Kristina Müntzing – Hand Me Downs

We are pleased to present Kristina Müntzing’s first solo show at the gallery, Hand Me Downs. The exhibition features a new series of works, simultaneously exploring art and family history.

Kristina Müntzing’s family was at one point during the 1930’s crossing paths with the artist GAN (Gösta Adrian Nilsson, 1884–1965). In exchange for tailor-made suits by Kristina Müntzing's grandfather Carl Åkesson, who had his tailor shop in Lund, GAN paid in paintings. The paintings have since then played a part in the family’s history – as decorations on the walls, taking part in family celebrations, but also being sold on the secondary market.

Using the photographs from her family album as well as photos of the family’s GAN paintings, Müntzing enlarges the photos, fragmenting and dissecting them in order to re-construct (re-weaving) new images. The torn images are literally woven together, creating new works, patterns, maps and meanings.

Kristina Müntzing (b. 1973 in Helsingborg) holds an MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London, and an MFA from Valand Academy of Fine Arts. Selected exhibitions include Institut Suédois, Paris, Krognoshuset, Lund, Göteborgs Konsthall, Tegen 2, Stockholm, Fabrikken, Copenhagen, Västerås Konstmuseum, Textilmuseet, Borås, Arbetets Museum, Norrköping, Kristianstads konsthall, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Galerie der Künstler, BBK, Munich, Ronneby konsthall, Galleri Ping Pong, Malmö, GIBCA 2013 Göteborg International Biennial for Contemporary Art, and ANNAELLE Gallery, Stockholm. Müntzing is represented in the collections of Public Art Agency Sweden, Kalmar konstmuseum, Göteborgs Konstmuseum, Västerås Konstmuseum, Textilmuseet, Borås, The city of Helsingborg, Gävle Municipality, Apoteksbolaget, and Region Skåne.