Collecting isn’t about buying more. It’s about making choices that hold. Where do you start? What matters over time? How do you make one work speak to the next – without forcing a theme? A strong collection doesn’t just grow. It’s built. It has direction, rhythm, integrity – and presence. We work with collectors who want to make sharper decisions. Who want their art to speak – not just hang. From first impulse to final placement, we guide the process with clarity and care.

Art Management

Behind every powerful collection is a structure that holds it together. We manage and support: evaluation and replacement, conservation and framing, cataloguing and logistics, artist contact and commissions, liaison with dealers, auctions and insurers. Everything that protects your collection, builds its coherence – and keeps it alive.

Selected clients

Avalon Hotel, HSB, Varbergs Sparbank, Exceed, Riverton Hotel, Scandic Hotels, Stena Line, Fastighetsägarna, Next Step Group, Nya Hovås, and a range of private collectors.

25 Years of A Gallery

In December 2021, A Gallery turned 25. Hurra!™ Not just 25 years of exhibitions – but of movement, momentum, and art that actually matters.

We started in 1996, but the seed was planted the year before – when we produced the official art portfolio for the World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. Five artists, one book, and a cultural moment that set the tone.

Since then, we’ve built two galleries, curated nearly 100 exhibitions, advised collectors across Europe, and helped bring art into buildings, vessels, cities and lives.

Through it all, one thing has stayed constant: art belongs where it makes a difference.

Today, we operate from Gothenburg and Barcelona – still questioning, still building, still all in. This anniversary isn’t nostalgia. It’s fuel.

STUDIO 54 or for me, The Palladium, where the excessive creativity once began. My last room in Avalon Hotel, as owned by my friend Torbjörn, ROOM 54 ❤️ Big Thanks from the beginning to now! David #avalonhotel @avalonhotel @agallery.se ©HASSE PERSSON

Avalon Hotel Art Collection over the years 2005 - 2022…some of the artists represented in this glimpse over the years; Patrik Andiné, Peter Apelgren, Alexander Klingspor, Ernst Billgren, Ylva Ceder, Jörg Döring, Nathalia Edenmont, Jacob Felländer, Hasse Persson, Eva Hild, Johnny Boy Eriksson, Jan Jörnmark, Lars Lerin, Håkan Ludwigson, Dan Wolgers, Jan Håfström, Jens Fänge, Annika von Hausswolff, Yrjö Edelmann, Kristina Abelli-Elander, Sam Shaw, Rebecca Lundh, Hans Hammarskjöld and Avalon Hotel / Röhsska museet / Semrén Månsson.

EVA HILD – Avalon Art Evening 2019

Every Midsummer week since 2008, A Gallery and Avalon Hotel have hosted the Avalon Art Evening – an intimate art encounter at the heart of Gothenburg. Each year, a new work is unveiled. The artist remains secret until the moment of reveal, followed by a live conversation with a leading figure in the art world. Business, culture and guests meet over cocktails and light food. Art becomes the evening’s pulse.

In 2019, the invited artist was Swedish sculptor Eva Hild – internationally renowned for her flowing, organic forms that seem to breathe in their own presence and absence. Her work explores space and pressure, balance and collapse, the tactile edge between inner and outer worlds.

“My sculptures are bodies, exposed to pressure and movements. Influence, pressure, strain – these are the foundations. Thin, flowing structures, meandering forms. Delicate volumes shaped by both mass and void, surface and breath.”

Hild’s work lives where boundaries dissolve – between fragility and strength, body and environment, silence and tension. At Avalon, her sculpture became not only a physical presence, but a space for reflection.

The Gallery of Light and Shadow

The rain drummed heavily against the glass windows on Sofierogatan, a relentless rhythm echoing through A Gallery. Inside, the dim light cast shifting shadows across the artworks, as if they were coming to life in their own secret world. David stood alone, his gaze drifting over the paintings and sculptures he had once helped hang, move, analyze, and sell. He could still smell the lingering scent of oil paint and varnish in the air—a scent that had once promised a future filled with art, transformation, and possibility.

