Mamma Andersson

A celebration of the representation, figuration, and classical antiquity in Mamma Andersson’s newest paintings. “When I look at this collection of pictures, … what strikes me first is the image-making capacity itself and the endless stream of images it brings forth and always has brought forth into the world.” — Karl Ove Knausgaard, Mamma Andersson: Sleepless The […]

A celebration of the representation, figuration, and classical antiquity in Mamma Andersson’s newest paintings. “When I look at this collection of pictures, … what strikes me first is the image-making capacity itself and the endless stream of images it brings forth and always has brought forth into the world.” — Karl Ove Knausgaard, Mamma Andersson: Sleepless The […]

This volume celebrates the Swedish artist Mamma Andersson’s new body of work—melancholic, evocatively colored paintings that explore femininity, fantasy, and memory. Andersson’s works embody a new genre of landscape painting that recalls late nineteenth-century romanticism while also embracing a contemporary interest in layered, psychological compositions. Her panoramic scenes draw inspiration from a wide range of […]

“Varje dag efter skolan gick jag ut med Sappo, minst en timme i skogen, och jag mådde så bra av det. Jag gick där på tallheden och berättade olika historier högt för mig själv. Ofta handlade det om relationer. Ibland var jag en journalist som frågade om olika saker och då blev jag både den […]