On October 12, the Guggenheim Museum unveils an extensive exhibition and survey of Swedish artist Hilma af Klint’s paintings from her breakthrough years, 1906–1920. Hilma af Klint: Pairings for the Future is the first major solo exhibition in the United States devoted to the abstract pioneer. The exhibition will be featured until February 3, 2019, and is a collaboration with the Hilma af Klint Foundation.
OCTOBER 4-7 Beppo the Clown at the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park
To celebrate Ingmar Bergman’s centennial, the Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre in Central Park presents Beppo the Clown, a puppet show written by Else Fisher Bergman in collaboration with Ingmar Bergman.
OCTOBER 24 STHLMNYC Conversation at Center for Architecture
As part of Archtober, New York City’s official architecture and design month, leading architects and urban planners from Sweden and New York will explore the ability of designed living environments to take on the most pressing challenges in our cities: providing well-being for all.
OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 4 Satyagraha by Cirkus Cirkör/Folkoperan at BAM
Swedish contemporary circus group Cirkus Cirkör and Swedish opera company Folkoperan interpret Philip Glass’ operatic account of Mahatma Gandhi’s experiments with civil obedience in South Africa. “Satyagraha” has already garnered rave reviews in Sweden and can be experienced at Brooklyn Academy of Music.
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