Alexander Tallén b. 1988

Overview

Alexander Tallén works with porcelain figurines combining art historical tableaux and motifs of contemporary endeavours. The contrast between the historical medium and the contemporary content effectively displays universal human pursuits, executed with an impressive level of detail and precision.

 

Alexander Tallén (b. 1988) is based in Stockholm and has an MFA from the University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm (2015). Exhibitions include Höganäs Museum, the Thiel Gallery, Stockholm, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Eskilstuna Art Museum, Skövde Art Museum, Rian Designmuseum, Falkenberg and Vida Museum & Konsthall, Borgholm. He was awarded the Young Applied Artists Scholarship, Bengt Julin Fund, administered by the Friends of National Museum of Fine Arts in 2019. Tallén is represented in the collections of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Gothenburg Museum of Art, Malmö Art Museum, Borås Art Museum, Uppsala Art Museum, Röhsska Museum of Design and Craft, Eskilstuna Art Museum, Public Art Agency Sweden and The Warehouse | Art Museum and Research Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

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Works
  • Alexander Tallén, A Whisper of Truth, 2026
    A Whisper of Truth, 2026
  • Alexander Tallén, To Have What I Once Had, 2026
    To Have What I Once Had, 2026
  • Alexander Tallén, Before the Night and the Day, 2026
    Before the Night and the Day, 2026
  • Alexander Tallén, Not What They Seem, 2026
    Not What They Seem, 2026
  • Alexander Tallén, Things I Thought I Knew, 2026
    Things I Thought I Knew, 2026
  • Alexander Tallén, Nightmare, 2026
    Nightmare, 2026
  • Alexander Tallén, Once I Thought I Saw You, 2025
    Once I Thought I Saw You, 2025
  • Alexander Tallén, Nattmaran (the Nightmare), 2025
    Nattmaran (the Nightmare), 2025
  • Alexander Tallén, The Sleep of Reason (Creates Monsters), 2025
    The Sleep of Reason (Creates Monsters), 2025
  • Alexander Tallén, Some Will Come and Some Will Go, 2025
    Some Will Come and Some Will Go, 2025
  • Alexander Tallén, Damn the Dark, Damn the Light, 2025
    Damn the Dark, Damn the Light, 2025
  • Alexander Tallén, I Take No Pleasure in the Sun’s Bright Beams , 2025
    I Take No Pleasure in the Sun’s Bright Beams , 2025
  • Alexander Tallén, As One Goes On, 2024
    As One Goes On, 2024
  • Alexander Tallén, Seen by None, Free at Last, 2024
    Seen by None, Free at Last, 2024
  • Alexander Tallén, Already There, 2024
    Already There, 2024
  • Alexander Tallén, Learning to Fly (but I Ain’t Got Wings), 2024
    Learning to Fly (but I Ain’t Got Wings), 2024
  • Alexander Tallén, Too Late to Change My Mind, 2024
    Too Late to Change My Mind, 2024
  • Alexander Tallén, To Have Each Other to Hold, 2024
    To Have Each Other to Hold, 2024
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