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SETH THOMAS PETER LILJENBERG lives and works in Stockholm. He graduated in 1982 from the University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm (1978-1982) and Stockholm University (1988–89)
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, WORKS AND COMMISIONS:
2011–
2023 – 24 Lectures and studio talks at The Gerlesborg School of Fine Art, Stockholm and at Pernby School of Painting, Stockholm
2022 – Moving to new studio at Glasbruksgatan, Stockholm
2022 – Initiating MODELLEN in collaboration with Bo Samuelsson
2021–22 Lectures at Pernby School of Painting in Stockholm
2020 Participating in OEI # 86–87: publishing practices, publishing poetics at Index – The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation, Stockholm
2020–2021 Lectures at The College of Printmaking Arts in Stockholm
2019–2020 Lectures at Pernby School of Painting and at College of Printmaking Arts, in Stockholm
2018 Firework Edition (Thomas Liljenberg/Leif Elggren) participates in REDIGERA FREDAG. Andra publiceringsvägar, andra publiceringsvärldar. Moderna Museet, in Stockholm
2018 Lectures at Carl Malmsten – Furniture Studies, Linköpings universitet
2017 Lectures at Pernby School of Painting and at College of Printmaking Arts, in Stockholm
2017 SERIOUS COLLISION INVESTIGATION UNIT COALITION – URBAN WEASELS, NCCA, Moskva, Russia
2017 Elected for Grafikens Hus Artistic Council
2017 Lectures at Carl Malmsten – Furniture Studies, Linköpings universitet
2017 DELIBERATION, REPRESENTATION, EQUITY: RESEARCH APPROACHES, TOOLS AND ALGORITHMS FOR PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES. Book, edited by Love Ekenberg, Karin Hansson, Mats Danielson, Göran Cars et al. Open Book Publishers, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2017
2016 UNDER ONE SKY, Dianxi Science and Technology Normal University, Liancang, China
2016 SHIRYAEVO BIENNALE of CONTEMPORARY ART – THE NOMADIC SHOW, Shiryaevo, Russia
2016 Lectures at Carl Malmsten – Furniture Studies, Linköpings universitet
2016 Lectures at Pernby School of Painting and at College of Printmaking Arts, in Stockholm
2016 ARCHIVE of VISION AND ACTIONS, bookrelease at Moderna Museet, Stockholm
2015 ARTISTS’ BOOKS SALONG at HUSBY KONSTHALL, Husby/Stockholm
2015 ECTOPLASMA (GOOD GOD), book, Firework Edition, Stockholm*
2015 ARCHIVE of VISIONS AND ACTIONS; CONTEMPORARY ART FROM SWEDEN, book, Fabrica, Italy
2015 MAP of THE NEW ART, exhibition, Fondazione Giorgione Cini, Venice
2015 PERFORMING THE COMMON, book, Revolver Publishing, Berlin, Germany
2015 Renewable contract for 3 years as Headmaster at The College of Printmaking Arts in Stockholm
2014 NYA BIENNALEN FÖR ARKITEKTUR OCH KONST, exhibition, Botkyrka konsthall
2014 RESTAURERING AV INRE RUM, exhibition, Charlottenburgs gård, Solna
2014 IS THIS PHASE THREE OF THE IMITATION OF THE HOLY SACRAMENT? Box with four books, five CDs, catalogues, postcards and posters. Firework Edition, Stockholm*