But times had changed.

When A Gallery first opened its doors, it was a place where art breathed. The weight of established artists met the hunger of the emerging ones, and every vernissage felt like an electric storm—artists, collectors, and strangers colliding, creating something that felt even larger than the artworks themselves.

David remembered one particular evening on Tredje Långgatan—the gallery’s first major exhibition. A woman with deep red lipstick had stood frozen in front of a painting, her breath uneven. “It’s like it sees right through me,” she had murmured, reaching out as if to touch it but stopping just short. Later that night, the piece sold for a record-breaking sum. He had watched the artist in the corner, a crease forming between his brows, as if he were already mourning the loss of his own creation.

It was always a balance—a tightrope walk between the commercial and the raw, the intellectual and the instinctive. A Gallery had danced on that line for fourteen years, until it was no longer a dance.

Now David stood here again, in a new era for A Gallery. The walls were no longer the focus. Art was no longer confined to a space—it was a force, a voice, a mirror. It didn’t have to stand in a room; it could live in a collector, in an idea, in a strategy.

He thought back to a conversation he’d had just weeks ago, with a new client—a man who had everything but still felt something was missing. The man had flipped impatiently through catalogs, but David saw it in his eyes—what he was searching for wasn’t on those pages, not in the price tags.

“What are you really looking for?” David had asked.

The man had let out a short laugh. “I don’t know. Something that means something, I guess.”

David had leaned back, letting the silence settle before answering:

“Art isn’t something you buy. It’s something you discover within yourself.”

That was where A Gallery stood now—on the threshold between tradition and transformation, between the wall and the soul. It was a new time, a new energy. Outside, the rain kept falling, but inside the gallery, there was something else. A kind of stillness.

Or maybe just a pause, before the next storm.

[water color painting by Carl Hammoud, Sweden]

MICK ROCK – The Man Who Shot the Seventies

On November 16, 2014, A Gallery co-produced the launch exhibition for Auktionsverket’s new cultural arena in Gothenburg: The Man Who Shot the Seventies – a powerful retrospective by legendary British photographer Mick Rock. The show featured fifty iconic images spanning five decades, from early portraits of David Bowie and Lou Reed to later work with Janelle Monáe, Daft Punk and Father John Misty. More than 500 guests attended the opening night.

Mick Rock was never merely a chronicler. He created mythology. His camera didn’t just document the music world – it helped build its visual identity. Through his lens, glam became form, and form became legacy.

He photographed Syd Barrett, Queen, Blondie, Iggy Pop, The Ramones, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett. He was the eye behind Lou Reed’s Transformer, Iggy and the Stooges’ Raw Power, and Queen’s Queen II – the latter later reenacted for the “Bohemian Rhapsody” video. He directed several of David Bowie’s earliest music videos, including Life on Mars and Space Oddity, and contributed stills to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Shortbus.

Rock’s archive is a time capsule of intensity, charisma and collapse. His images don’t fade into nostalgia – they burn into the present. He kept working until the end, photographing new generations of artists with the same raw energy and deep presence.

“I’ve never felt like a voyeur,” he once said. “I work from the inside out. Like a cook I gather all the ingredients and keep mixing and stirring until the effluvia starts to rise… then I’m off to the races.”

Mick Rock passed away in 2021, leaving behind one of the most iconic visual legacies in music history. To have exhibited his work in Gothenburg – and to be part of that orbit, even briefly – was a privilege.

Photographer opening & interior: © Dino Soldin, © Mikael Almse

© Estate of Mick Rock – www.mickrock.com

A Gallery × Sotheby’s

A Gallery is proud to collaborate with Sotheby’s – one of the world’s most respected auction houses. Together, we offer a full-spectrum platform for refining, expanding and strategically managing collections.

This partnership gives our clients direct access to Sotheby’s extensive global expertise – not only in fine art, but also in watches, jewelry, design, cars and other high-value objects.

