PETER JOHANSSON/BARBRO WESTLING Collaborating since 2004 Live and work in Malmö Sweden
Gallery Contacts: Books: Peter Johansson/Barbro Westling 2004 - 2008 http://www.adlibris.com/se/product.aspx?isbn=9178432855 Publishers: Bokförlaget Arena, Värnamo, 2009. A description of a selection of our work, in our own words, the pros and the cons.
Publisher: P&B, 2011. Texts by: Eva Londos and Per Svensson
Biographies: Peter Johansson, born in Sälen, Sweden in 1964 Education: Sörängens Peoples College (Sörängens folkhögskola), Nässjö, 1983–85 National College of Crafts and Design (Konstfack), Stockholm 1986-87 Hovedskous College of Sculpture Studies, Gothenburg, 1987-88 Royal Academy of Fine Art (Konsthögskolan), Stockholm 1988-93 IASPIS Artist in Residence, ACME, London, 2001-02
Barbro Westling, born in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1956. Education: Master of Arts in Comparative Literature, Theatre Studies and English Literature, University of Gothenburg, 1978 College of Education, Gothenburg, 1979 Work: Teacher at the Drama-Theatre-Film Departement, University of Lund, 1987–96 Currently working on a thesis (Ph D) on Swedish playwright Lars Norén Member of the editorial staff at Aftonbladet, theatre-, dance- and literature critic, 1987– Fiction/Drama reader at the SVT, Swedish National Television, 1988–93 Member of the Committee of Nyt skandinavisk Forsogsteater, Copenhagen, 1990– Lecturer, collaborator, writer for theatre magazines, programs, presentations, panel debates etc
Exhibitions: 2004 
"Skånsk nazism" Malmö museer.
2005 "Bergman Horror Show" Springhill Institute, Birmingham, England. "Simbiosis, Zones of Contact" Luarca, Asturias, Spain. "Art on the Beach" Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand. 2006 "Monkey Business" Sculpture installation, suggestion for Statens Historiska Museum, Stockholm. "It is what it is. Is it that it is? That´s what it is!" The Biennial at Alma Löv Museum for Experimental and Unexpected Art, Östra Ämtevik. "By Golly!" Skissernas Museum, Lund (destroyed). "Alla talar om vädret!", The Association for Temporary Art, Stockholm. "Show me the way to the public sphere!" Wiesbaden, Germany (catalogue). "Sygdommens Ansigt" Medicinsk Museion, Copenhagen, Denmark Showcase for Aftonbladet Kultur at Gothenburg Book and Library Fair. "Besökarna" Konstfrämjandet Skåne at Västra Hamnen, Malmö. "Omveg" Artistic suggestion and organizing curators for Norsk Vegvesen at Norsk Form, Oslo, Norway (catalogue). "Bergman Horror Show" Skissernas museum, Lund, Performanceweekend, Kunstbanken, Hamar, Norway and Skånes konstförening, Malmö (catalogue). 2007 "Sange fra kelderen" Gallery Projekt by Huskegruppen, Copenhagen, Denmark. "Omveg." Vegvesendets museum, Lillehammer, Norway (catalogue). "Smålänningar är snåla" Växjö konsthall "Bergman Horror Show" Konsthallen, Bohusläns museum, Uddevalla, "To the Left of the Rising Sun" (part of Manchester International Festival) Manchester, England (catalogue). Competition for public work at Elvebredden, Drammen, Norway (catalogue). Competition for publik work, Statens Konstråd, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Karlshamn. ”Galleriets konstnärer” Galerie Leger, Malmö. Showcase for Aftonbladet Kultur at the Book and Library Fair in Gothenburg. "Detour" Artistic suggestion and organizing curators for Norsk Vegvesen and Norsk Form, travelling exhibition on tour to Nordischer Botschaft, Berlin, Germany, Le Centre Régional Des Lettres De Basse-Normandie, Caen and Galerie l´Architecture, Paris, France, Tour & taxis, Brussels, Belgium, Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm, Riba/Portland Place, London, Great Britain, Urban Center Bologna – Sala Borsa, Italy, Design Factory, Bratislava, Slovakia, National Building Museum, Washington, Center for Architecture, Philadelphia and Parsons - The New School for Design, Arnold & Sheila Aronson Galleries, New York, USA,(catalogue), 2007-10. "All in" Galleri Thomassen, Gothenburg. 