2014 FRAMEWORK I: EXTRASENSORY BONDS, exhibition, Insitu, Berlin, Germany
2014 SE UPP! – SLUSSEN EN HJÄRTEFRÅGA, exhibition, Kulturtavlorna and Grafiska Sällskapet, Stockholm
2014 Guest subject teacher at Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm
2014 Lectures at Carl Malmsten – Furniture Studies, Linköpings universitet.
2014 FYLOOPS, LP, Fylkingen Records
2013 STREET CORNER TALKING # 07. Public artwork, Kista/Stockholm**
2013 Received support from Kulturbryggan for DU – DIALOGUE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Stockholm
2013 – 14 Initiates the project DU – DIALOGUE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT in collaboration with Dept. of Computer and Systems Sciences Stockholm University, KTH- The Royal Institute of Technology Division of Urban and Regional Studies Dept. of Urban Planning and Environment and Svensk Byggtjänst
2013 Lectures at Carl Malmsten – Furniture Studies, Linköpings universitet
2012 Artists’ Books exhibition in connection with WEAVING POLITICS, Dansens Hus, Stockholm
2012 STOCKHOLMSPROJEKTEN, seminar at Marabouparken, Stockholm
2012 Received two years scholarship from THE SWEDISH ARTS GRANTS COMMITTEE
2012 INTERSPACE AND REVERSE WALKING, seminar at Husby konsthall
2012 STREET CORNER TALKING # 06. Public artwork in Kista/Stockholm (in connection with THE NEW KISTA SCIENCE CITY MODEL/PERFORMING THE COMMON, Husby konsthall/Moderna Museet, Stockholm**
2012 PERFORMING THE COMMON, exhibition, Husby konsthall and Moderna Museet, Stockholm
2012 Initiates the project THE NEW KISTA SCIENCE CITY MODEL, Rinkeby-Kista, Stockholm
2012 Assigned to the mission as Headmaster/Artistic Manager at College of Printmaking Arts/Grafikskolan i Stockholm
2012 STREET CORNER TALKING #05. Public Artwork, Kista/Stockholm**
2012 RADIO BOREDCAST, AV Festival, UK
2012 Lectures at Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm
2012 Lectures at Carl Malmsten Furniture Studies, Stockholm
2012 MARKET and SUPERMARKET, exhibitions, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2011 STREET CORNER TALKING #04. Public artwork, Kista/Stockholm**
2011 Vad är estetik i skolan?, seminar at Boulevardteatern, Stockholm
2011 6 VERK 1982–2010, box with photos, exhibition catalogues, posters and 7″ vinyl***
2011 ISEA2011. The 17th International Symposium on Electronic Art in Istanbul
2011 Receives support from Kulturbryggan for developing A Model for a Qualitative Society
2011 DEVIANT STUDIES IN CITYPLANNING, CD, Firework Edition Records**
2011 PERFORMING DEMOCRACY, research projekt (in collaboration with Karin Hansson and Johanna Gustavsson Fürst), DSV/Stockholm university
2011 STREET CORNER TALKING #03. Public artwork, Kista/Stockholm**
2011 Lectures at Beckmans College of Design, Stockholm
2011 Lectures at Carl Malmsten Furniture Studies, Stockholm
2011 IMAC 2011 – The Unheard Avantgarde, symposium, Copenhagen
2011–12 Management committee Kulturlyftet (KRO/KiF/Svenska Tecknare/Sveriges Fotografer/KC)
2011 ARTISTS’ BOOKS PÅ PLATTAN, exhibition, Kulturhusets bibliotek, Stockholm
2010 – 2001
2010 Elected for BUS board committee (Visual Arts Copyright Society in Sweden)
2010 COMMUNITY ART, seminar at SO-Stockholm, Stockholm
2010 Lectures at Carl Malmsten Furniture Studies, Stockholm
2010 SWEDISH CONCEPTUAL ART, exhibition, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar
