{"id":1816256,"date":"2026-03-09T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1816256"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:50:00","slug":"this-exhibition-explores-the-spellbinding-quality-of-everyday-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1816256","title":{"rendered":"This exhibition explores the spellbinding quality of everyday life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/0-750-2397-1598\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436262.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/art-photography\/article\/69825\/1\/spellbound-stockholm-exhibition-cindy-sherman-barbara-kruger\" data-article-id=\"69825\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-portrait-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.8\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1280\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436262.jpg\" width=\"2397\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Sam Talbot<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-09T15:50:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"09 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"9\">9,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - art-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\">Art &amp; Photography<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lightbox\">Lightbox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\">Art &amp; Photography<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lightbox\">Lightbox<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>This exhibition explores the spellbinding quality of <span class=\"nowrap\">everyday life<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>Featuring Cindy Sherman and Barbara Kruger, this group exhibition brings together alchemical works by artists across generations whose practices explore the ongoing power of ancient <span class=\"nowrap\">belief systems<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-03-09T15:50:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"09 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"9\">9,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-03-09T15:50:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"09 March 2026\"><span class=\"month\">March<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"9\">9,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/TiarnaMeehan\">Tiarna<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-14-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Spellbound<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/0\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-2157-1438\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436267.jpg\" width=\"2157\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/1\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1371-914\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436260.jpg\" width=\"1371\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/2\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"1374\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-2061-1374\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436261.jpg\" width=\"2061\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/3\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"1598\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-750-2397-1598\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436262.jpg\" width=\"2397\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/4\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-660-440\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436263.jpg\" width=\"660\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/5\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-3000-2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436264.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 14 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>To be spellbound is to be captivated or transfixed by an object, a story, a person or a state of mind. It\u2019s an apt term for the latest exhibition curated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferhiggie.com\">Jennifer Higgie<\/a> from the collection of the Firestorm Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Centring around the mysteries that form the apex of our daily lives, the exhibition explores mythic landscapes, bodies and plants, and the ways our beings are tethered to the natural and spiritual worlds. \u201cIt\u2019s a very playful show,\u201d Higgie says, \u201cbut it\u2019s also serious at a time of the wielding of patriarchal power across the globe; this is a thorn of feminist resistance to those monolithic patriarchal ideas\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This thread runs through the 50 or so sculptures, paintings and photographs installed across the cosy Stockholm gallery. Some are alchemical images by spiritualist artists Hilma af Klint and Tyra Kleen, whose work gestures toward unseen energies and esoteric systems of belief. Others examine the form of the body through materials like bronze and stoneware, casting limbs and torsos into abstract works by artists including Marisol Escobar and Sabine Mirlesse. Elsewhere, the exhibition includes captivating photography from artists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/cindy-sherman\">Cindy Sherman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/barbara-kruger\">Barbara Kruger<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7146e385-d402-4f85-b307-b3e70090c65c\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1997\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436271.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436271.jpg\" width=\"1997\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Cindy Sherman, Untitled <span class=\"nowrap\">#105, 1982<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Sam Talbot<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m very tired of artworks that are overdetermined in terms of their interpretation,\u201d says Higgie, a sentiment that informs the notable lack of wall text accompanying the works throughout the gallery. Instead, viewers are left to pull their own interpretations from the art, as Higgie intended. Another deliberate choice was the use of navy walls throughout the space, a welcome departure from the sterile white that usually favours gallery interiors. The darker palette means works like Ulla Wiggen\u2019s <em>Iris XXVII Albin<\/em> \u2013 a large iris suspended on the first wall visitors encounter \u2013 draw you in all the more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One of the exhibition\u2019s throughlines is the use of the human form as a site of examination on both a corporeal and spiritual level. Bodies appear fragmented or abstracted, shifting between object and symbol. \u201cMany of these artists are enthralled to the past, they\u2019re very interested in ideas of myth, archetype, ancient magic and ancient powers, spiritual and belief systems,\u201d explains Higgie, \u201cbut they take those knowledge systems and look at how they might be applied to the present, and they might help us move forward in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"b7019ec5-bb0e-4d5b-bd3b-b3e70090b692\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/660\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436263.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.88\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/660\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436263.jpg\" width=\"660\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Crow and <span class=\"nowrap\">Carnation, 2020<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Sam Talbot<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Elsewhere, mythical landscapes, plants and biological processes recur throughout the exhibition. Roots, branches, stones and bodily traces appear across media, suggestive of the porous boundaries between the human and environment. Nature here acts as a reminder that the spiritual, the biological and the political often bleed into one another. This is evident in Martina M\u00fcntzing\u2019s Handelsehorisont, which depicts the devastating force of grief through the painting of two stags and a young child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m very interested in the history of exclusion and especially of women and non-binary artists and their place in the canon of art history. This really chimes with me,\u201d explains Higgie. It\u2019s a sentiment shared by Firestorm founder Cristina Ljungberg, whose work has long-centred around women\u2019s health and philanthropy. 