Britta MarakattLabba’s embroidered scenes of Sami life. Katy Kelleher
Britta Marakatt-Labba, Garjját (The Crows), 1981, wool embroidery on linen, 40 × 110 cm. Courtesy the artist and University of Tromsø, Tromsø. Essay Publish date: 26 mar 2018. Written by Anders Kreuger. This text is part of Afterall Journal Issue 45. Anders Kreuger annotates a selection of embroidered canvasses by Britta Marakatt- Labba.
Britta MarakattLabba Embroidered Stories
The famed Sámi embroidery artist is working on a new piece that tells the story of some of the darkest moments in Scandinavian history.. Vogue Scandinavia journeys to Lapland to explore the breathtaking work of Britta Marakatt-Labba. More specifically, it tells the story of when Nazi Germany occupied Norway and forced passports on the.
Review Britta MarakattLabba embroidered survival stories at Ikon Gallery Ruth Millington
Anders Kreuger annotates a selection of embroidered canvasses by Britta Marakatt-Labba, suggesting we read them as contemporary history painting. Britta Marakatt-Labba: 'Images Are Always Stories': Afterall: A Journal of Art, Context and Enquiry: Vol 45
Britta MarakattLabba (b. 1951, Idivuoma, Sweden) Historja (200307) Embroidery, print
Britta Marakatt-Labba More Embroidered Stories £18.00 This publication accompanies Ikon's exhibition 'Under the Vast Sky', 23rd Feb - 29 May 2022 by renowned Sámi (Swedish) artist Britta Marakatt-Labba. The catalogue begins with a foreword by Jonathan Watkins, Ikon's Director, which explains why the exhibition was held at Ikon.
Britta MarakattLabba Under the Vast Sky
Britta Marakatt-Labba is a Swedish Sami textile artist - the Sami people being the indigenous inhabitants of Sapmi, a cultural region in northern Scandinavia. A natural storyteller, Marakatt-Labba explores the culture, mythologies and histories of her people and the issues that affect them, such as climate change and industrialisation.
Britta MarakattLabba creates subtle, miniature embroidered worlds containing scenes from
Britta Marakatt-Labba: More Embroidered Stories Paperback - 6 April 2022 Sami edition by Britta Marakatt-Labba (Artiste), Jonathan Watkins (Préface), Jan-Erik Lundstroem (Avec la contribution de), Linnea Axelsson (Avec la contribution de) & 1 more
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15 March-25 August 2024. The National Museum. For half a century, Britta Marakatt-Labba (b. 1951 in Idivuoma, Sápmi) has been one of Sápmi's most prominent artists. The largest exhibition of her art to date, "Britta Marakatt-Labba. Moving the Needle" presents textiles, prints, installations, and sculpture from her extensive production.
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Britta Marakatt-Labba: More Embroidered Stories. This publication accompanies Ikon's exhibition Under the Vast Sky (23 February — 29 May 2022). The exhibition is curated by Jan-Erik Lundström, former director of the Sámi Center for Contemporary Art, Karasjok, Norway, and Bildmuseet Sweden, with Jonathan Watkins, Ikon Director.
Embroidered detail of the work " The journey" by artist Britta MarakattLabba, displayed at the
This publication accompanies the exhibition: Under the Vast Sky by renowned Sámi (Swedish) artist Britta Marakatt-Labba. The exhibition strikes a balance between iconic embroidered pieces and more recent and new works, including epic panoramas chronicling the history, culture and cosmology of the Sámi, the Indigenous population of the.
Britta MarakattLabba, Historja, 20032007. Embroidery, print, appliqué, and wool on linen
Britta Marakatt-Labba has for decades depicted the indigenous Samí people's mythology, relation to nature and political struggle, as in her piece Historjá, a 24-meter-long embroidery depicting motifs from Sami history.With small stitches, Marakatt-Labba evokes the history and mythology of the Sami people, as well as stories of colonialism, state-supported racism and political strife.
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Installation view, Britta Marakatt-Labba at Ikon. Photographer, Stuart Whipps. In contrast to Crivelli's huge, golden-framed masterpieces, 'Under the Vast Sky' features intricate, embroidered pieces on white fabric by Marakatt-Labba. But these cold, wintery scenes are just as rich with symbolism. The artist is, above all, a storyteller.
Britta MarakattLabba, Historja (20032017). Following up on the 24 meters long embroidery about
Britta Marakatt-Labba is one of Sweden's most successful artists. She achieved international prominence in 2017 with Historija, a 24-metre-long embroidery exhibited at the Documenta 4 contemporary art exhibition.Wide-open landscapes in which sparse, sprawling stitches form windswept mountain birches and reindeer in the snow are widely seen as the hallmark of Marakatt-Labba's aesthetic.
Britta MarakattLabba Cornerhouse Publications
The exhibition title Under the Vast Sky conjures a key image in the prodigious oeuvre of Britta Marakatt-Labba: groups of humans huddled on a narrow isthmus of land suspended under the stellar dome, their children sleeping in the Arctic night with nothing much but boundless space separating them from the stars. The image offers access to a powerful and eloquent strand of Marakatt-Labba's art.
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Britta Marakatt-Labba: More Embroidered Stories Paperback - 6 April 2022 Sami edition by Jonathan Watkins (Foreword), Britta Marakatt-Labba (Artist), Jan-Erik Lundstroem (Contributor), Linnea Axelsson (Contributor) & 1 more
Britta MarakattLabba Cornerhouse Publications
More Embroidered Stories. This publication accompanies Ikon's exhibition 'Under the Vast Sky', 23rd Feb - 29 May 2022 by renowned Sámi (Swedish) artist Britta Marakatt-Labba. The catalogue begins with a foreword by Jonathan Watkins, Ikon's Director, which explains why the exhibition was held at Ikon Gallery and provides a concise.