Magnus Karlsson founded his eponymous gallery in 1990 in Västerås. In 1997 the gallery moved to Stockholm and now has its location on the ground floor of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Over the years the gallery has worked closely with artists on a long-term basis, producing exhibitions, attending fairs and realising special projects both in Sweden and internationally.
For CHART 2023 Galleri Magnus Karlsson presents a two-person exhibition with Carl Hammoud (SE) and Klara Kristalova (CZ/SE). The works will be specifically created for the fair through a close dialogue between the two artists to emphasise their individual qualities and characteristics while also creating a space for an unexpected meeting. The exhibition will focus on the paintings of Carl Hammoud and the sculptures of Klara Kristalova but both artists will also create works on paper for the presentation which will be their common denominator.
Klara Kristalova (CZ/SE)
The works of Klara Kristalova often describe transformations of various kinds. She is interested in transitional stages between childhood and adulthood, man and nature, dream and reality. She is mostly known for her sculptures in glazed stoneware but also works with bronze, mixed media and works on paper.
Klara Kristalova, b. 1967 in Prague, lives and works outside of Norrtälje, Sweden. Kristalova established herself with a number of exhibitions and public commissions in Sweden before her international recognition in the late 2000s. She has since then exhibited at galleries and museums around the world. She is represented in public collections including Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Broad Art Museum, USA, FNAC, Paris, France, EMMA, Espoo, Finland, Norton Museum of Art, USA.
Om lycka / About Happiness
Glazed porcelain 2023
Courtesy of the artist and Galleri Magnus Karlsson
Carl Hammoud’s works are characterized by concentrated observation and a feverish preoccupation with details and fragments. Recurrent themes are trust in art as a language and vessel, but also distrust of the image’s authority and awareness of its transience. The paintings zoom in and out, moving among remnants and ruins of our time. In a wider perspective, Carl Hammoud’s work is also about demarcation, examining the shift between memory and fiction, as well as questioning structures that define the fragile conditions of humans and civilization.
Carl Hammoud (b. 1976, Stockholm; SE) lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden. He has exhibited in galleries and museums in Europe, Asia and USA. He is represented in the collections of Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Magasin III, Stockholm, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Malmö Art Museum, Eskilstuna Konstmuseum, Länsmuseet Gävleborg and the British Museum, London.
Whence One Came
Oil on linen 2023
Courtesy of the artist and Galleri Magnus Karlsson
