The Party is Over
Elisabeth Ohlson, a renowned photographer, artist and theatre director, known primarily for depicting transsexual figures in classic, common heteronormality scenarios, has been asked to guest curate this winter’s art exhibition at Spritmuseum. Ohlson has had a free hand in choosing which artworks were to be showcased from the massive Absolut Art Collection, made up of 850 works. The entire collection was assembled between the years 1985 to 2004 by worldly names such as Keith Haring, Pierre et Gilles and Ross Bleckner. ”We picked Elisabeth Ohlson due to her courage in always posing important questions, and more often than not defying significant resistance to do so,” explains Mia Sundberg at Spritmuseum.
Elisabeth began her career as a newspaper photographer in 1980, and her artistic breakthrough came with the exhibition Ecce Homo in 1998, a series of biblical scenes with queer personalities as the main characters.
Elisabeth’s early adult life as a homosexual was deeply formed by the social movements of the 80’s and 90’s, a time marked by devastating setbacks for the LGBTQ-community, but also the revolutionary victory for the right to live freely and openly in an equal society. At the same time, Absolut Vodka amassed their Art Collection from which Ohlson now has created this The Party is Over exhibition from.
The Party is Over, on display until March at Spritmuseum.