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contemporary art

Caught between the goals of urban planning and the distortions of reality

Caught between the goals of urban planning and the distortions of reality

Victoria Percovich Gutierrez (CSAM) and Katarina Rundgren (Testbedstudio arkitekter)
Monday 28 November 2022
6pm

The year was 2009. The entire second floor of Monbijougatan 15 had been empty after club Indigo had moved out a few years earlier. The space was raw, but… »

Empire City

Empire City

by Michael Blackwood
Introduction by Oskar Hallberg
Thursday 17 November 2022
6pm

Empire City (1985), 89min

New York, 1983. Gentrification, some urban history, and the transition from manufacturing to entrepreneurial offices. Many interviewees from different perspectives and lots of street life.
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Maybe I'm not the person that I never wanted to be (revised edition, 2022. Malmö mix)

Maybe I’m not the person that I never wanted to be (revised edition, 2022. Malmö mix)

A radio drama by Thomas Boutoux and Teddy Coste
Monday 7 November 2022
6pm

How to remember an era marked by an obsession with amnesia, attention deficit, lost and recovered memory? Wait, what era are you talking about exactly? The 1990s, pardi ! Oh…»

What's at Stake

What’s at Stake

Elin Alvemark, Jennifer Spångerud

23 September–27 November 2022
Opening Friday 23 September 6-10pm

Gambling, the gaming industry, creative industries and the quest for constant profit maximisation. The venerable Bilden cultural quarter, where SIGNAL is located, is undergoing a major renovation and while we are… »

Temporary move

Temporary move

June–December 2022

The whole block, where SIGNAL is located, is undergoing extensive renovation. During autumn 2022, we will be located in a temporary space in the same courtyard. The address is Monbijougatan 17 C, then take the elevator up to the 4th floor.

A warm welcome!

Ring Song

Ring Song

Sara Lindeborg
with special guests Yasmine El Baramawy and Matthew Rana
Wednesday 4 May 2022
6pm

“Poetry may show us that when we sing to the subjectivity of the other, without determining that subjectivity, this is politics.”  – Lisa Robertson, Thresholds

The… »

Dust

Dust

by Hartmut Bitomsky
Introduction by Oskar Hallberg
Wednesday 23 March 2022
7pm

Dust (2007), 90min

Dust. It is everywhere and ever present. A conglomeration of the finest particles set in motion as soon as things are starting to settle. It is fought and… »

Death by Chocolate: West Edmonton Shopping Mall (1986-05)

Death by Chocolate: West Edmonton Shopping Mall (1986-05)

by Dan Graham
Wednesday 23 March 2022
7pm

Death by Chocolate: West Edmonton Shopping Mall (2005), 8min

We start the evening thinking about our friend Dan Graham whose sharp observations and disarming humour have enriched our lives.

Death by Chocolate: West Edmonton Mall»

Battling with Malevolent Forces

Battling with Malevolent Forces

Alice Creischer, Iza Tarasewicz

12 November–19 December 2021
& 13 January–27 March 2022
Opening Friday 12 November 7-9pm

The hat speaks, the rake speaks
the scythe murmurs
to the ear in the grass:

8 760 hours has the year.
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