With over a hundred dedicated specialists and European locations in London, Paris, Geneva and Cologne, Sotheby’s ensures tailored guidance for both acquisitions and sales. Through us, you enter that world with clarity, relevance and discretion.

The art world is a living system—fluid, interconnected, and constantly evolving. In this dynamic space, a catalyst plays a vital role, not by controlling the process but by creating conditions for transformation, insight, and meaningful connections.

Contemporary Art Management, navigate the fine balance between artistic integrity, market dynamics, and the personal vision of collectors and institutions. Rather than imposing rigid structures, we cultivate an environment where art collections grow organically, reflecting both deep artistic value and strategic foresight.

This means:

Facilitating connections – Bridging artists, collectors, and institutions to create synergies that elevate both artistic and financial value.

Shaping perspectives – Helping collectors refine their eye, develop their vision, and build collections that resonate beyond the immediate moment.

Navigating complexity – Understanding the fluid nature of the art market and aligning acquisitions with long-term potential and cultural significance.

Through this approach, contemporary art management becomes more than curation—it becomes an evolving dialogue between art, ideas, and those who engage with them.

Let’s explore what’s possible.

Picture: Graphics by Jan Håfström

DANNY CLINCH & FRANK STEFANKO

Stefanko and Clinch were behind the lens of some of the most intimate and iconic portraits of Springsteen from his seminal 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town to his 16th studio album released in 2009 Working on a Dream.

Sharing common roots and an appreciation for the grit and beauty of ordinary, working class life, Stefanko and Clinch worked with Springsteen to create the visual narrative that illuminates the mood and poetry of his music and albums over the past 30 years.

“Frank always shot your internal life. He let your external imperfections show. His photos had a purity and poetry....

"Bruce lives through every part of what he produces, whether it's his own lyrics and music or the graphics and text designed for his album or CD."

– Frank Stefanko

Clinch has photographed Bruce Springsteen resulting in album covers for "The Rising," "The Seeger Sessions" and "Working on a Dream."

As a director, Clinch has received 2 Grammy Award nominations: in 2005 for Bruce Springsteen’s Devils and Dust and in 2009 for John Mayer’s Where The Light Is. He has also directed music videos for Willie Nelson, Tom Waits, Pearl Jam, John Legend, Mellissa Etheridge, Chris Daughtry and Dave Matthews, among others.

Pelle Unger Gallery : Stockholm den 10 maj 2012

A Gallery : Göteborg den 27 juli 2012

CAROLINA FALKHOLT

Since the hip-hop crews of Philadelphia and New York turned graffiti into an elaborate language, encrypted in a range of unique styles, Street Art has become an established art form. While its very public presence may scream manifesto, perhaps with subversive intent, Street Art nonetheless promotes a sense of the uncompromising, a radical ethos that consistently attracts clusters of fervent supporters throughout the world. However, not until recently has there been such interest in the genre.

© Carolina Falkholt

PHILIP AHLQWIST & FREDRIK NIELSEN

SOHO HOUSE BARCELONA

Plaça Del Duc De Medinaceli, 2, 08002 Barcelona, Spain

THE ARTISTS

Philip Ahlqwist was born 1977. Works in Gothenburg, Sweden. In his practice, he combines art and digital technology. With a penchant for visual symbolic language and a unique ability to reduce the central spiritual meaning in various art historical genres and artistry, he creates contemporary forms to express his own personal reflections.

Fredrik Nielsen is a Swedish artist with a unique flair for experimentation, combining aspects of pop culture such as graffiti, music, videos, and performance into his glass art. His strong desire to push the boundaries of glass as a material have shaped his identity as an artist.

PORT VELL STUDIO

Port Vell Studio is the new creative space. Here, Soho House and Soho Friends members can attend art exhibitions, events, screenings, workshops and pop-ups.

Read more : Port Vell Studio Soho House Barcelona

SOHO HOUSE about

Soho House is a place for members to connect, grow, have fun, and make an impact. From the beginning, and throughout its 27-year history, the members have always been at the heart of everything.

