Art Guide Stockholm | Spring 2026
Marcus Akesson
Gallery Magnus Karlsson | 31 Jan - 14 Mar
Akesson's technically advanced painting, characterized by dramatic gestures, draperies and a clear play of light and shadow, brings to mind the old masters of the Baroque. He is particularly known for the series Now You See Me , where veiled figures and complex textile patterns create an enigmatic visual world. However, the exhibition Passage introduces new motifs, such as more traditional portraits, still lifes and scenes with a naturalistic touch.
The concept of passage functions here as both a motif and a metaphor. The works revolve around transitions and states of change – from ritual actions in charged landscapes to more concrete thresholds and movements. Together, the exhibition bears witness to Akesson’s continued investigation of transitions between spaces, worlds and existential states.
Hudiksvallsgatan 8
Tove Mauritzon - FRIENDS FOREVER
Gallery Duerr | 15 Jan - 14 Feb
The starting point for his art is often his own family's history. Anders Sunna is actually from Pajala and Sattajärvi, a concession Sami village that the family has been involved in building for generations. There, his father, brother and other relatives are continuing a 40-year struggle to once again belong to the Sami village and own the reindeer herding rights that, according to the County Administrative Board in Norrbotten, they no longer have.
He had his first exhibition in Pajala as a teenager, and over the years his art has become increasingly political. The tone is gradually rising.
– I think it's interesting to try how far you can go. There are those who think I shouldn't be so brutal, that I should tone down the paintings. But Swedes in general know so incredibly little about the Sami that you have to be overly clear for the message to get across.
Rådmansgatan 15
WHEN WE SEE US
Liljevalchs+ | on view until 30 Aug 2026
When We See Us presents an alternative modernity and highlights artistic practices that have historically been excluded from Western art history. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to experience art that has never before been shown in Sweden,” says Joanna Sandell Wright, director and artistic director of Liljevalchs.
Falkenbergsatan 3, Djurgården
NICK CAVE
Kulturhuset Stadsteatern | 15 Jan - 27 Feb
"The Devil - A Life"
Presented by world-renowned musician and author Nick Cave, the exhibition features Cave's series of seventeen hand-painted ceramic figurines depicting the life of the devil from birth to death. The interconnected story moves through innocence, delusion, guilt, grief and forgiveness, revealing a different side of the artist Nick Cave.
Sergels Torg, Gallery 3, Floor 3
Liljevalchs Spring Salon 2026
TATTOO - Stories in ink from the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Museum | until 14 Jun 2026
For thousands of years, ink on the skin has carried people's dreams, stories and identities. "Tattoo" is an exhibition that charts the journey of tattooing from ancient rituals to today's personal works of art.