Conny Karlsson Lundgren: Gläntan (The Glade)
€35
Keyword: 2020s, public art, LGBTQI+ monument, Swedish artist
Subtitle: On Makling an LGBTQI+ MonumentSize: 170 x 240 mm
Pages: 175
Format: softcover
Language: English
Editor: Karolina Modig, Claudia Schaper
Text: Conny Karlsson Lundgren, Joakim Berlin, Ulrika Flink, Lina Holmberg, Sam Hultin, Rebecka Katz Thor, Anna Linder, Andria Nyberg Forshage, Johan Rehngren, Anna Rosengren, Claudia Schaper, Patrik Steorn
Book design: Maryam Fanni, Sera van de Water
Printing: Livonia
Publisher: Arvinius + Orfeus
Pub Year: 2026
Weight: 578 gr
ISBN: 9789190045299
Description
Article no.: 9789190045299
The public artwork is meant to serve as a place to meet, remember, mourn, dream and manifest.
From the publisher:
When Gläntan (the glade), Gothenburg's LGBTQI+ monument by artist Conny Karlsson Lundgren, was inaugurated at Esperantoplatsen in 2023, it marked the culmination of a multi-year process in which art, research, and participation came together. The monument makes visible the struggle for LGBTQI+ rights while reflecting the city s transformation throughout history and into the future. This book tells the story of the journey from concept to realization. Through photographs, archival materials, documentation, and reflective texts, readers are invited to follow the art project through the workshops, conversations, and collaborations that shaped both the monument and its broader context. The book also offers perspectives on Gläntan's continuing role as a place of memory, encounters, and future narratives. Artists participating in the preliminary study included, among others, Sam Hultin, Marie Falksten, Leif Holmstrand, Kolbeinn Karlsson, Axel A. Karlsson Rixon, Anna Linder, and Rudy Loewe. The essays are written by Rebecka Katz Thor, Patrik Steorn, and Andria Nyberg Forshage.
From the publisher:
When Gläntan (the glade), Gothenburg's LGBTQI+ monument by artist Conny Karlsson Lundgren, was inaugurated at Esperantoplatsen in 2023, it marked the culmination of a multi-year process in which art, research, and participation came together. The monument makes visible the struggle for LGBTQI+ rights while reflecting the city s transformation throughout history and into the future. This book tells the story of the journey from concept to realization. Through photographs, archival materials, documentation, and reflective texts, readers are invited to follow the art project through the workshops, conversations, and collaborations that shaped both the monument and its broader context. The book also offers perspectives on Gläntan's continuing role as a place of memory, encounters, and future narratives. Artists participating in the preliminary study included, among others, Sam Hultin, Marie Falksten, Leif Holmstrand, Kolbeinn Karlsson, Axel A. Karlsson Rixon, Anna Linder, and Rudy Loewe. The essays are written by Rebecka Katz Thor, Patrik Steorn, and Andria Nyberg Forshage.