2008 New Opening at Arken Museum for Modern Art, Copenhagen "Clarion Hotel, restaurant Greta" Stockholm. ”Every Body Counts” Vestfossens kunstlaboratorium, Norway (catalogue) ”Aura 80” Konstföreningen Aura Krognoshuset, Lund ”Sundborn goes extreme again” Carl och Karin Larssongården, Sundborn and Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg (flyer) Organizing curators "Se upp! det är SPUNK!" Nässjö Kulturhus (flyer) "Endlos" Göteborgs konstmuseum, Gothenburg (catalogue) Gyumri Bienale, Armenia (catalogue) Showcase for Aftonbladet – kultur, Gothenburg Book and Library Fair ”Galleriets konstnärer” Galerie Leger, Malmö Storøya grendesenter, Bærum, Norway, competition public work "Kackalorum" Konstföreningen Aura Krognoshuset, Lund "Super Structures" Gallery A little blah blah, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, (catalogue) ”Konst i Världsarvet Höga Kusten” Härnösand, competition public work "FÅRÖ" Suggestion for IKEA/KIWI (refused) 2009 "Kavleri" LARM galleri, Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark ”Bergman Horror Show” Gothenburg Film Festival, Gothenburg "Plats för tanke" Fotografiska Museet, Malmö Museer and tour to Trollhättan konsthall and Karlskrona konsthall (catalogue) Public work on a library bus for Visby and Gotlands kommun (not realized) ”Konst på kryss” Sofiero Slott, Helsingborg (catalogue) ”Kocksgatan 17 Herrekipering” Stockholm (flyer) ”Bergman Horror Show” Bergmanweek, Fårö, Gotland (flyer), Kristianstad länsmuseum and Bok och bild, Luleå Showcase for Aftonbladet – kultur, Gothenburg Book and Library Fair "Alcazar" Public work, for the cinema Spegeln, Malmö ”Labyrint 09 – Writings and Observations” Botkyrka konsthall, Tumba (catalogue) Suggestion for Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm (not realised) 2010 ”En liten utställning” Galleri Spegeln, Malmö "Norwegian Pavillion" EXPO 2010, Shanghai, China (catalogue) "Taking Down Heaven" Alma Löv Museum for Experimental and Unexpected Art, Östra Ämtevik Showcase for Aftonbladet – kultur, Gothenburg Book and Library Fair Competition in collaboration with Box Office, "Nasjonalt Garborg Senter", Bryne, Norway (refused) "Stortorget Hamar" Competition, Public Art in Hamar, Norway "Förspilld ironi och andra skulpturer" Galerie Leger, Malmö (catalogue) "Finn fem fel" Newspaper project for Sydsvenskan Christmas Eve edition 2011 Competition Steinkjer Vidaregående Skole, Norway "Lux" Utsmyckningstävling, Steneby kyrkogård Competition Kulturaxeln, Vänersborg. In collaboration with Nyréns Arkitektkontor. ”Förspilld Ironi och andra skulpturer” Trøndelag senter for samtidskunst, Trondheim, Norway (catalogue) Utsmyckningen "Fiskargubben", Blekinge Museum, Karlskrona ”Förspilld Ironi och andra skulpturer” Passagen, Linköping Open ART 2011, Örebro “Förspilld Ironi och andra skulpturer” Alingsås Konsthall “RiseandShine” Formverket, Eskilstuna Showcase for Aftonbladet – kultur at The Gothenburg Book and Library Fair"Forum Aureum" Competition, public work for Forumtorget, Uppsala (in collaboration with Nyréns arkitektkontor) "Under stor press" Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg (catalogue)
Forthcoming exhibitions: 2012 "FriktionerFriction" International Perfomance Art Festival, Uppsala (catalogue) “Woodstock” Växjö konsthall Showcase for Aftonbladet – Kultur at Book and Library Fair in Gothenburg "Mælkebøtteprojektet" Skovhuset, Copenhagen, Denmark (catalogue) 2013 “Peter Johansson/Barbro Westling” Trelleborgs museum 2014
"SPUNK - Museet för naiv konst" Initiators, producers and curators for a new museum of naive art, built outside Nässjö, in collaboration with professor Eva Londos, Jönköpings Länsmuseum and architect Nike Karlsson
Partners in Collaboration Nya Gotland Svets & Smide AB, Stefan Hansson Per Johnsson, Visualisation Expert KRELAB, Lars Saldert Tord Lund, Photofgrapher Architect Nike Karlsson, Grötlingbo Möbelfabrik AB Maiale Konstgjuteri/Robert Cassland Architect Tomas Helleberg, Stockvike Möbler
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