<p>This book explores the works of one of Sweden’s most esteemed artists, Hilma af Klint, alongside others in her artistic circle – and examines their inspirational influence on contemporary artists working today.\nSwedish Ecstasy tells the story of renowned Swedish artist Hilma af Klint and her artistic circle as the country sought to reconcile religious beliefs with scientific advances at the turn of the 20th century. While Sweden has often been characterized as a Protestant nation of great engineers and entrepreneurs, the country’s spiritual life has long been governed by a less official current, visible in its art and literature. In the early 20th century, mysticism and esoteric speculation ran through the works of some of Sweden’s most important artistic and literary figures.\nThis book explores these mystic visions and their meaning with this intellectual and spiritual milieu. Contemporary artists Cecilia Edefalk, Carsten Höller, Christine Ödlund, Daniel Youssef, and Lars Olof Loeld contribute essays that show how these artworks continue to inspire today.</p>

Swedish Ecstasy: Hilma af Klint, August Strindberg and Other Visionaries

Arts & Photography

Fer, Briony

Voss, Julia

Higgie, Jennifer

Brett, James

Holler, Carsten

Florin, Magnus

McNeilly, Stephen

Odlund, Christine

Cornell, Peter

Edefalk, Cecilia

History & Criticism

Mercatorfonds

<p>This novel is based on the life of Linnaeus, the eighteenth-century Swedish enlightenment figure famous for his taxonomy, the scientific classification still used in biology. It principally concerns the different ways Linnaeus and his gardener interpret the world around them. The gardener perceives plants for what they are in themselves and Linnaeus for what they are in relation to other things. They never understand each other and the dialogues are wonderfully inconclusive.</p>

The Garden

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Vagabond Voices

Der Garten

Contemporary

Edition Rugerup

Literature in Sweden

Svenska Institutet

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