Soho House continue to open Houses in creative cities across the UK, North America, Europe and Asia with nine openings planned for the year, ie new European cities including Copenhagen and Stockholm. Since opening 40 Greek Street in 1995, Soho House now includes 33 Houses in 14 countries.

1996 – Present

A Gallery began with an idea: that art could do more than decorate – it could connect people, places, time. It could shape environments. Open conversations. Leave a trace.

The seed was planted in 1995, when we produced the Official Art Portfolio for the World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg. Five Swedish artists – Helene Billgren, Ernst Billgren, Roland Borén, Håkan Carlsson and Graham Stacy – were invited to create new work. The preface was written by Peter Dahl. The project set the tone: contemporary, relevant, rooted in real dialogue.

In 1996, we opened our first space at Tredje Långgatan 6 in Gothenburg. Over the next 15 years, we curated 74 exhibitions – primarily modern Swedish art – and became a hub for artists, collectors and collaborators.

From 2010 to 2014, we moved to a larger, more urban gallery at Sofierogatan 3. The shift brought new energy: international artists, broader perspectives, deeper conversations.

Since 2014, A Gallery has evolved into a contemporary art structure. We focus on collecting, advising, and executing ambitious art projects – from single acquisitions to large-scale installations. What holds it together is one thing: real relationships with art and the people who care about it.

Today, we’re based in Gothenburg and Barcelona – operating quietly across Europe, building what lasts.

In 2022, a new chapter began with our collaboration with Sotheby’s Scandinavia. It opened further access, new levels of trust, and deeper alignment with the long view we believe in.

JM RIZZI

Born: 1975, Brooklyn, NY

Graduated: School of Visual Arts, NYC, 1997 (BFA)

JM Rizzi’s art is a dynamic fusion of graffiti ethos and abstract expressionism, reflecting spontaneity and rhythm. Influenced by Franz Kline, Helen Frankenthaler, and Cy Twombly, he explores gesture, color, and collage to create bold, immersive works. His vibrant palette interacts directly with viewers, echoing pop art’s immediacy.

Rooted in New York’s 1990s street culture, Rizzi’s artistic journey evolved beyond subcultures, embracing spontaneity as a guiding force. Now based in Dallas, nature subtly influences his work, alongside urban inspirations. His latest series, Cause and Effect, merges abstraction with figuration, continuing his exploration of visual storytelling.

Exhibitions & Murals

Rizzi has exhibited globally, including solo and group shows in New York, Dallas, China, and Hong Kong. His large-scale murals and commissions span Rockefeller Center, Bushwick Collective, Nike, and luxury brands like Jimmy Choo.

Photography © Kurt Griesbach, 2022.

Liu Bolin (simplified Chinese: 刘勃麟; traditional Chinese: 劉勃麟; pinyin: Liú Bólín; born 7 January 1973) is an artist born in China's Shandong province. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Shandong College of Arts in 1995 and his Master of Fine Arts from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 2001. His work has been exhibited in museums around the world. Liu Bolin's most popular works are from his "Hiding in the City" series; a photographic series that began as performance art in 2005.

Liu belongs to the generation that came of age in the early 1990s, when China emerged from the rubble of the Cultural Revolution and was beginning to enjoy rapid economic growth and relative political stability.

Since his first solo shows in Beijing in 1998, Liu Bolin's work has received international recognition. Among other international venues, his distinctive photographs and sculptures have been shown at the major contemporary photography festival Les Rencontres d'Arles and he had solo shows at Dashanzi Art Zone in Beijing (2007), Galerie Bertin-Toublanc in Paris (2007), Klein Sun Gallery in New York (2008), Galerie Paris-Beijing in Paris and Brussels (2013), Boxart Gallery in Verona (2008), Forma Foundation for Photography in Milan (2010), H. C. Andersen Museum in Rome (2012).

To celebrate US President Obama's visit to China, he made an effigy of Obama in his honor.

He now lives and works in Beijing, China.

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Art changes the world – not through noise, but through perception. It alters how we see ourselves, and how we relate to others.

