Stockholm (SWE).
15:00
An inaguration speech by Alice Máselníková and Andreas Ribbung, who has been our mentors.
After 18:00
We are moving the party elsewhere... let us know if you want to join us!
The exhibition will be on until 30/10-22.
Read more about our exhibitions here.
Best Before Collective returns to Supermarket Airt Fair!
We are happy to annonce that Best Before Collective once again will be a part of Supermarket Art Fair, this year taking place at ’Leklandet’ in Skärholmen Centrum, twenty-minute away by metro from Slussen.
Hilma Nordén
This year, we invited Hilma Nordén to exhibit with us. Her practice explores cultural creations of nature, folklore and magic. She grew up in plantation forests, and feels a kinship with the trees of her childhood, who raised her yet silently disappear under the teeth of chainsaws. Nordén’s work acknowledges the forest beyond its timber, and investigates the constructed hierarchies and hybridities between human and nature. Get to know more about Hilma Nordén here
When?
26–29 May 2022Thursday–Saturday 12.00–20.00
Sunday 12.00–18.00
Where?
Skärholmen Centrum.Upon exiting the metro at Skärholmen you will see the SKHLM shopping mall straight ahead infront of you. Use Entrance 5. Take the escalator next to ICA Kvantum to the basement.
How?
Admission: 130 SEKCatalogue/Art Magazine: 80 SEK
Admission incl Catalogue/Art Magazine: 165 SEK
Seniors and students admission incl Catalogue/Art Magazine: 130 SEK
4-day pass: 240 SEK
Free admission up to 16 years
Buy your tickets here
SUPERMARKET – Stockholm Independent Art Fair is an international art fair for artist-run initiatives. Supermarket is dedicated to exhibiting artist-run spaces, artists’ collectives, nomadic spaces and independent artists’ initiatives of all shapes and from around the world. The key aim is to display unique projects, create opportunities for new local and international networks and share the strengths of the independent art world with a large audience. The art fair exhibition is accompanied by the public Talks and Performance programme with invited performance artists and speakers from Sweden and abroad. Supermarket takes place annually in Stockholm, Sweden.
Upcomming project
Supermarket Art Fair
- once again?
Hi best Best Before!
We have received an offer from Supermarket Art Fair to get an exhibition booth at the fair in exchange for some volunteer work, and so we are reaching out to you to ask who would like to be a part of this amazing opportunity.
Very low cost, such high fun!
If you are interested - please anwser the form before Friday 8/3
https://forms.gle/PVnFc5rFkRdn9PSZ7
There is a meeting this thursday 24/2-2022!
We’ll have a meeting for new members and people that are interested in joining our group 24/2-2022. Meetup point will be at Konstfack, the main entrance, 19:00. See you there!
What now? Best Before Collective is evolving!
We are growing in size and changing our concept. Maybe we’ll even have our own space soon?? Keep your eye out for updates and new exciting things.
We will be a part of
Supermarket Art Fair 2021!
During our first activity taking place at Supermarket 2021 – Stockholm Independent Art Fair, we intend to reach out to potential partners, galleries and art professionals that are interested in discussing temporality - please come and say hello if you do, or send us a email at collectivebestbefore@gmail.com!
GREBNELLAW
Populating the PlanetEXHIBITION / DAILY PERFORMANCES
OCTOBER 14 - OCTOBER 17, 2021
at Supermarket Art Fair 2021
Between the 14-17 of October, the artist Grebnellaw will take over the Best Before Collective’s stand at the Supermarket Art Fair 2021, using a red and white color code as metaphor for binary restrictions but also the concept of reduction as a vehicle for creativity. For this show the artist will continue to populate the world with their similarly titled imaginary population of fictional bodies and mutable hybrids. On display there will be a serie of digital portraits that will be translated daily into a performative happening through a personal genesis process that could be described as a continuous flow of music, form, ideas, interaction and movement.
Get to know more about GREBNELLAW
When?
14-17 October 2021Public vernissage evening:
Thursday 14 October, 18.00–22.00
Opening hours:
Thursday 11.00–22.00, Friday–Saturday 11.00–20.00, Sunday 11.00–18.00
Performance:
Thursday 14 October 20.00
Friday 15 October 17.00
Saturday 16 October 18.00
Sunday 17 October 16.00
Where?
Stadsgårdsterminalen (The former Birka Cruises passenger terminal, Slussen)
SUPERMARKET – Stockholm Independent Art Fair is an international art fair for artist-run initiatives. Supermarket is dedicated to exhibiting artist-run spaces, artists’ collectives, nomadic spaces and independent artists’ initiatives of all shapes and from around the world. The key aim is to display unique projects, create opportunities for new local and international networks and share the strengths of the independent art world with a large audience. The art fair exhibition is accompanied by the public Talks and Performance programme with invited performance artists and speakers from Sweden and abroad. Supermarket takes place annually in Stockholm, Sweden.
Things will come...
to an end.