The Nordic Art Agency Podcast, founded and hosted by British art historian and international art advisor Juliet Rees Davies, explores contemporary art through conversations with established and emerging artists and influential voices from across the international art world. Juliet is the founder of Rees Davies Art Advisory.
In this episode host Juliet Rees Davies is joined by Jaret Loggen-berg and Barbara Lenhard, Directors of the Artists Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa to discuss how the art world is transforming and priorities are transitioning from prestige and scarcity to access and attention. Strategies now focus on making art emotionally resonant and lowering barriers to entry, allowing for greater…
In this podcast episode host Juliet Rees Davies explores the many layers of affordable art, because it’s not just about price. It’s about accessibility, context, and creative expression. Together with Francesca Berlin, Gallery Director at WAY gallery Stockholm and Carl Wilhelm Hirsch, Fair Director at Affordable Art Fair Stockholm ; Juliet dives into what “affordable art” really means and why…
Season 6 Episode 3 of the Nordic Art Agency Podcast is our first podcast episode that is also available on our Nordic Art Agency Youtube Channel. (For that reason the audio in places is a little patchy, but this will be improved) This episode features a deeply personal and important conversation with Swedish creative director, artist, activist, and storyteller Henrik Wahlström in conversation with…
Belgium sculptor Sabine Allaeys has created a series of minimalist limited edition wildlife sculptures cast in bronze entitled Awakening of Art . The series has evolved over the past decade and these 'mini-monumental' works are beautifully smooth and enticingly tactile in their natural green, brown and black patinas. On this podcast episode host Juliet Rees is in-conversation with Allaeys…
Podcast host and Nordic Art Agency gallery Founder Juliet Rees is back with Season 6 a new season of art conversations. Laura Jane Scott is a British artist working in minimalist, geometric abstraction and colour-field painting. Her desire for simplicity through geometric form and her striking use of colour enables her to produce work where painting explores a model of architectural form and where…
A slight variation to the podcast as on this episode we discuss The Art Club, a collaboration between the Nordic Art Agency and The Torso, which launches this November. This unique partnership combines fine arts and fine dining in a symbiotic experience, displaying curated artworks on the walls of The Torso Restaurant, located by the iconic Turning Torso skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden. Born out of a…
The 12th edition of the Affordable Art Fair Stockholm will be opening its doors on October 2nd - Sunday 6th October. Over 60 handpicked local and international galleries will be exhibiting 1000s of contemporary art works. The Spotlight section is back again at the art fair with a focus on how to decorate your home with art. With the theme of ‘ Homes is where the Art i s’ 1 interior designer and 2…
On this episode Juliet is in conversation with Swedish wildlife artist Per Ekros . Always fascinated by faces, expressions and bodies, animals are an intrinsic part of Per Ekros's life, and they form naturally and intuitively as the subject matter of his artworks. His heart lies within the animal kingdom and our consumption of their environments, which impacts him deeply and the psychology of this…
Anglo-Danish artist Kristian Bluff is based in Copenhagen and is self-taught abstract expressionist with a focus on land and seascapes. With a BA in graphics and a career in design, Kristian Bluff is an exciting emerging artist who has established himself in Scandinavia and the UK. He has exhibited his work internationally and his paintings can be found in many private collections across Europe.…
The Nordic Art Agency is a participating host in the fourth edition of Southern Sweden Design Days which takes place between the 23–26 May 2024. This is an international design festival in Malmö which invites visitors from all over the world to experience the best the creative southern Swedish design region has to offer. In this podcast designer Helle Robertson and Sarah Nakiito are in…