Thomas Elovsson’s works with the documentation of art, how it is mediated through different channels of distribution and in text. His work deals with painting in general and beyond that, abstract painting. His approach can be understood as role-playing or re-enactment of artistic practices. With this he tries out different painterly positions and styles, based on the idea that abstract painting is a style that has many facets and has been present in different contexts at different times, giving abstract painting a position of being a time-traveler, something that is activated in different times giving it new meaning and use.
Film, photography, text and other forms of documentation is often present in his works. Either as a medium looking at paintings or in the history of his paintings. Elovsson thinks of his paintings as being developed in the same way a film comes to life in the dark room. This means layers and layers of paintings painted on top of each other where the result is the state the painting is in when leaving the studio.
Archive
Thomas Elovsson Born 1962, lives and works in Stockholm
Education
1987 – 1992 Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm
Solo Exhibitions
2024
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, "Non-Site Karaoke"
2022
Wärenstams, Borås, "Beyond Retro"
2020
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, "One or Many Paintings"
2018
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, "En Annan Rörelse"
2016
Konstcentrum, Gävle, "Vad gör en Konstskola?"
2015
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, "A Proposal for Daily Life"
Galleri Ping Pong, Malmö
2011
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm
2009
Roger Björkholmen Galleri, Stockholm
Hit, Göteborg
2006
Roger Björkholmen Galleri, Stockholm
2005
Konstcentrum Gävle
Sveriges Allmänna Konstföreningens Galleri, Stockholm
2004
Roger Björkholmen Galleri, Stockholm
2002
Enkehuset, Stockholm
2001
Roger Björkholmen Galleri, Stockholm
Galleri Ping Pong, Malmö
Galleri Susanne Petterson, Norrköping
2000
Falun Freaky Show, Dalarnas Museum, Falun
1999
WONDERLAND, Malmö Konstmuseum/ Olle Olson Huset, Stockholm
1998
WONDERLAND, Borås Konstmuseum
1996
Galleri Mors Mössa, Göteborg
1995
Galleri Andreas Brändström, Stockholm
1992
Galleri Du Nord, Borås
1991
Galleri Mejan, Stockholm
Group Exhibitions
2024
Trapp Projects, Vancouver, Canada, "Contra Band"
2023-2024
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, "A Winter's Tale"
2022
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, "ECHOES"
2021
Galleri Hammarén, Göteborg, "MAGNUS WALLIN, THOMAS ELOVSSON & JOACHIM CARLSSON"
2020
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, "IUS INTER"
2019
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, C/O Stockholm
2019
Galleri Undantaget, Öland
2018
Art and Shops, Tensta Konsthall
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, "Minimum"
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, C/O Stockholm
2017
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, "1, en samlingsutställning"
2016
Mossutställningar, Stockholm/Swe, Brussels/BE, "Upstairs Basement I, II"
2015
Stockholms Läns Museum, Nacka
Västerås Konstmuseum, "Borås - Västerås, Tur och Retur"
2013
Gallery Nova, WHW, Zagreb, Croatia
Tensta Konsthall, "Tensta Museum - Rapporter från nya Sverige"
Borås Konstmuseum, "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
2012
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, "Twenty Years After"
2011
Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm, "XL"
2010
"DAS SCHWEDISHE MODELL" The Forgotten Bar/Galerie Im Regierungsviertel, Berlin, Germany
2009
Open engagement, Marabouparken, Sundbyberg
Från plats till plats, Skissernas Museum, Lund
2008
Clarion Hotel, Stockholm
2007
DIALOG, Skellefteå Konsthall
UNIVERSE WILL BE VERY SUNNY TOMORROW, Roger Björkholmen Gallery
2006
OVERLAP, Landskrona Konsthall / Konstakuten
2005
SEX, Roger Björkholmen Gallery, Stockholm
2004
LIVE NOW OR DIE TRYING, Troch Gallery, Amsterdam
2003
Redefining the la-la-la Landscape, Helen Pitt Gallery, Vancouver
HEMMA HOS FREDRIK, Fredrik Helander, Stockholm
2001
OUTLANDERS, Baltic Mills, Newcastle
2000
THE CAVE, Konstakuten, Stockholm
ALIVE ARTSPACE, Arlanda Airport
UN CRITIQUE, UN TEXT, UN ARTISTE, Museé de Louviers, France
1998
The Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest
OARTIG, Kulturhuset, Stockholm
THE BIBLE OF NETWORKING, Sala Gia, London
THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE, Proposition Gallery, Belfast
CIA OF 98, Botkyrka Konsthall, Tumba
1997
AJAR, Galleri F-15, Moss
c/o Atle Gerhardssen, Oslo
Umedalen skulptur Stefan Andersson, Umeå
1996
THE UNBEARABLE WHITENESS OF SKIING, Hooghuis, Arnhem
WHO DOES THE WORLD THINK IT IS, Kabelfabriken, Helsinki
MARX VS MARX, Galleri Fishersund, Reykjavik /Zoo Lounge, Oslo
STAR PROJECT NR 4, Frieshuis America, Amsterdam
LOVE ALL, Färgfabriken, Stockholm
1995
NÄR KATTEN ÄR BORTA, Andreas Brändström, Stockholm
COMP I BOX, Wallingatan 16, Stockholm/ Galerie van Gelder, Amsterdam
395 Sandvikens Konsthall
SHAKING PATTERNS W139, Amsterdam
DEADLINE, Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppsala
1994
FOOD, Galleri du Nord, Borås
RAZZIA, KB, Malmö
1992
FORUMGALLERIET, Malmö
1991
SPRIDNING - Art against aids, Konstakademien, Stockholm
Collections
Malmö Konstmuseum, Malmö, Sweden
Göteborg Konstmuseum, Göteborg, Sweden
Municipality of Umeå, Sweden
Municipality of Uppsala, Sweden
Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening, Sweden