Art cuts through language, status, certainty. It shines a light on our assumptions, interrupts our thinking patterns, and makes room for new ones. It doesn’t just reflect reality – it shapes it. Sometimes quietly. Sometimes radically.

To meet through art is to meet without armour. Art lets us enter each other’s experiences without explanation. It creates shared space – for recognition, friction, wonder, humour, silence.

We often underestimate what art generates: its iconic depth, its emotional voltage, its uncanny futurity, its connective power. But when we encounter it for real, we remember. We feel it.

Art can destabilise and anchor at once. It can sustain hope, spark ethical clarity, or give us language where there was none. It makes us more human – by waking up the parts of us that don’t fit in a spreadsheet.

This is why we work with Art Relations. To create opportunities where people connect through art and culture – not just look at it. To make room for transformation. And to keep it real.

Art Relations includes:

– curated exhibitions and happenings

– exploratory weekends and art travel

– dialogue-based workshops

– cultural branding and concept development

– artist-driven marketing and public engagement strategies

We don’t produce events. We create situations where something true can happen. Where new thought becomes possible – and lasting relationships begin.

Probing and provocative, the work of Natalia Edenmont explores popular culture through the medium of photography. Through the juxtaposition of opposing subjects and aesthetics, Edenmont’s work is rife with a characteristic tension as she explores themes including the deceptive nature of cultural norms, conformity, the repression of the individual, and double standards in western society.

With a strong embrace of symbolism, and clear references to historical genres of art, Edenmont’s artful, and frequently beautiful, arrangements can be viewed as a modern expression of traditional iconography.

Born in Yalta, Crimea, 1970, Nathalia Edenmont received her art education at Yalta Art School for Children, Yalta, Crimea, State Art School of Kiev, Kiev, Soviet Union, Simferopol State Art School, Simferopol, Crimea, and Forsberg’s International School of Design, Stockholm, Sweden.

Her work has been exhibited throughout Europe and the United States, and has been featured in publications including Bon Magazine, Sweden, Plaza Magzine, Sweden, Konstvärlden, Sweden and Photo International, Germany. In February 2014, Swedish public television released a one hour documentary about Edenmont and her work. Edenmont has resided in Sweden since 1991.

PATRIK ANDINÉ

"Will it disappear when you turn around?"

Ever since we opened the Avalon Hotel & Restaurant on July 7, 2007, we have once a year arranged an event that we call the Avalon Art Evening. During the event, this year's newly purchased artwork will be presented and the artist behind the work has been on hand to tell about the work behind the work. In previous years, Lars Lerin, Alexander Klingspor and Ernst Billgren, among others, have visited us.

Just like last year, Avalon Art Evening is canceled this year due to the pandemic. This year's artist Patrik Andiné was at our place yesterday to present his new painting; "Will it disappear when you turn around?"

The painting hangs in our lobby and we warmly welcome everyone to come by and view our new art.

Patrik Andiné was born (1968), lives and works in Gothenburg. He is a Swedish painter and graphic artist educated at Hovedskous painting school 1988-90 and at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts 1990-95.

Patrik already has a painting with us at Avalon. "Blindbock" as the painting is called.

In the autumn, Avalon Hotel will start a completely unique collaboration with Patrik, more information about it will come after the summer ...

PROVENANCE: Avalon Art Collection 2021

ART RELATIONS

Avalon Art Evening is a good example. Every Wednesday before Midsummer every year since 2009, Avalon Hotel and AGallery is hosting an Art Evening. A secret artwork is uncovered, and the artist is interviewed by a known art person. Trade and industry are invited together with the culture industry for cocktails and light food.

What can art do? Art has changed the world. More exactly, art continues to change the world. Its impact on our subject and our selves is more profound than we know.

Rethinking ourselves and our responsibilities to one another: that is the hard part. Art can help us with both. We go beyond ourselves by penetrating deeper into the work. The primary function of all the arts, is to make us more aware of ourselves and the world around us. It makes us more human.

