Welcome to Art Friday with opening of two new exhibitions. In addition, there will a creative workshop, a DJ and food and beverage from Bygden.
Free admission, limited number of seats!
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ART FRIDAY
OPENING: BELKIS AYÓN / MYTHOLOGIES
OPENING: UMEÅ ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS / INFINITE PROPOSALS
OPEN WORKSHOP
DJ
FREE ADMISSION
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Art Friday – 23 May, 17:00–24:00
Art hangout, bar, and restaurant open throughout the evening.
17:00–21:00
DJ Teodor Oskarsson (floor 0)
17:00–21:30
Open workshop (floor 0)
17:00–17:20
Short guided tour: Shubigi Rao / Pulp I–IV (floor 5)
18:00–18:30
Opening: Umeå Academy of Fine Arts / Infinite Proposals (floor 3)
Welcome by Museum Director Katarina Pierre and Per Nilsson, Head of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Curator Annika Eriksson gives an introduction to the exhibition. All artists will be present.
18:30–ongoing through the evening
Performance by Maja F. Eriksson: The World’s Dirtiest Job (floor 3)
19:00–19:30
Opening: Belkis Ayón / Mythologies (floor 6)
Welcome and introduction by Museum Director Katarina Pierre, Bildmuseet. Representatives of the Belkis Ayón Estate will attend.
20:00–20:30
Curator’s tour by Brita Täljedal: Belkis Ayón / Mythologies (floor 6)
20:00–21:00
Performance by Martin Wallén: Can you drive this bed home? (throughout the building)
21:00–22:00
Performance in Umeå Academy of Fine Arts / Infinite Proposals, (floor 3)
Johanna Löwenhamn: Nursing Hymns
Malin Östberg: Seeking Male Pen Pal, music by and with Petter Alatalo
21:00–00:00
DJ Nattsudd Duo (floor 0)
22:00–23:00
Karin Park live on Bildmuseet’s stage (floor 0)
00:00
Thank you and goodnight!
Menu from Bygden:
Gan-Jang Tokyo (Fever) Chicken
165 SEK
Swedish chicken with a sweet and tangy soy glaze, spicy cucumber, shredded root vegetables, glass noodles, spring onion, coriander, and ginger-scallion dressing. Served with lots of crispy salad, miso mayo, spiralized daikon, and roasted sesame seeds.
Greek Peak (veg)
149 SEK
Crumbled feta cheese, semi-dried tomatoes, and roasted garlic yogurt. Served with lemon-marinated zucchini, Halkidiki olives, and Gotland lentils. Comes with lots of crispy salad, shredded root vegetables, and croutons.
Olives, chips & cured meats – 79 SEK
Olives, chips, hummus & carrots – 59 SEK
Belkis Ayón / Mythologies
Belkis Ayón (1967–1999) is one of Cuba’s most distinguished artists. Spanning works from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, the exhibition celebrates a creative peak in her brief career. Ayón worked with collagraphy, a printmaking technique she refined and used innovatively to expand both expression and scale. Her monumental works draw upon the figures, symbols, and rituals of Abakuá, a secret Afro-Cuban, male-only society which she explored throughout her artistic practice. In her interpretations of Abakuá myths, she introduces ideas about a fusion of religions and belief systems. Ayón’s iconic artworks form a distinct universe of traditions, hierarchies and worldviews.
Umeå Academy of Fine Arts / Infinite Proposals
This year’s degree show from the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts at Umeå University presents works by Kalliopi Akonidou, Maja F. Eriksson, Adam Gidlund, Jonna Iversen, Johanna Löwenhamn, Miranda Monauti, Senja Penttilä Sollén, Josefin Selander, Jordan Shakes Pålerfält, Alva Sjöstedt, Martin Wallén, Erik Olof Wiklund and Malin Östberg, all of whom are graduating from the Master’s Programme in Fine Arts. Artist Annika Eriksson, Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, is Principal Supervisor and Curator of the exhibition.