MALMÖ!! A historical and contemporary exhibition with nostalgia and punky romanticism
MALMÖ!! is a group exhibition with Malmö-based Pernilla Hultén, Henrik Möller, GUDAGRANT, Max Solca and SMISK! A deep dive into the city of Malmö from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Works such as a documentary film about the dismantling of the Kockums Crane, T-shirt design, animations, graffiti, are interspersed with punk music and performance.
The exhibition is open 22/5 - 25/5
Opening of exhibition MALMÖ!! is FRIDAY 23/5 at 17:00-22:00
Performance by SMISK!! is FRIDAY 23/5 at 19:15
PERNILLA HULTÉN is a Malmö-based filmmaker who grew up in Limhamn and studied film at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara where she received a Bachelor degree in film/video in 1990. Pernilla Hultén has produced approx. 100 films as a freelance filmmaker in Sweden and in the USA. 2002-03 she made the documentary film Kranfrossa, a unique period document about the dismantling of the Kockums Crane and how it affected the people of Malmö and Malmö as a city.
HENRIK MÖLLER from Malmö, is a Swedish writer and filmmaker active in Malmö. He is perhaps best known for his over a hundred drawn satirical art films mostly about Malmö. Möller has exhibited at Malmö konsthall during the gallery night in 2009 and the films have been shown on TV and film festivals in North and South America.
MAX SOLCA is a graffiti painter active in Malmö. His paintings are simple and stripped-down with a focus on humor, contrast and recognition. Works widely with animations, clothing design etc. but usually paints outdoors in carefully selected locations with a spray can.
GUDAGRANT is a Malmö-based printing house that was founded in 2020 and is run by Lin and Jimmy Hafström. Gudagrant works with screen printing for customers but also designs and prints its own material. Several of their motifs are Malmö-influenced, such as their Kuken, Malmö Kommun and Malmö Barbie designs.
SMISK!! is an infamous punk quintet, based in Malmö, that has existed since 2016. With their taboo femme-punk and their equivocal lyrics, the band has become known for both their confrontational and unpredictable live performances, and for their extravagant and extreme stage costumes. They find themselves somewhere between dirty and opulent punk and avant-garde performance art. SMISK!! is Elina Pahnke, Felicia Scholander, Elin Stridsberg, Linnea Jönsson and Ivar Strömdahl.
