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Drick Drick
Solo exhibition at Liljevachs opening on March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE :Liljevalchs is proud to present "Drick Drick," a major solo exhibition by Carola Grahn, one of Scandinavia's leading contemporary artists. Opening on March 28, 2025, this exhibition marks Grahn's first significant showcase in Stockholm.
In "Drick Drick," Grahn transforms ordinary objects into compelling symbols of personal experience, social critique, and collective memory. An overflowing glass, a joik machine, brooms, and 17 engraved knives become the building blocks of large-scale, meticulously crafted installations that span the exhibition halls.
Grahn's conceptual and sensory works poetically address social issues, colonialism, and the individual's place within broader cultural contexts. For this exhibition, she has collaborated with Liljevalchs to create several new pieces, described as three-dimensional images unfolding throughout the spaces.
"Stepping into the exhibition will be somewhat like entering my mind, wandering around my thoughts and looking out at the present through my eyes. It's an experience of thirst, desire and hopelessness," Grahn explains.
Born in 1982 in Jåhkåmåhkke (Jokkmokk), Saepmie, Grahn is of Southern Sami descent. Her diverse practice encompasses various media, often interweaving dark humor, popular culture references, and Sami traditions to challenge stereotypes and power structures.
Grahn's work has been exhibited internationally at prestigious venues such as Buffalo AKG in New York, Southbank Centre in London, Onsite Gallery in Toronto and Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe. Her 2020 solo exhibition at Röda Sten in Gothenburg marked a significant milestone in her career, leading to increased international recognition.
Joanna Sandell Wright, curator and artistic director of Liljevalchs, states, "Drick Drick is a major art event in Sweden this spring, offering visitors the chance to engage with one of today's most relevant contemporary oeuvres".
"Drick Drick" will be on display at Liljevalchs+ from March 28 to August 12, 2025, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in Grahn's unique artistic vision and explore the intersection of the mundane and the profound.