OCA ANNOUNCES
A SOLO EXHIBITION BY IDA EKBLAD
AT BONNIERS KONSTHALL, STOCKHOLM

CURATED BY SARA ARRHENIUS AND CAMILLA LARSSON

27 August–24 October
Opening Reception: 26 August / 17:00
www.bonnierskonsthall.se

From 27 August to 24 October, Bonniers Konsthall in Stockholm, Sweden holds a solo exhibition by Ida Ekblad. Curated by Sara Arrhenius, Director and Camilla Larsson,Curator of Bonniers Konsthall and titled 'Ida Ekblad' the exhibition presents especially commissioned works crafted from found elements collected in the streets of Stockholm. Old bicycles, concrete foundations and other objects obtained in dumpsters in the city serve as the work's building elements together with classical materials such as canvas and paint. The exhibition will be the first presentation of the Norwegian artist in Sweden and, according to its curator, 'will make public the young but multifaceted artistic production of Ekblad, infusing traditional techniques as painting and sculpture with new vigour'. The exhibition will be inaugurated by the Norwegian performance artistNils Bech.

About the Artist

Ida Ekblad was born in 1980 in Oslo, Norway, where she currently lives and works. Ekblad received a Masters degree from the National Academy of Art, Oslo in 2007, and in 2008 she attended the Mountain School of Arts, Los Angeles, US. Ekblad has exhibited in institutions such as the New Museum in New York, US; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, US; the Swiss Institute, New York; White Columns, New York; Art in General, New York; Karma International, Zürich, Switzerland; La Vitrine, Paris, France; the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway; Fotogalleriet, Oslo; UKS Oslo and Preus Museum, Horten, Norway.

Support

The solo exhibition by Ida Ekblad at Bonniers Konsthall is supported by Office for Contemporary Art Norway's International Support Programme.

For further press information please contact Metta Flensburg, Information Officer, Bonniers Konsthall at flensburg@bonnierskonsthall.se.