THE ART OF MAKING PICTURE BOOKS
Award-winning author and artist Marika Mijala, translator Mia Spangbenberg, and Etana Editions children’s book publisher Jenni Erkintalo discuss their work across artmaking, translation, and children’s book-making.
Lectures + Literary
SAUNA: THE POWER OF DEEP HEAT
Emma O'Kelly discusses her book exploring the new wave of sauna culture spreading throughout the world.
GRETA MAGNUSSON GROSSMAN: MODERN DESIGN FROM SWEDEN TO CALIFORNIA DESIGN
Harriss and House discuss their definitive book on Swedish designer Greta Magnusson Grossman, whose contributions to design and architecture have largely been ignored until recently.
THE CHIEFTAIN AND THE CHAIR
Learn how Danish design rose to prominence in the postwar U.S. in a discussion with art historian and ASF Fellow Maggie Taft, author of "The Chieftain and the Chair."
THE RED BOOK OF FAREWELLS BY PIRKKO SAISIO WITH TRANSLATOR MIA SPANGENBERG
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! Translator Mia Spangenberg joins us for a special talk on "The Red Book of Farewells" by Finnish author Pirkko Saisio.
EDVARD MUNCH: TRANSFORMING NATURE
ASF grant recipient Jay A. Clarke discusses how Munch animated nature to bring meaning to his work.
ULF LINDE: ESSAYS FROM A LIFETIME IN THE ARTS
Join us for a discussion on the first English-language anthology of writings by Swedish art critic and museum director Ulf Linde: "Essays from a Lifetime in the Arts."
SOLD OUT — REYKJAVÍK: A CRIME STORY
Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir and acclaimed crime fiction author Ragnar Jónasson discuss their collaboration on the Nordic noir thriller "Reykjavik: A Crime Story."
MARTIN A. HANSEN’S THE LIAR
Read and discuss Scandinavian literature in translation as part of our Nordic Book Club, now online! On September 12, we’ll be discussing Martin A. Hansen’s The Liar.