Andréhn-Schiptjenko is part of the exhibition program at Villa Dagmar, which is run by Lovisa Malmström. During spring and summer -24, Andréhn-Schiptjenko will show the Swedish artist Lena Johansson.

ABOUT LENA JOHANSSON

Lena Johansson has been widely acclaimed for her intense oil paintings on panels with motifs derived from lifestyle media. Her lush, sensuous brush strokes create a glossy, desirable image that comments upon the commercial and fashion imagery much of her work is based on. Johansson’s interest in fashion photography and commercial imagery stems from her view that they are essential in how they refer to our dreams and desires; for her, these images are deeply human and speak to our need for beauty, seduction and sexuality.

Johansson is also using the very same materials inherent in the world where she draws inspiration from. Instead of using the traditional canvas and stretchers, her paintings are also made directly on simple white T-shirts, jeans and scarves. In contrast to her works on panels, these works are quite unpolished and rough, showing traces of the painting process with drips, stains, holes and dirty fingerprints.

Lena Johansson (b. 1975) lives and works in Sweden. She has previously exhibited at institutions such as Vestfossen Kunstlaboratorium, Vestfossen, Norway; Moderna Museet, Malmö, Sweden; Lunds Konsthall, Sweden; and Ystads Konstmuseum, Sweden.

Learn more about the artist here

For more information, please contact:
Lovisa Malmström
lovisa.malmstrom@thediplomatcollection.com
Tel: +46 70 713 61 22

LENA JOHANSSON

The Highest Form of Hope III, 2020
Oil on plexi
120 x 180 cm
SEK 220,000 incl. VAT

Courtesy of Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Stockholm, Paris