Tonight is the opening of ’Valence in Everyday Objects’, at Ed Varie in the East Village, New York. Ed Varie recently relocated and the new space on 618 E. 9th Street is absolutely beautiful. Come look tonight 6-9 pm, tomorrow and everyday until October 14th! (Gallery hours Thursdays & Fridays 12-8, Saturdays & Sundays 12-5,…

Don’t miss my first solo show at Ed Varie! Opens the 20th of September, it is going to be very special!

Floaters is a on-going project, working with collage,painting and objects in space. Collage items will continue to be fabricated for specific locations, situations or contexts. It is a way to approach painting, collage and installation in a flux dynamic but also create a hands on relationship with the viewer.

The Wave Organs in the San Fransisco Bay is made by the artists Peter Richards and George Gonzalez, Exploratorium artists in residence, 1986. ”The Wave Organ is a wave-activated acoustic sculpture located on a jetty in the San Francisco Bay. The concept was developed by Peter Richards and was installed in collaboration with sculptor and…

San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA) has not only a great little collection of some of my favorite painters but also a very nice cafe on the roof top with Minimalism inspired treats. The cake reminds me of my favorite artist Agnes Martins striped pastel paintings and at the same time the cream…

The last stop on our trip was San Francisco. We visited my friend and fellow artist Ida Rödén who lives and work in the city. Ida is a very talented artist and gave us a wonderful stay in her town. She also is an assistant at the legacy of Joan Brown, a figurative Californian artist.…

The Double Negative Michael Heizer’s ”Double Negative” located in the Moapa Valley on Mormon Mesa (or Virgin River Mesa) near Overton, Nevada. To get there we drove through the National Park ”Lake Mead”, with beautiful red stone mountains. To drive on the mesa was scary because you are driving on a plateau that you are…

After looking at all the amazing Land Art in Utah and Nevada, the inspiration was flowing. In beautiful Yosemite National Park we hiked to Mirror Lake, between eating sandwiches and looking at bears and butterflies we built, as we say in Swedish, ”barkbåtar” and set them to sail. Fredrik Streiffert who is an excellent photographer…

Outside the ghost town Lucin in Utah can you find Nancy Holt’s piece ’Sun Tunnels’. Approaching from a distance we could see them appear like small brown cattle and then we saw the hollowness. Walking around them, through them and between them, they really create a atmosphere, a room in the middle of the open…