Nordic contemporary
Subtitle: art from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
By: editor, Hossein Amirsadeghi ; executive editor, Sophie Braine ; essays, Patricia G. Berman, Charlotte Bydler, Hanna Johansson
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780500970652
Subjects: Scandinavian Art; Arts; Modern Art
Other titles: Art from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
Description: With a widespread reputation for their mature appreciation of the arts, their innovative design output harking back to the early 20th century, and their emerging fashion houses, the Nordic countries have a strong tradition of iconic style and remain at the cutting-edge of creativity. This text presents profiles of nearly 150 of the most important Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish figures and institutions active on the art scene today, including artists, curators, galleries, critics and collectors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.