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The TV Trampoline / From Children’s Television to Contemporary Art and Literature
On Art Friday October 21, Bildmuseet will present a new exhibition: The TV Trampoline / From Children’s Television to Contemporary Art and Literature. Press previews are offered on Thursday October 20 according to agreement (RSVP).
In this exhibition, artists and authors have created new works inspired by television series from 1965–1985, such as Gena the Crocodile, Sesame Street, Our Little Sandman and Professor Balthazar. The show Tjejerna gör uppror [The Girls Revolt] is revived by a group of teenage girls on YouTube, Vilse i pannkakan [Lost in the Pancake] raises questions about memory and trauma, while another work depicts political oppression and resistance in the world of fables.
Participants are Petra Bauer, Ida Börjel & Lo Hillarp, Andjeas Ejiksson, Annika Eriksson, Jennifer Hayashida, Salad Hilowle, Balsam Karam, Behzad Khosravi Noori, Runo Lagomarsino, Katarina Pirak Sikku and Olivia Plender.
The TV programmes have been springboards, or trampolines, for each artist’s and author’s own memories and reflections. The interpretations touch on topics such as how children’s television links to issues of memory, citizenship, education and political movements. Just like the children’s television of the period, the works highlight stories and experiences from different parts of the world and different levels of society.
During the period covered by the exhibition, children’s television in Sweden was a melting pot of partly contradictory cultural and political references from both sides of the Iron Curtain and from non-aligned and neutral countries. Television can thus be said to represent the collective childhood memories of people who grew up in different parts of the world; it is a modern cultural heritage.
The TV Trampoline runs at Bildmuseet until January 29, 2023. The exhibition was initiated by Maria Lind and Andjeas Ejiksson and is produced by Bildmuseet and Kalmar Konstmuseum. The exhibition is curated by Maria Lind and Andjeas Ejiksson, at Bildmuseet in collaboration with museum curator Sofia Johansson.
Press preview: According to agreement during Thursday, October 20. Please book your time slot via press officer Helena Vejbrink.
Press images: https://www.bildmuseet.umu.se/en/press/press-images/
Opening: Welcome to the exhibition opening on Art Friday October 21, at 17:00–24:00. The curators Maria Lind and Andjeas Ejiksson will give a presentation of the exhibition in conversation with museum director Katarina Pierre. Participating artists and authors will present their own work.
Also this evening, electro duo Unroyal live on stage, open creative workshop and DJ by the bar. Read more in the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1050416508941256
Further information
Sofia Johansson, museum curator
+46 90-786 9353 or email
Helena Vejbrink, press officer
+46 90-786 9073 or email
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Bildmuseet is one of Sweden’s foremost venues for international contemporary art and visual culture. The exhibitions are produced in collaboration with artists, museums and universities worldwide, and often attract both national and international attention. As a visitor, you are invited to participate in guided tours and creative workshops, listen to artist talks, debates, lectures and live music, watch film screenings and attend other events.
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