2010 The Firework Appendix #02 and 03, webb-magazine, Stockholm*
2010 STREET CORNER TALKING #02. Public artwork, Kista/Stockholm**
2009 Receives support from Innovativ kultur for Kista Art City
2009 GATE, exhibition, Greenlandspark, Kista
2009 THE CITY & THE FUTURE, exhibition, Kista Science Tower, Kista**
2009 Initiates and launches #01 of webbmagazine Appendix*
2009 STREET CORNER TALKING #01. Public Artwork, Kista/Stockholm**
2009 Initiating STREET CORNER TALKING, commission and public artwork with support from Kista Mall**
2009 Lectures at Pernbys målarskola, Stockholm
2009 TOP SECRET, box with CD and booklet, satumaakustantmo in collaboration with the Modern Museum, Stockholm
2009 Elected for KRO board committee (Swedish Artists’ National Organization)
2009 Lectures at Grafikskolan, Stockholm
2008 Lectures at the University in Böö, Norway
2008 Lectures and seminaries at Västerås Art Museum, Västerås, Sweden
2008 Lectures at Pernbys målarskola, Stockholm
2008 Participates as reference in the public art project GÅ ÖVER ÅN, Västerås Art Museum, Västerås
2008 Lectures at Beckman School for Art and Designe, Stockholm
2008 Lectures at Grafikskolan, Stockholm
2007 PROJECTED, exhibition, MACBA, Barcelona, Spanien
2007 CUNT 69, CD, Firework Edition Records*
2007 K>SE, reserch project, Chalmers/KK-stiftelsen, Gothenburg–Stockholm (in collaboration with Ingegerd Green and Hans Andrén)
2007 KUNSKAPSRESAN, project for the Municipal of Säffle, Sweden (in collaboration with Ingegerd Green)
2007 Lectures at Grafikskolan, Stockholm
2007 Lectures at Pernbys målarskola, Stockholm
2006 URBAN DESIGN, seminars, Arkitekturmuseet, Stockholm
2006 Lectures at Grafikskolan, Stockholm
2006 Lectures at Pernbys målarskola, Stockholm
2006 Co-curator ARTSTARS, exhibition, Place de Hôtel de Ville Paris, Paris 2006
2006 Co-curator ARTSTARS, exhibition, Abbey de Neumünster, Luxembourg
2005 ADORNO, performance (in collaboration with with Bergmark/Melin/Dezy), Fylkingen, Stockholm
2005 Initiates the project KISTA ART CITY in Kista, Stockholm**
2005 FILM FYLKINGEN, exhibition, Fylkingen, Stockholm
2005 ERASE AND REWIND, exhibition, Bukowskis, Stockholm
2005 HUMAN WORKS, exhibition, Galleri 44, Stockholm
2005 Lectures at Grafikskolan, Stockholm
2005 Lectures at Pernbys målarskola, Stockholm
2005–07 DIRECT, project (in collaboration with Hans Andrén), Stockholm, Kista, Alby, Vårby gård and Tensta
2002 ÖVERFLUGEN AV EN GAMMAL KUNG, exhibition, Konsthallen, Göteborg
2002 Initiates the project KULTURKONTORET I VÅRBY GÅRD, Stockholm
2002 LISTENING POST (in collaboration with Chris Watson and Mike Harding), exhibition, IASPIS/Konstakademin, Stockholm
2002 ELEKTROLYS IV, exhibition, Fylkingen, Stockholm*
2002–2004 CITIZEN CENTRE, a proposal for a new public centre in Vårby gård (in collaboration with artist Anders Krüger and architect Erik Stenberg), Stockholm
2002–2004 Lectures at Grafikskolan, Stockholm
2002–2003 BURDEN AND MASTERS, solo exhibition, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2001 MOTSTÅND, exhibition, Modern Museum, Stockholm
2001 ÖVERFLUGEN AV EN GAMMAL KUNG, exhibition, Färgfabriken, Stockholm
2001 RE-MIX, exhibition, Fylkingen, Stockholm
2001 ÖVERFLUGEN AV EN GAMMAL KUNG, exhibition, Passagen, Linköping
