ERIK HÖGLUND EXHIBITION 2023
ERIK HÖGLUND EXHIBITION 2023
Erik Höglund Exhibition
DATE : Saturday, September 16, 2023 - Sunday, October 1, 2023 *Closed on Tuesday, September 19 and Tuesday, September 26.
PLACE : ELEPHANT
OPEN : 12:00-19:00
ADDRESS : Omotesando Heights 102, 4-14-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
ACCESS : 4 minutes walk from Omotesando Station A2 Exit on Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, Hanzomon Line, Chiyoda Line
TEL : 03-5411-1202
*Sales on the online shop are scheduled for around 8:00 PM on September 18.
Some of the exhibited items can be viewed on Instagram.
ELEPHANT will be holding the "Erik Höglund Exhibition" from Saturday, September 16 to Sunday, October 1.
We hope you will experience a part of the charm of his primitive and humanistic works. We sincerely invite you to visit this exhibition.
*Many counterfeit and similar products of Erik Höglund's works are circulating in his home country Sweden and other countries around the world.
For exhibited works, we will issue a certificate of authenticity based on the experience and knowledge we have gained so far.
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ERIK HÖGLUND (1932-1998)
After studying sculpture at Konstfack (now the National College of Art, Craft and Design) in Stockholm, he worked as a designer at BODA from 1953 to 1973.
He brought a new breath of fresh air to glass art with his primitive style, imbued with the warmth of human hands, born from Nordic traditions and indigenous culture.
His unique style, unconstrained by conventional ideas, was initially difficult for artisans, retailers, and consumers to accept.
However, Höglund earned trust through his passion for craftsmanship and tireless efforts.
In 1957, he received the Lunning Prize, the most prestigious award for Nordic designers.
At 25, he was the youngest recipient among an illustrious list of past winners including Hans Wegner, Tapio Wirkkala, Kaj Franck, and Timo Sarpaneva.
After 1973, he primarily worked as an artist, and after passing through PUKEBERG and Pilchuck Glass School, he continued to work at Studioglas Stromshyttan from the late 80s until his death in 1998.
Throughout his life, he created over 150 public monuments using various materials such as glass, iron, and copper, both domestically and internationally.
The artist in the small village glass factory in the mountains, depicted in the movie "My Life as a Dog" by the Swedish master director Lasse Hallström, was modeled after Höglund.