The Swedish General Art Association (SAK) is the country's oldest and largest general art association with the aim of supporting contemporary art and generating interest in contemporary art. A few times a year, SAK presents the SAK Edition series, limited edition multiples.

In the Tengbomhallen at the Academy of Fine Arts, the exhibition Palette Landscapes by Enno Hallek April 26-30. 

Ten unique works, plywood, painted on both sides, varying sizes, 1980-2022
The works will be released in May. 

Enno Hallek (b. 1931, Rus in Estonia) studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts 1953-58 and was a professor at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts 1981-91. He is a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Enno Hallek's most famous artwork, the rainbow in the Stadion metro station from 1973, is seen by thousands of people every day.

Describing Enno Hallek's artistry is both easy and difficult. His language is his own, but his world of motifs is universal. For 60 years, Hallek has tried (and succeeded) in capturing horizon lines and sunsets. It is a feat considering the inherently ephemeral nature of the motifs. He has created works that can be used, but not as objects of use, but as the works of art they are. His works for SAK members are painted palettes, and as always with Hallek, they are two-sided physically and ambiguous artistically. They are wall- or ceiling-hung objects that represent something on an object that, in its material home, is actually to be used to mix the paint that will then create a picture. But Palette Landscapes already contains the images.

Sara Walker, Executive Director, SCA

 Photo: Jean-Baptiste Béranger