Alexander Klingspor

Alexander Klingspor
Alexander Klingspor at the London Art Fair in 2022
Born	1977 (age 47–48) Stockholm, Sweden
Education	Apprenticed to Mark English
Known for	Painting; sculpture
Patrons	Iris Cantor, Whoopi Goldberg, Salman Rushdie, Stellan Skarsård
Website	www.alexanderklingspor.com

Alexander Klingspor (born 1977 in Stockholm) is a contemporary Swedish painter and sculptor who has worked in Sweden and the United States. ^[1]

Overview

Klingspor left Sweden for the United States and was apprenticed to the American illustrator and painter Mark English in Kansas City, Missouri. ^[2] He then returned to Stockholm in Sweden and joined the workshop of Magnus Bratt, a copyist artist for the National Museum of Sweden, who specializes in 16th-century oil paintings.

Klingspor has worked in Sweden and the United States, based in Stockholm and New York City. ^{[1] [3] [4]} His themes explore the unconscious mind ^[5] with a surreal quality. ^[2] Klingspor's exhibitions include: ^{[2] [3]}

• 2000 – Gallery Stenlund, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2002 – Cercle Suedois, Paris, France
• 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009 – Arcadia Gallery, New York City, United States
• 2005 – Gallery Agardh & Tornvall, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2007 – Christie's, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2008 – LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, United States
• 2008, 2013 – A Gallery, Gothenborg, Sweden
• 2010 – Hotel Diplomat Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2012 – Albemarle Gallery, London, United Kingdom ^[6]
• 2018 – "Surreal Alternative", RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York, United States
• 2019 – "Eat The Night", RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York, United States
• 2022 – Mollbrink's Art Gallery, London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London, United Kingdom

Klingspor has been represented by the Albemarle Gallery in London, England, and the A Gallery in Gothenborg, Sweden. ^[2] He has studios in New York City and at Stockholm's Royal Academy. Klingspor's works are held in the collections of Iris Cantor, Whoopi Goldberg, Salman Rushdie, and Stellan Skarsård. He is painted portraits of the economist Hans Tson Söderström and the CEO of Atlas Copco, Electrolux, and Ericsson, Michael Trescow.

In October 2023, a large version of the sculpture N.Y.C. Legend was installed in Union Square, Manhattan, New York City, unveiled by Queen Silvia of Sweden. ^{[7] [8]}

Gallery

Artworks at the 2022 London Art Fair

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  Artworks at the Mollbrink's Art Gallery stand, London Art Fair, April 2022
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  "NYC Legend" sculpture with an alligator
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  "Hybrid Speciation I: NYC", New York City-inspired steampunk sculpture
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  "Hybrid Speciation II: London", London-inspired steampunk sculpture

Selected publications

Magazines

• "Mörkret Som Lyskraft". Bona Vita (in Swedish). May 2003.
• "Painting Noir". American Art Collector. November 2006.
• "Alexander Klingspor Söker Efter Mörkret". Fokus (in Swedish). May 2008.
• "Stor i Amerika". Clear Skies (in Swedish). October 2008.
• "Air – Alexander Klingspor". Claph. April 2012.
• "Svensk Nyromantik I New York". Residence (in Swedish). September 2012.
• "Better Thoughts". Vs. March 2014.
• "Artists Ma". Vs. March 2016.

Books

• Klingspor, Alexander; Persson, Per Åke (2005). Alexander Klingspor (in Swedish). Stockholm: Galleri Agardh & Tornvall.
• Klingspor, Alexander; Sidén, Karin Sidén; Lundeberg, Catrin; Engelhardt, Lars (2018). Alexander Klingspor: Resenär[Alexander Klingspor: Traveller] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde.

References

1. "Alexander Klingspor: Biography". RJD Gallery. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
2. "Alexander Klingspor: Swedish | 1977". MutualArt . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
3. "Alexander Klingspor (American/Swedish, born 1977)". Artnet . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
4. "Alexander Klingspor: Swedish, b. 1977". Artsy . Retrieved 25 April 2022.
5. Trippi, Peter. "Klingspor in Context". alexanderklingspor.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
6. "Exhibition, Alexander Klingspor: 2 Mar 2012 – 24 Mar 2012". ArtRabbit. 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
7. "N.Y.C. Legend". nyc-legend.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
8. Barron, James (17 October 2023). "Why a Sculptor Was Drawn to Sewer Alligators". The New York Times .

External links

• Official website