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Tom Cullberg
Viewing Room, 18 - 24 June 2020

Tom Cullberg: Viewing Room

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  • Tom Cullberg

    Tom Cullberg

    A graduate of the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town, Cullberg has gone on to present eighteen solo exhibitions in five different countries and his work has been included in curated exhibitions at various prestigious institutions and museums including amongst others Kulturhuset, Stockholm; Goteborgs Konst Museum, Gothenburg; the Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg and IZIKO South African National Gallery, Cape Town.

     

     

    • Tom Cullberg, The Big Man Specialist, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, The Big Man Specialist, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Runaway, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Runaway, 2020
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  • The paintings of Swedish born South African artist Tom Cullberg are at once familiar and foreign, pensive and playful. Charting territories between seemingly tangible and intangible worlds, the artist presents us with collections of represented objects that explore both fictitious story telling as well as real or recorded histories. These signifiers or symbols, appearing as though from dreams, hover or float over abstract grounds that, like the mechanics of memory appear in a state of flux. With humour and wit his paintings consider processes of association and recognition in the reading of both private and public narratives.

  • Available Works

    • Tom Cullberg, Mothers of Invention (absolutely free), 2018
      Tom Cullberg, Mothers of Invention (absolutely free), 2018
    • Tom Cullberg, A Traveller, 2018
      Tom Cullberg, A Traveller, 2018
    • Tom Cullberg, Abstract R/P4, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Abstract R/P4, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Train Ride, 2019
      Tom Cullberg, Train Ride, 2019
    • Tom Cullberg, Remember Your Friends, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Remember Your Friends, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Europe Shocked, 2019
      Tom Cullberg, Europe Shocked, 2019
    • Tom Cullberg, Seven Decades, 2015
      Tom Cullberg, Seven Decades, 2015
    • Tom Cullberg, The Waiting, 2018
      Tom Cullberg, The Waiting, 2018
    • Tom Cullberg, The Visitors, 2017
      Tom Cullberg, The Visitors, 2017
    • Tom Cullberg, Abstract R/P3, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Abstract R/P3, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Arrivals, 2018
      Tom Cullberg, Arrivals, 2018
    • Tom Cullberg, Gilbert Indiana, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Gilbert Indiana, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, My Past is Your Future, 2019
      Tom Cullberg, My Past is Your Future, 2019
    • Tom Cullberg, The Gang, 2017
      Tom Cullberg, The Gang, 2017
    • Tom Cullberg, Good Advice (Midnight), 2017
      Tom Cullberg, Good Advice (Midnight), 2017
    • Tom Cullberg, Eyes (MLK Jr), 2019
      Tom Cullberg, Eyes (MLK Jr), 2019
    • Tom Cullberg, Good Advice, 2019
      Tom Cullberg, Good Advice, 2019
    • Tom Cullberg, Houses, 2019
      Tom Cullberg, Houses, 2019
    • Tom Cullberg, Falling, 2019
      Tom Cullberg, Falling, 2019
    • Tom Cullberg, Running Shoes, 2019
      Tom Cullberg, Running Shoes, 2019
    • Tom Cullberg, Dear Life, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Dear Life, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Abstract R/P1, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Abstract R/P1, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Observatory Quest, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Observatory Quest, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Lessons, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Lessons, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Deep Listening, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Deep Listening, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Waiting (Different Levels of Expression), 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Waiting (Different Levels of Expression), 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Fight 2, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Fight 2, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Imperfect Needs, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Imperfect Needs, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Explain This to Me, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Explain This to Me, 2020
    • Tom Cullberg, Black Dog, 2020
      Tom Cullberg, Black Dog, 2020
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  • Barnard presented Cullberg’s work at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair in 2018 followed by the artist’s first solo show...

    Barnard presented Cullberg’s work at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair in 2018 followed by the artist’s first solo show with the gallery entitled Finding New Life in an Old Form. To accompany the exhibition Barnard published a limited edition book overview of the artist’s work produced between 2015 - 2018 that was subsequently added to the Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

     

    Later the same year Barnard presented the artist’s paintings at START, Saatchi Gallery, London and AKAA - Also Known As Africa in Paris. Prior to this Cullberg participated in various local and international art fairs including the FNB Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg (2008-2009 / 2011-2013) and SCOPE, New York (2012). More recently Barnard presented Cullberg's work at the 2020 Investec Cape Town Art Fair and the artist held his second solo exhibition, entitled Record / Play, at Barnard from 3 March - 7 April 2020. 

     

    Cullberg's work can be found in the collection of the Swedish Parliament as well as a number of corporate collections including SASOL, Spier and Hollard in South Africa, Nandos in the UK and HOLBAR in Liechtenstein.

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