Stockholm - Millesgarden, the museum home and studio of the late Swedish sculptor Carl Milles on the outskirts of Stockholm, is celebrating its centenary and is hosting an exhibition of works by US artist Carroll Dunham.
The exhibition features paintings, around 100 drawings and a few of Dunham's sculptures, and is the first major exhibit of his work in Sweden.
The exhibition opened in early September and runs through November 2, and contains several examples of a recurring theme in Dunham's cartoon-style abstract work - a lone man, often armed with a gun,sometimes wearing a hat and with a phallus-like nose.
Dunham, who was born 1949 in New Haven, Connecticut, uses strong colours and geometric forms in his work, too, and is said to have been inspired by Mayan art.
Visitors may also enjoy exploring the grounds of Millesgarden that offer a stunning view of Stockholm, and a chance to see several sculptures by Milles (1875-1955).
Milles and his Austrian-born wife Olga, who is also an artist, built their house in 1908 and continued to extend it and added on several terraces, gardens and fountains that offer backdrops for the sculptures he was commissioned to make.
Millesgarden features replicas and designs of sculptures that Milles, who often worked with granite and bronze, was commissioned to make as well as the couple's own art collection.
Their home and studios were opened to the public in the late 1930s, and were donated to the Swedish people during the two decades the couple were working in the US where Milles was a professor at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan.
For more details, check www.millesgarden.se.
TomOct 6th, 2008 - 13:42:37
It took me until someone pointed out to realise that there is a copy of the linked website in English. You can find it www.millesgarden.se/index.aspx?languageID=5. Hope it helps others!
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