2022 ?

2021 Patrik Andiné

2020 Mr & Mrs Corona

2019 Eva Hild

2018 Ylva Ceder

2017 William Sweetlove, Jan Håfström and Mats Alfredsson - 10 years anniversary.

2016 Jacob Felländer

2015 Nathalia Edenmont

2014 Lars Lerin

2013 William Sweetlove

2012 Annika von Hausswolff

2011 Ernst Billgren

2010 Jens Fänge

2009 Helene Billgren

Art at sea is different. The space moves. The audience shifts. The materials must hold. And the atmosphere matters – because people don’t just visit these spaces. They live in them, travel through them, remember them.

We bring over 25 years of experience in art selection, curation and installation to marine environments – helping shipbuilders, architects and designers create coherent, future-proofed art concepts for vessels that carry thousands of people every day.

It’s not just about what to place where. It’s about how art can amplify space, connect passengers to place, and define the tone of the journey.

Stena Line: Long-term collaboration, lasting impact

Stena Line is one of Europe’s leading ferry operators, with a fleet that connects key transport corridors across Northern Europe. In 2019, they began launching a new class of next-generation ferries – the E-Flexer series – designed for higher efficiency, lower emissions and improved passenger experience.

We’ve worked closely with Stena Line throughout this newbuild program, guiding the art and decoration strategy from concept to installation. From sourcing and material choice to placement and visual logic, we’ve helped ensure each vessel carries a coherent and resilient art identity – designed to withstand time, travel and use.

From collection logic to onboard presence

Working on ships taught us precision. How to connect artworks across decks and spaces. How to build visual rhythm. How to match content with purpose. This knowledge now informs all our large-scale art environments.

Whether we’re filling a corridor or anchoring a main lobby, we ask: What does the space want? Who passes through it? What do they remember?

Art onboard is not decoration. It’s orientation. Memory. Presence.

And when done right – it moves with the ship, but stays with the viewer.

JESPER WALDERSTEN

From being one of Sweden's most popular and award-winning illustrators, Jesper Waldersten (1969) has recently established himself as a freelance artist. With his down-to-earth line, through his fly-mix of words, photos, music and brushstrokes, he creates works where nothing is static, everything is set in motion, nothing is obvious. The result is constantly surprising, often genuinely brilliant and not infrequently worrying; you laugh at the word jokes, the dot-proof contemporary satire, but beyond that, it breaks the deep seriousness.

This has been fixed by many. Waldersten has collaborated with Kent, Madonna, Ane Brun, Lennart Hellsing to name a few. This spring he will perform on the Stadsteatern stage together with three dancers and choreographed by Kenneth Kvarnström in 15 performances.

Waldersten's work has been published in a number of critically acclaimed and best-selling books.

He has exhibited his art to great acclaim, both in Sweden and internationally.

In his latest exhibition "The way out is in here" at the Vida Museum in Öland this summer, Waldersten showed all his breadth of his art in the form of photography, poetry, drawing, sculpture but above all painting.

What will appear on Lipp is a unique selection from Waldersten himself. We will see original pictures from this summer's exhibition at the Vida Museum as well as some brand new works, not previously shown in public.

Born 1977. Lives and works in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Philip Ahlqwist moves fluidly between digital media and physical space. With a background in vector- and pixel-based design, he transforms spiritual and symbolic motifs from art history into bold, contemporary expressions.

His work doesn’t just reference the past – it distills it. By isolating central archetypes and infusing them with digital clarity, he builds a visual language that resonates across time, culture and platform.

Ahlqwist’s practice unfolds in two spaces at once: the virtual and the physical. His works often begin in dialogue with an online audience – where iterative posts and open feedback loops allow his images to evolve in real time. But they don’t stay digital. With sharp material translations, he brings the same interactivity into physical form – inviting viewers to engage as they would on-screen: directly, intuitively, personally.

In just a short time, Ahlqwist has earned the attention of collectors in Sweden and beyond. His work speaks to a generation raised on digital code but searching for meaning that holds.

