The Nordic House is pleased to announce the generous donation of a steel sculpture by the L-G Nordström Foundation. The donation strengthens the Nordic House’s commitment to Nordic art and supporting artistic exchange across the region. The Nordic House in Reykjavík operates under the Nordic Council of Ministers and has been a vital cultural bridge between Iceland and the other Nordic countries since 1968. Designed by renowned Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, the institution hosts a dynamic year-round program focused on art, literature, and contemporary societal issues in the Nordic region. The Nordic House also hosts a wide set of diverse cultural activities and events, including discussions, seminars, festivals, and collaborative artistic projects.
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EMMA receives artworks by Elina Autio commissioned by L-G Nordström Foundation
The L-G Nordström Foundation commissioned two works from artist Elina Autio and donated them to the Collection of EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art. The newly completed works will be on display in the Experiments in Concretism exhibition. Opening in March, the show celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lars-Gunnar ‘Nubben’ Nordström (1924–2014), a pioneer of Finnish concretism.
Sculptures in the Rykmentinpuisto Park in Tuusula
Sculptures deposited at the Tuusula Art Museum by the L-G Nordström Art Foundation are located in the Puustellinmetsä Park in Tuusula’s Rykmentinpuisto Park. The works are part of an art programme to enhance the attractiveness of a new neighbourhood and the well-being of its residents. Construction work on the Rykmentinpuisto area started in 2019.
Works to be displayed in an art silo in Norway
A new art museum, Kunstsilo, will open in Norway’s Kristiansand in 2023 in a grain silo originally built in 1934. The building’s modifications will be designed by Mestres Wåge Arquitectes and MX_SI Architectural Studio. The museum will house the collection of the Norwegian art collector Nicolai Tangen. It is known as the world’s largest private Nordic collection of modern art. It includes a representative selection of Nordström’s works.
Books about Nordström’s life, art and jazz collection
In 2015, the Espoo Museum of Modern Art EMMA organised a retrospective exhibition of Nordström’s work. It was accompanied by the publication of a 300-page collection Nubben: Lars-Gunnar Nordström (1924–2014). The book is available in Finnish and Swedish editions. In 2019, the National Library published Janne Mäkelä’s book Nubben’s records: Artist Lars-Gunnar Nordström as a jazz collector.