Göteborgs Konsthall
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Göteborgs Konsthall is a center for contemporary art
in Gothenburg
(Göteborg), Sweden
, showing both Swedish and international art. It is placed in a classicistic
building from 1923 at Götaplatsen
in the center of the city. Today Göteborgs Konsthall investigates the various forms of contemporary art and presents around five exhibitions a year.
Göteborgs Konsthall was built as an art exhibition hall for the jubilee fair of Gothenburg in 1923. After the jubilee fair the Gothenburg art association took over the direction up until 1968 when the direction was handed over to the city and Göteborgs Konsthall became a part of Gothenburg Museum of Art
. In 1995 the city decided to close down Göteborgs Konsthall due to financial difficulties. After protests the exhibition space was reopened in 1996 and stayed open until 2000.
In 2001 the konsthall reopened under the direction of Helena Persson as an own institution funded by the city of Gothenburg. After that Lene Crone Jensen took over as director in 2005. After her resignation in 2010 Mikael Nanfeldt is the pro tem
director of Göteborgs Konsthall.
Göteborgs Konsthall has been a partner for the Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art in various forms.
Contemporary art
Contemporary art can be defined variously as art produced at this present point in time or art produced since World War II. The definition of the word contemporary would support the first view, but museums of contemporary art commonly define their collections as consisting of art produced...
in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
(Göteborg), Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, showing both Swedish and international art. It is placed in a classicistic
Classicism
Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicists seek to emulate. The art of classicism typically seeks to be formal and restrained: of the Discobolus Sir Kenneth Clark observed, "if we object to his restraint...
building from 1923 at Götaplatsen
Götaplatsen
Götaplatsen is a public square in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the southern end of Kungsportsavenyn , the city's main street...
in the center of the city. Today Göteborgs Konsthall investigates the various forms of contemporary art and presents around five exhibitions a year.
Göteborgs Konsthall was built as an art exhibition hall for the jubilee fair of Gothenburg in 1923. After the jubilee fair the Gothenburg art association took over the direction up until 1968 when the direction was handed over to the city and Göteborgs Konsthall became a part of Gothenburg Museum of Art
Gothenburg Museum of Art
The Göteborg Museum of Art at Götaplatsen, Gothenburg, is renowned for its collection of Nordic art from around the close of the 19th century. A must see is the lavishly decorated Fürstenberg Gallery, named after a leading Gothenburg art donor, Pontus Fürstenberg and his wife Göthilda. Among the...
. In 1995 the city decided to close down Göteborgs Konsthall due to financial difficulties. After protests the exhibition space was reopened in 1996 and stayed open until 2000.
In 2001 the konsthall reopened under the direction of Helena Persson as an own institution funded by the city of Gothenburg. After that Lene Crone Jensen took over as director in 2005. After her resignation in 2010 Mikael Nanfeldt is the pro tem
Pro tempore
Pro tempore , abbreviated pro tem or p.t., is a Latin phrase which best translates to "for the time being" in English. This phrase is often used to describe a person who acts as a locum tenens in the absence of a superior, such as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate.Legislative...
director of Göteborgs Konsthall.
Göteborgs Konsthall has been a partner for the Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art in various forms.