Nya Hovås Art & Design Weekend 2019

Nya Hovås is growing – and in times of rapid development, culture becomes more than decoration. It anchors place, creates context, and sparks connection. It also generates jobs, innovation and new ways of thinking.

Art & Design Weekend 2019 brought art into the streets, the shops and the architecture of Nya Hovås. The goal: to make art visible and accessible – for residents, visitors and collectors alike.

Wetterling Gallery took over the large space at Hovås Allé 15, presenting works by Robert Rauschenberg, Nathalia Edenmont, Love Lundell, Bernar Venet and Jason Martin, in collaboration with the Swedish office of Sotheby’s.

Galleri Hammarén showed paintings by Patrik Andiné at Hovås Allé 17.

Next door, Fredrik Nielsen exhibited bold sculptural glass works.

Design stores and local businesses joined in with their own programs – creating a weekend where art, design and commerce met in live conversation.

Interaction between Röhsska Museum and Avalon Hotel, Gothenburg, Swden

Then, Now, The Future was a collaboration between the Röhsska Museum and Hotel Avalon.

In addition to the museum's own premises, as in part of the exhibition, you were also able to show fashion clothing at the hotel. Enjoy dresses and period hats, coifs, shoes and bags from a variety of eras. The hotel's furniture was provided with "tags" with information on what you are sitting on. The same furniture was also marked in Röhsska's collections.

GOTEHNBURG CULTURE FESTIVAL 2012

The Big M is an eye-catching inflatable exhibition venue that incorporates state of the art media facilities.

A purpose built environment for delivering diverse, interactive cutting edge film and new media work, The Big M has toured Europe showing screening programmes featuring specially selected international artists.

The Big M features a specially designed touch screen interface allowing viewers to interact with the screening programme and features three projectors showing work on three screens. Full HD widescreen can be provided on linked screens with 6:1 surround sound.

The Big M can host a variety of events and specialises in hosting bespoke audio-visual content, it could operate as a ‘pop up cinema’, it could house a media centre broadcasting live events to screen or as a festival bar with a VJ arena. The Big M fits in a large transit van and is able to tour anywhere, allowing it to reach remote locations that may not have access to specialist technology. It is also the perfect event space to create a strong presence in key locations such as city centres.

The Big M is the only inflatable, mobile touring venue of it’s kind, and can be assembled on concrete or grass in cities or rural locations, often attracting in excess of 2000 people per day, making it a fantastic arena for showcasing your event. The Big M is a fun and captivating structure and will continue to draw new and inquisitive audiences.

Official Art Portfolio – World Championships in Athletics, Gothenburg 1995

A Gallery’s first major project was the Official Art Portfolio for the 5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, held in Gothenburg in 1995 – a moment where art and sport met on an international stage. This portfolio brought together five distinct voices from the Swedish art scene: Helene Billgren, Ernst Billgren, Roland Borén, Håkan Carlsson and Graham Stacy, with a preface by renowned artist Peter Dahl. 

The portfolio was conceived as a cultural counterpart to the athletic event, capturing the spirit of the time through artistic expression rather than documentation. It was one of the earliest instances where contemporary art was invited to be part of a major global sporting event, reinforcing the idea that art and culture are essential dimensions of shared human experience.

The 1995 World Championships themselves were a landmark in the history of track and field: 1,804 athletes from 191 nations competed, and the event saw the women’s 5000 m race introduced for the first time, replacing the 3000 m run that had been part of all previous editions. 

Several of the portfolio works have circulated in collections and auction histories. For example, a folder of lithographs attributed to the event – with imagery by Graham Stacy, Helene Billgren, Roland Borén and Håkan Carlsson – is documented as a collectible object, underscoring the tangible legacy of the project in the art market today. 

This portfolio was more than a catalogue; it was a statement about why art matters in public life, how artistic voices intersect with cultural moments, and how an inaugural project can define the trajectory of an art initiative. For A Gallery, it wasn’t just a first show — it was a declaration of intent.