Forbes Magazine
When we started the Shanghai journey in 2016 things were not as eays as we might have initially thought. Galleries were happy to talk with us but no one really wants to take the risk to be first with an unknown and untested artists.
Our first show was done in a restaurant called Homeless where they not only take in stray artitsts but also stray cats and find them new homes =)
4 years later and many many shows in everything from museums to Areanas we have landed on the foremost address in Shanghai, "The Bund"
We are at the Bund 8 now and the place is so hot that Forbes Magazine decided to do an piece on the show and by coincidence...your truly was featured
Never did I dream that my art would be in such a prestigeous magazine =)
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Forbes Magazine Kristoffer Kullengren
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Vogue Magazine
Vogue Magazine
Vogue is one of those power houses that you just dream of being featured in so I am still amazed that it just happened in these strange times in which we live.
I might not being going anywhere anytime soon but that does not stop my art from travelling which makes me very happy!
The article picks up 10 of my works and also features some of the movie stars that are wearing them.
The article can be found below (Chinese)
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The National Newspaper Dubai
The recent news frenzy around the Corona Covid-19 virus has left deep impressions on my mind and it keeps coming out in different formats when I am creating.
I did two very specific works, 1 showing my frustration over the panic that is occuring and another which shows positivity towards the future in the form of strengthened DNA from this outbreak.
Both these images were picked up by the National Newspaper in the UAE as part of an article on staying positive in the face of the tough situation.
Happy to see that my art travels across the oceans and to have been able to add something to the discussion.
Covid-19
Acrylics on paper 45cmx38cm
I find it very difficult to tap into creative energy during these crazy times….but as they say, “art is cheaper than therapy” so I took all the words that I associate with what I am experiencing (fear/paranoia/mediafrenzy/rat/bat/etc) and I made them the basis for the painting
I then let my mind flow on top both with colors and with symbols and this is what came out.
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“Future Proof”
Acrylics on paper 45cmx38cm
“Future Proof”
Virus are what strengthens our DNA making us stronger as a species. It enters the cell and reprograms the DNA to produce more virus often totally changing the structure itself.
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Shibuya News
Front Page
I started working with the city of Shibuya around 2018 in attempt to help prepare them for the coming Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Using my own experience as an exchange student in Osaka at the age of 17, not understanding a single word that people said, I developed a communications training program based around basic body language and human interaction.
Over these last 3 years this progam has been delivered to thousands of people all across the city and the country.
Ask not what your city can do for you but instead what you can do for your city!
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Sydsvenskan
It is always great to be featured in your hometown news and this was no exception.
A Full color page on my exhibition at the Xi An Modern Art museum highlighting my career from when I arrived in Japan for the third time at the tender age of 24.