“Business or pleasure?” This harmless question set curators and designers Maria O’Brian and Ebba Lindgren on a journey down the rabbit hole where they asked themselves questions such as: How does the idea of work, business, money and pleasure influence the work of artists and designers today? Is there a space where these topics intersect, or should they be firmly kept apart?
In response to these reflections, eight artists and designers were invited to contribute with works relating to the theme of business and/or pleasure. The exhibition explores various facets of the subject, including what it means to maintain a work/life balance, what it would mean if one person’s happiness would influence the value of a currency, and how the power dynamics associated with different professions can become playful, even erotic, when translated into bedroom roleplay.
Through these diverse interpretations, the exhibition invites visitors to consider how business and pleasure interact in the creative process and whether a harmonious balance is possible—or even desirable. It challenges the traditional dichotomy between work and leisure, explores how passion and business feed each other and what this coexistence can look like though art and design.
Exhibiting artists:
Isa Andersson
Martha Nash
Sara Kallioinen Lundgren
Pia Högman
Vera Jörgensen
Stina Henriksson
Fredrik Paulsen
Jihee Kim
About Candytuft
Maria O'Brian and Ebba Lindgren are the creative minds and troublemakers behind Candytuft, a dynamic platform where art and design converge in unexpected ways.
As curators and event organizers, they specialize in crafting exhibitions and orchestrating events that explore a wide range of topics, often blurring the lines between art, design, and performance.
Through their work as curators, they strive to push the boundaries of traditional exhibition spaces by creating site-specific installations in unconventional settings. By doing so, they invite audiences to engage with artworks and design objects in new, surprising, and often playful ways, challenging preconceived notions of how art should be experienced and enjoyed.