Alexander Klingspor Explained
Alexander Klingspor (born 1977 in Stockholm) is a contemporary Swedish painter and sculptor who has worked in Sweden and the United States.[1]
Overview
Klingspor left Sweden for the United States and was apprenticed to the American illustrator and painter Mark English in Kansas City, Missouri. He then returned to Stockholm in Sweden and joined the workshop of Magnus Bratt, a copyist artist for the National Museum of Sweden, who specializes in 16th-century oil paintings.
Klingspor has worked in Sweden and the United States, based in Stockholm and New York City.[2] [3] His themes explore the unconscious mind[4] with a surreal quality.[5] Klingspor's exhibitions include:
- 2000 – Gallery Stenlund, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2002 – Cercle Suedois, Paris, France
- 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009 – Arcadia Gallery, New York City, United States
- 2005 – Gallery Agardh & Tornvall, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2007 – Christie's, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2008 – LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, United States
- 2008, 2013 – A Gallery, Gothenborg, Sweden
- 2010 – Hotel Diplomat Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2012 – Albemarle Gallery, London, United Kingdom[6]
- 2018 – "Surreal Alternative", RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York, United States
- 2019 – "Eat The Night", RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York, United States
- 2022 – Mollbrink's Art Gallery, London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London, United Kingdom
Klingspor has been represented by the Albemarle Gallery in London, England, and the A Gallery in Gothenborg, Sweden. He has studios in New York City and at Stockholm's Royal Academy. Klingspor's works are held in the collections of Iris Cantor, Whoopi Goldberg, Salman Rushdie, and Stellan Skarsård. He is painted portraits of the economist Hans Tson Söderström and the CEO of Atlas Copco, Electrolux, and Ericsson, Michael Trescow.
In October 2023, a large version of the sculpture N.Y.C. Legend was installed in Union Square, Manhattan, New York City, unveiled by Queen Silvia of Sweden.[7] [8]
Selected publications
- Magazines
- Mörkret Som Lyskraft . Bona Vita . May 2003 . sv .
- Painting Noir . American Art Collector . November 2006 .
- Alexander Klingspor Söker Efter Mörkret . . May 2008 . sv .
- Stor i Amerika . Clear Skies . October 2008 . sv .
- Air – Alexander Klingspor . Claph . April 2012 .
- Svensk Nyromantik I New York . Residence . September 2012 . sv .
- Better Thoughts . . March 2014 .
- Artists Ma . . March 2016 .
- Books
- Book: Alexander Klingspor . Klingspor . Alexander . Persson . Per Åke . Galleri Agardh & Tornvall . Stockholm . sv . 2005 .
- Book: Alexander Klingspor: Resenär . Alexander Klingspor: Traveller . sv . Klingspor . Alexander . Sidén . Karin Sidén . Lundeberg . Catrin . Engelhardt . Lars . Stockholm . Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde . 2018 .
Notes and References
- Web site: Alexander Klingspor: Biography . RJD Gallery . 25 April 2022 .
- Web site: Alexander Klingspor (American/Swedish, born 1977) . . 25 April 2022 .
- Web site: Alexander Klingspor: Swedish, b. 1977 . . 25 April 2022 .
- Web site: Klingspor in Context . Peter . Trippi . alexanderklingspor.com . 25 April 2022 .
- Web site: Alexander Klingspor: Swedish 1977 . . 25 April 2022 .
- Web site: Exhibition, Alexander Klingspor: 2 Mar 2012 – 24 Mar 2012 . ArtRabbit . 2012 . 25 April 2022 .
- Web site: N.Y.C. Legend . nyc-legend.com . 29 December 2023 .
- News: Why a Sculptor Was Drawn to Sewer Alligators . . James . Barron . 17 October 2023 .