2001 Lectures at Grafikskolan, Stockholm
2000-1991
2000 THE ANSWERS, book, Firework Edition*
2000 TWO THIN EATING ONE FAT, CD, Firework Edition*
2000 EXPERIMENT WITH TIME, CD, Firework Edition Records**
2000 CHAPTER VII, book, Firework Edition
2000 THE ANSWERS, bookrelease at Printed Matter, New York, USA
2000 Lectures at Grafikskolan, Stockholm
1999 PANDORAS BOX, exhibition, InterAccess, Toronto, Canada and Royal College of Art, Stockholm
1999 9.11, CD, Firework Edition Records*
1999 THE ANSWERS, solo exhibition, BildMuseet, Umeå, Sweden*
1999 TRANSFORMATORISCHE BORDELLE, performance, Fylkingen, Stockholm*
1999 Lectures at Grafikskolan, Stockholm
1998 PORT, public artwork, Rågsved, Sweden
1998 SALTSJÖBADSDOKUMENTET, exhibition, SUBBAU/Fisksätra, Sweden
1998 GOTHENBURG SPOOKY, solo exhibition and outdoor installation, SUBBAU, Göteborg
1998 SWEDEN DREAMS, book, Firework Edition
1998 SWEDISH MESS, exhibition, Stockholm Cultural Capital of Europe Arkipelag project at Nordic Museum, Stockholm*
1998 NATURE IS PERVERSE, exhibition/performance, Modern Museum, Stockholm*
1998 THE PARTY, CD, Firework Edition Records*
1998 Initiates Hz, Fylkingens webb-magazine, www.fylkingen.se/Hz
1998 FIREWORK EDITION, exhibition, Fylkingen, Stockholm*
1998 SYNK, Swedish Radio
1998 Lectures at Grafikskolan, Stockholm
1997 A SCHOLAR STOOPS MOUNTED ON A WHITE CHARGER, book, Firework Edition*
1997 FLOOR OF DREAMS, book, Firework Edition
1996 EXPERIMENT WITH DREAMS, book, Firework Edition*
1996 EXPERIMENT WITH DREAMS, exhibition, Produzenten Gallerie, Kassel, Tyskland*
1996 EXPERIMENT WITH DREAMS, exhibition, Malmö Konstmuseum*
1996 THE CODFISH SUIT, CD, Firework Edition Records*
1996 ENDURANCE, exhibition, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
1996 LOVE ALL, exhibition, Färgfabriken, Stockholm
1996 NYA STOCKHOLM, exhibition, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
1996 ARTISTS’ BOOKS, exhibition, Grafikens Hus, Mariefred
1996 EBOLA/SWEDISH DREAMER, 7”, Firework Edition Records*
1994 PARTIET, performance, Kulturbolaget, Malmö, Sweden*
1994 KONST PÅ HÖTORGET/HÖTORGET I KONSTEN, exhibition, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
1994 PARTIET/THE PARTY, a political party/exhibition, Firework Edition, Stockholm*
1994 THE PARTY, book, Firework Edition*
1993 SWEDEN DREAMS, exhibition, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar
1993 SWEDEN DREAMS, solo exhibition, The Swedish Parliament, Stockholm
1993 IDOL, book, Firework Edition*
1993 Zzzz…, CD, Firework Edition Records*
1992 THE APARTMENT, exhibition, Stockholm Art Fair/Galleri Forum*
1992 120 DOLDA, solo exhibition, Sveagalleriet, Stockholm
1991 EN TREDJE RESULTANT, solo exhibition, Periscope, Stockholm
1991 THE APARTMENT, solo exhibition, Forum, Stockholm*
1990–1979
1989 ELEKTROLYS IV, exhibition, Kristofferskolan, Bromma, Sweden*
1989 ENAMEL, exhibition, Viborg Museum and galleri Holtegaard, Copenhagen, Denmark
1989 LA TEMPEST, solo exhibition, Firework Edition, Stockholm
1987 Public Artwork for Stockholms Läns landsting
1986 HAVET, solo exhibition, Sveagalleriet, Stockholm, Sweden
1986 Public Artwork for Stockholms Läns landsting
1985 LUNDA BIENNALEN NR 2, exhibition, Lunds Konsthall, Lund, Sweden
1985 SAFTMASKINEN, solo installation, Centralbadet, Stockholm
1985 THE TOWER OF WATER/THE GALLERY OF WATER, 7”, Phauss/Firework Edition***
