KULTURKONTORET (THE OFFICE OF CULTURE), 2002 – 2005 

 

KULTURKONTORET was a public art project in the Stockholm suburb Vårby gård. The project was initiated by Thomas Liljenberg in co-operation with Af-Kultur and Storstadssatsningen (The Metropolitan Development Initiative) in Huddinge Municipal.

 

Participating artist: Loulou Cherinet, Maria Hurtig, Mattias Larsson, Thomas Liljenberg, Anders Krüger, Johan Rosenquist, Bo Samuelsson and Charlotte Åberg.

 

Sub-projects: RASTPLATS (Mattias Larsson), 60 MINUTE SCULTURE (Maria Hurtig, Ingo Reulecke and Katarina Eriksson), WHO MERRIES WHO (Johan Rosenquist), HAIGHA SOPHIA (Bo Samuelsson in collaboration with St Mikaels kyrkan and the Islamic Society in Vårby gård), COUNTERSTRIKE (Loulou Cherinet in collaboration with Vårbyskolan, Vårby gård) INGENTING (Charlotte Åberg in collaboration with Vårbyskolan, Vårby gård), MEDBORGARCENTRUM (Thomas Liljenberg and Anders Krüger in collaboration with Erik Stenberg, Raijmo Voss and Gallip Bozkurt)

 

Cooperating partners: Huddinge Municipal, Af-Kultur/Stockholm, Vårbyskolan, Konstnärsnämnden, St Mikaels kyrkan i Vårby gård, Islamiska föreningen i Vårby gård, Hyresgästföreningen, Realia, Spendrups, Vårbyskolan, Villa San Michele, Moderna Dansteatern and Huge fastigheter.