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-14-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Spellbound<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/0\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"1438\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-2157-1438\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436267.jpg\" width=\"2157\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/1\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1371-914\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436260.jpg\" width=\"1371\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/2\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"1374\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-2061-1374\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436261.jpg\" width=\"2061\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/3\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"1598\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-750-2397-1598\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436262.jpg\" width=\"2397\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/4\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-660-440\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436263.jpg\" width=\"660\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/gallery\/36625\/5\/spellbound\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-3000-2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436264.jpg\" width=\"3000\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 14 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>To be spellbound is to be captivated or transfixed by an object, a story, a person or a state of mind. It\u2019s an apt term for the latest exhibition curated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferhiggie.com\">Jennifer Higgie<\/a> from the collection of the Firestorm Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Centring around the mysteries that form the apex of our daily lives, the exhibition explores mythic landscapes, bodies and plants, and the ways our beings are tethered to the natural and spiritual worlds. \u201cIt\u2019s a very playful show,\u201d Higgie says, \u201cbut it\u2019s also serious at a time of the wielding of patriarchal power across the globe; this is a thorn of feminist resistance to those monolithic patriarchal ideas\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This thread runs through the 50 or so sculptures, paintings and photographs installed across the cosy Stockholm gallery. Some are alchemical images by spiritualist artists Hilma af Klint and Tyra Kleen, whose work gestures toward unseen energies and esoteric systems of belief. Others examine the form of the body through materials like bronze and stoneware, casting limbs and torsos into abstract works by artists including Marisol Escobar and Sabine Mirlesse. Elsewhere, the exhibition includes captivating photography from artists like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/cindy-sherman\">Cindy Sherman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/barbara-kruger\">Barbara Kruger<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"7146e385-d402-4f85-b307-b3e70090c65c\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1997\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436271.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436271.jpg\" width=\"1997\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Cindy Sherman, Untitled <span class=\"nowrap\">#105, 1982<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Sam Talbot<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m very tired of artworks that are overdetermined in terms of their interpretation,\u201d says Higgie, a sentiment that informs the notable lack of wall text accompanying the works throughout the gallery. Instead, viewers are left to pull their own interpretations from the art, as Higgie intended. Another deliberate choice was the use of navy walls throughout the space, a welcome departure from the sterile white that usually favours gallery interiors. The darker palette means works like Ulla Wiggen\u2019s <em>Iris XXVII Albin<\/em> \u2013 a large iris suspended on the first wall visitors encounter \u2013 draw you in all the more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One of the exhibition\u2019s throughlines is the use of the human form as a site of examination on both a corporeal and spiritual level. Bodies appear fragmented or abstracted, shifting between object and symbol. \u201cMany of these artists are enthralled to the past, they\u2019re very interested in ideas of myth, archetype, ancient magic and ancient powers, spiritual and belief systems,\u201d explains Higgie, \u201cbut they take those knowledge systems and look at how they might be applied to the present, and they might help us move forward in the future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"b7019ec5-bb0e-4d5b-bd3b-b3e70090b692\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/660\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436263.jpg\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.88\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spellbound\" class=\"img\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/660\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436263.jpg\" width=\"660\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Crow and <span class=\"nowrap\">Carnation, 2020<\/span><\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of <span class=\"nowrap\">Sam Talbot<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Elsewhere, mythical landscapes, plants and biological processes recur throughout the exhibition. Roots, branches, stones and bodily traces appear across media, suggestive of the porous boundaries between the human and environment. Nature here acts as a reminder that the spiritual, the biological and the political often bleed into one another. This is evident in Martina M\u00fcntzing\u2019s Handelsehorisont, which depicts the devastating force of grief through the painting of two stags and a young child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m very interested in the history of exclusion and especially of women and non-binary artists and their place in the canon of art history. This really chimes with me,\u201d explains Higgie. It\u2019s a sentiment shared by Firestorm founder Cristina Ljungberg, whose work has long-centred around women\u2019s health and philanthropy. In that sense, Spellbound brings together a collection of artists who, even with their respective success, have long worked with subjects that remain underrepresented within the canon of art history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firestormfoundation.art\/exhibition\/spellbound\"><em><span>Spellbound<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>is running <\/span><\/em><em><span>Hudikvallsgatan 6, Stockholm, Sweden <\/span><\/em><em><span>until 21 March 2026.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/art-photography\/article\/69825\/1\/spellbound-stockholm-exhibition-cindy-sherman-barbara-kruger&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/0-750-2397-1598\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/6\/1436262.jpg&#8221;] Courtesy of Sam Talbot March\u00a0 9,\u00a0 2026 Art &amp; Photography \/ Lightbox Art &amp; Photography \/ Lightbox This exhibition explores the spellbinding quality of everyday life Featuring Cindy Sherman and Barbara Kruger, this group exhibition brings together alchemical works by artists across generations whose practices explore the ongoing power of ancient belief [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,76],"class_list":["post-1816256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-dazeddigital-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1816256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1816256"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1816256\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1816256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1816256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1816256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}