1985 FIELD, solo exhibition, Radium, Göteborg, Sweden
1984 GRAND HOTEL, exhibition, Grand Hotel, Stockholm***
1984 STOCKHOLM-GRONINGEN, exhibition, Firework Centrallagret, Stockholm*
1984 PHASE 1:6, book, Firework Edition*
1984 THREE BROWN PAINTINGS, exhibition, VHS Kunststation, Kleinsassen, Germany
1984 NÅGONTING SOM ÄR STÖRRE ÄN VAD DET ÄR, exhibition, Galleri Mors Mössa, Göteborg***
1984 Public Artwork for Stockholms Läns landsting
1984 ARTISTS’ BOOKS, exhibition, Grafiska Sällskapet, Stockholm
1983 ELEKTROLYS III, exhibition, galleri Mors Mössa, Göteborg*
1983 ELEKTROLYS-ELEKTROLYS II, book, Firework Edition*
1983 STOCKHOLM-GRONINGEN, book, Firework Edition*
1983 SERIAL AKTION, book, Firework Edition
1983 VERKSTADEN ÅTERBESÖKT, exhibition, Firework Centrallagret, Stockholm*
1983 BROWN PAINTINGS, solo exhibition, Firework Centrallagret, Stockholm
1983 LOT, exhibition, Firework Centrallagret, Stockholm*
1983 VI BJUDER FIREWORK PÅ FISKETUR, Firework Centrallagret, Stockholm*
1983 13.7.83, Firework Centrallagret, Stockholm*
1983 Initiates FIREWORK CENTRALLAGRET, a small gallery in Stockholm*
1982 Graduates from National College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm
1982 ELEKTROLYS, exhibition, KIFiN, Norrköping, Sweden*
1982 Initiates FIREWORK EDITION, Stockholm*
1982 STOCKHOLM-GRONINGEN, exhibition, galleri Metro, Groningen, Holland*
1982 SERIAL AKTION, exhibition, Galleri Mors Mössa, Göteborg
1982 ELEKTROLYS II, exhibition, Nordiskt Konstcentrum, Helsinki, Finland 1982*
1982 FÖRETAGET, exhibition, Galleri Sankt Olof, Norrköping, Sweden
1982 GAMLA VATTENTORNET I LINKÖPING, exhibition, Linköping, Sweden***
1981 JÄRV-RUM, solo exhibition, Sigtunagatan 5, Stockholm
1981 FÄLT, solo exhibition, Sigtunagatan 5, Stockholm
1981 KRETS, performance, Sigtunagatan 5, Stockholm
1981 PHASE 1:6, performance, Fylkingen, Stockholm*
1981 NY SVENSK SCENKONST, exhibition, Göteborgs konsthall
1981 20 LIVE PROJECTS’, exhibition, Fylkingen and Moderna Museet, Stockholm
1979 THE APARTMENT, exhibition, Sigtunagatan 5, Stockholm*
1978 Initiates FIREWORK together with Leif Elggren, Stockholm
*In collaboration with Leif Elggren
** In collaboration with Bo Samuelsson
***In collaboration with Leif Elggren, Carl Michael von Hausswolff and Erik Pauser
CURATORIAL
20 LIVE PROJECT’S, Modern Museum and Fylkingen, Stockholm 1981
KONST PÅ HÖTORGET/HÖTORGET I KONSTEN, Kulturhuset, Stockholm 1994
International Artist Exchange, Sweden-Germany. Gallery Forum Stockholm and Produzenten Gallerie, Kassel, Germany 1997
NATURE IS PERVERSE, Modern Museum, Stockholm 1998
FYLKINGEN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, 1999–2003
PANDORAS BOX, Artist Exchange, Sweden-Canada. Enkehuset, The Royal College of Art Stockholm and Fylkingen 1999 and InterAccess, Toronto, Canada 2000
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE – A PIER, Fylkingen 2001 (in collaboration with Thor McIntyre-Burnie and Chris Watson, UK)
INFRASTRUCTURE, workshop in field recording together with Chris Watson and Mike Harding (UK) at the Royal College of Art in Stockholm
LISTENING POST, IASPIS/The Royal Academy of Art, Stockholm. International exchange project Sweden and UK 2002
ADORNO, International exchange project 2003– 04. Sweden, Austria, Germany and Portugal.
