I Bærtlings anda (In the Spirit of Bærtling)

In the exhibition I Bærtlings anda (In the Spirit of Bærtling), works by Olle Bærtling (1911–1981) are shown alongside works by six artists who have received the Bærtlingstipendiet (the Bærtling Scholarship): Ann Edholm, Per Kesselmar, Jacob Dahlgren, Ida Persson, Adèle Essle Zeiss and Johanna Bjurström.

Since 1983, Bærtlingstiftelsen (the Bærtling Foundation) has awarded an annual scholarship to a Swedish artist whose work is considered to be created ‘in the spirit of Bærtling’. But what does this actually mean? By bringing together artistic practices with different forms of expression and approaches, the exhibition opens up a range of ways of understanding the concept.

For several years, Hallands Konstmuseum has housed Bærtlingstiftelsen’s art collection on loan. The collection provides an opportunity to explore Bærtling’s art from new perspectives and place it in new contexts.