• Erik Steffensen
    Oldfashioned
    2021
    Oil on gelatine silver print

    Forest Walk

    Written by Lina Aastrup

    Forest Walk
    CFHill, Stockholm
    8.10.21-3.11.21

    Long gone are the days when landscape painting was considered the most dreary and conservative theme in art. The massive impact of climate change on both humans, our immediate surroundings as well as the distant ice cap of Antarctica has spurred a renewed interest in nature and our existence as inseperable from it. Exhibitions celebrating our natural environment are in fact quite à la mode these days, and “Forest Walk” at CFHill is no exception.

    The curator, Michael Storåkers, has selected contemporary artists who focus on diverse aspects of the forest through photography, painting, sculpture and installation. The exhibition showcases scientific and economic to personal and spiritual perspectives with stunning work from Christine Ödlund, Carsten Höller, Johan Thurfjell, Goldin Senneby, Paloma Varga Weisz, Erik Steffensen and Per Bak Jensen to name a few. “Forest Walk” is a poetic art excursion with great catalogue texts that show a serious commitment to the topic that goes well beyond the pretty surface. 

    ”Forest Walk is, ultimately, a celebration of what is perhaps the most significant environment in our world. Once, it was a frightening place for a defenseless human to enter. Losing your way there could mean certain death by predator, starvation, or foul play. Today, we find ourselves having to face the fact that the forests are the only lungs around in our part of the universe, and that we’ll most likely share in whatever fate our actions end up determining for it. Art can help us approach these issues and grow wiser. ” - Michael Storåkers, curator

    Paloma Varga Weisz
    Bumpman on a tree trunk
    2020
    Bronze

    Christine Ödlund
    Träsket
    2021
    Plant pigment, oil and pencil on canvas

    Per Bak Jensen
    Afterland/ Evening Land
    2018
    C- print/ Mat Diasec Edition of 6
    Carsten Höller
    Double Mushroom Vitrine (Forty-eightfold)
    2021
    Unique
    Cast polyurethane mushroom replicas in various sizes, acrylic paint, glass discs, metal pins, vitrine glass, powder-coated metal framework
    Christine Ödlund
    Fyra dimensioner av ett träsk / Swamp in four dimensions III
    2021
    Watercolour, plant pigment, pen and pencil on paper
  • Noémie Goudal
    Les Mécaniques - Tropiques III, 2020
    100 x 80 cm
    C-print
    Edition 2 of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
    Courtesy of the artist and Edel Assanti

    Frieze London

    Written by Lina Aastrup

    Frieze Art Fair
    October 14-17, 2021
    London, UK

    With over 160 Galleries at Frieze London and 130 at Frieze Masters the popular art fair is sure to entertain. Following last year’s hiatus due to you-know-what, both art fairs are returning to the Regent’s Park this October. The two events bring together galleries from 40 countries, presenting art across
    the ages, from ancient art and old masters to modern classics and the contemporary.

    Also present at the fair is The Gallery Climate Coalition (GCC), an international charity advocating for a more sustainable art world. A suitable place to be considering the massive critic international art fairs have been getting the past years due to the high carbon footprint they create. In the Focus section of Frieze London, you can find one of my personal favourites working with landscapes and climate change, photographer Noémie Goudal, showing with Edel Assanti Gallery.

    Open all weekend in London’s Regent’s Park.

  • The Les Mains Hermès Odalisque Magazine

    Les Mains Hermès is here!

    Written by Yasmine by Elva Ahlbin

    A new chapter of Hermès Beauty have arrived. After the success of the lipsticks. The Les Mains Hermès - a collection of nail polish and hand care products is here. The collection consists of 24 shades, inspired by the house's enamels, developed together with craftsmen from the house's métiers. As well as hand care products to protect our hands with style and luxury this fall.

    In a press release it states that several of Hermès 'leading profiles have once again been involved in the development of the products, such as Pierre Hardy, designer of Hermès Beauty Objects and creative director of Hermès shoes and jewelery, together with Hermès' creative director Pierre-Alexis Dumas.

    With the 24 shades, the most well-known and longed for, is of course the “Orange Boîte” — Hermès’s iconic orange shade.

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    The dedicated work and craftsmanship in the new collection is found in everything from the bottle designer, formulas, sustainability and eco-thinking in formulas.

    The Nail Polish line will be available from October 15th

    The Les Mains Hermès Odalisque Magazine
    The Les Mains Hermès Odalisque Magazine

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