KULTURKONTORET I VÅRBY GÅRD, project manager, Huddinge county, Vårby Gård, July 2002– November 2004 and Villa San Michele, Capri, Italy December 2004–
ARTSTARS, Abbey de Neumünster, Luxembourg, 2005 and Place de Hôtel de Ville Paris, Paris 2006
DIRECT, Stockholm, Kista, Rinkeby, Botkyrka and Huddinge county. Sweden, 2005–2007
KAC (kistaartcity), Stockholm 2005–15
K>SE, research project for KK-stiftelsen, in collaboration with Hans Andrén and Ingegerd Green, Gothenburg and Stockholm 2007–
KUNSKAPSRESAN, the Municipal of Säffle, in collaboration with Ingegerd Green, 2007–2009
A MODEL FOR A QUALITATIVE SOCIETY, Stockholm 2011–2012
PERFORMING THE COMMON, Husby konsthall and Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 2012
DU – DIALOGUE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Stockholm, 2013-14
SE UPP! – SLUSSEN EN HJÄRTEFRÅGA, Grafiska Sällskapet, Stockholm 2014
GRAFIK TRIENNAL, Husby konsthall, Stockholm 2014
HONORARY POSITIONS
Fylkingen board committee, (co-chairman), 2000–2002
Fylkingen program committee, 1998 – 2001
Fylkingen Artist In Residence committee, 2000–02
Editor of Hz – Fylkingens Webb magazine, 2000–02
College of Printmaking Arts board committee, 2003–2010
Swedish Artists’ Association board committee, 2007–10
Samhällsentreprenör/KK-stiftelsen, project manager K>SE, 2007-08
Reference group, Kulturkraft/AF-kultur, 2007-08
Kunskapsresan. Developing project for the Municipal of Säffle (in collaboration with Ingegerd Green), 2007–08
Reference group, Över Ån/Västerås museum, 2010
Swedish Artists’ National Organization board committee, 2010–13
BUS Visual Arts Copyright Society in Sweden, board committee, 2010–14
Kulturlyftet (EU-project), management committee, KRO 2011–13
UMM/Innovativ kultur, mentor for young project managers, 2012–13
Swedish Artists’ Association board committee, 2012–13
Headmaster/Artistic Manager at College of Printmaking Arts/Grafikskolan i Stockholm, 2012–2018
FRIKS board committee, 2012–2014
Visual arts Copyright Society in Sweden, Nomination Committee, 2015–2016
Grafikens Hus Artistic Council, 2017–
WORK POSITIONS
Headmaster/Artistic Manager at the College of Printmaking Arts in Stockholm, 2012–2018
GRANTS and AWARDS
Sjöstedska fonden, 1982
Gunnar och Alva Myrdals stipendium, 1992
Konstnärsnämndens 10-åriga långtidsstipendium, 1992–2002
Internationellt utbyte IASPIS, 2000
Konstnärsnämndens 2-åriga arbetsstipendium, 2004-05
Sveriges Arkitekter, SA-priset, 2005
Innovativ kultur, 2009
Kulturbryggan, 2011
Konstnärsnämndens 2-åriga arbetsstipendium, 2012-13
Kulturbryggan, 2014
Konstnärsnämndens krisstipendium, 2021-22