Lisa Tagesson Västra Götaland's grantee 2008
Textile artist Lisa Tagesson from Växjö, Sweden, is Västra Götaland Region's grantee 2008. She is spending three months in TCG Nordica Kunming during the summer.
Lisa Tagesson works with various textile techniques, and during her three months at Chinese-Scandinavian Culture Centre TC/G Nordica she has among other activities taken time for art exchange with Yi and Hanyi minority women from outside Kunming. At TC/G Nordica she worked in the guest studio, mainly with exploring embroidery and different types of stiches, building textile sculptures.
To read a newspaper article about Lisa Tagesson's visit in Kunming (in Swedish) click here:
2008-08-26
Sustainable Love_part two. Sweden 2008
The exhibition “Sustainable Love” is a culture exchange between five Chinese and five Swedish women, based on the participants’ different ages, cultures, life philosophy and working methods (design, handicraft and arts). NOTE: The exhibition is shown in Örebro Castle, August 3-17, 2008!
“Sustainable Love” is the second phase of an exchange that started in 2007 in China, in the Scandinavian culture centre TCG Nordica, Kunming, Yunnan Province. In Sweden, the exhibition first travelled to Mariannelund, as part of FOLK-08 (June 28 – July 31), and was then moved to Örebro Castle (August 3 – 17).
To see more pictures and read about the background, planning and purpose of “Sustainable Love”, see
2008-08-14
Sigtunahöjden China Festival 2008
Art by TCG Nordica artists and performance by FOLK-08 musicians and dancers received a warm welcome at the Sigtunahöjden China Festival 2008!
A China Festival was for the second time held in Sigtuna, Sweden, this summer. The program included a great variety of Chinese culture expressions: exhibitions, discussion forums on different topics concerning China as well as performances.
TCG Nordica artists and performers represented Southwest China, and the interest in music and dance by our Yunnan guests was great. The festival was running between July 28 and August 3, 2008
2008-08-13
Chinese Artist Luo Fei introduces the exhibition.
Chinese Contemporary Art at Kalmar Castle
The exhibition "Chinese Contemporary Art – Identity and Transformation" was opened in Kalmar Castle in June 25, 2008. This interesting exhibition is currently making a tour in Sweden, after the original exhibition opening in TCG Nordica, Kunming, and it shows the of 16 contemporary Chinese artists.
2008-08-12
The Chinese - Swedish ribbon is tied!
FOLK-08 Opening Weekend
The Opening Ceremony of FOLK-08 was held at the Railwaystation in Mariannelund, June 28. Many artists, locals, and other guests were there for the event, as well as for checking out the eight art venues - here are the photos!
2008-08-06