Open Forms - Swedish Institute

"Art? For me, since forever: abstract motion. Everything is motion, everything moves. Nothing fixed, immobile in the universe. But while cosmic motion is of an physical order, abstract motion is in tune with human thought. " Thus begins the Preface to a manifesto of open form (1970), the foundational text written by O...

The exhibition presents nearly thirty years of the work of painter and sculptor Olle Bærtling (1911-1981), an iconic figure of abstraction, in dialogue with the works of seven international artists: Cécile Bart, Rana Be...

On Expo Paris, Open Forms - Swedish Institute is most useful when it is read not only as a single event but as part of a broader route through Institut Suédois, where exhibitions, artists and editorial themes can be compared quickly in English. This page becomes easier to place when it is connected to Abstraction.

For an English reader, the point of this page is also practical: it clarifies the venue, dates and booking context, then opens clear paths toward related exhibitions, artists and subjects so that the visit does not remain isolated. 3 related exhibition pages are already close enough to help compare tone, period or venue.