". . . Bigert & Bergstrom constitute one of the most well-known examples - even in an international setting - of truly interesting art that developed while actively carrying on a dialogue with the external world, outside of the art world.  Since the mid-Eighties they have concentrated their project - often large objects of which they are a part and act, and where the visitor ins invited to actively partecipate - around a search centered on the actions of human beings is extremely exposed situations . . ."

(Jan Aman, 2003, by An Extraordinary Situation - Svezia Extra-ordinaria)

Lars Bergström born 1962 in Stockholm . Mats Bigert born 1965 in Stockholm. Collaboration since 1986.

Education: 1985-'90, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm . Grants. 2000, IASPIS . 1999, ISP, New York . 1994-'95, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin . Work In Progress: Bigert & Bergström wins competition to make commissioned work for Allers new headquarters in Copenhagen. The work Tomorrows Weather is a helix shaped cluster of atmospheric molecules with built in Rgb lights.The installation is connected to a weather station, transforming the weather forecast into different color scenarios describing tomorrows weather.Glaskasten

Selected Solo Exhibitions (by 2000):
2010, Temporary Thuth, Milliken Gallerie, Stoccolma, SW . 2009, Short circuit No. 18, Cabinet Magazine, Brooklyn, NY . 2008, Conference Of Birds Gallery, Bangkok . Kunstverein Wiesbaden . Galerie Barbara Thumm . If You Don’t Like The Weather, Change It, Galerie Barbara Thumm in Berlin . 2007, Künstlerhaus Bethanien . Uppsala Art Museum . 2006, Black Box, Norrköping, Sweden . Nelson Gallery, UC Davis, San Francisco . Galeria Noua, Bucarest, Romania . 2005, Last Supper, Milliken, Stockholm . 2004, 4 for four, Milliken, Stockholm . 2003, Digital Space, Kunstmuseen der Stadt Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany . Full Stop, Rum för Berusning I, Stiftelsen Vin & Sprithistoriska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden . Nauseum, Change + Partner Contemporary Art, Rome . 2002, The Waiting Room, Zinc Gallery, Stockholm . Triviality Inverted, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin . Yeans projectroom, Gothenburg . 1999/2000, Peptalk, Galleri Axel Mörner, Stockholm . Peptalk, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Berlin ...

Selected Group Shows (by 2000):
2010, Biennale fuer internationale Licktkunst Ruhr . Know Thyself, Kulturhuset Stockholm, Stoccolma, SW . 2009, Documentary Fortnight, MoMA, NY . Digital Gardens, Staatliches Kunst Museum, Schwerin . 2008, "6808", Färgfabriken, Stockholm . International Art Film Festival, Jönköping Anima(e), at the Villa Nigra - Anema, Italy . Teleport Färgfabriken, Färgfabriken Norr, Östersund, Sweden . Under Pain Of Death, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York . Works, objects and attachments (videowork), Change + Partner, Roma . 2007, International Photo Festival, Kunstverein Ludvigshafen . Documentary Fortnight, MoMA, NY . 2nd Moscow Biennial . 2006/2007, Progressive Codex/Codice Progressivo, Change + Partner, Roma . 2006, 1st. Singapore Biennial . Crime & Punishment, Tallin Art Hall . Summer of Love, Virserums Konsthall . 1st. Singapore Biennial . Crime & Punishment, Tallin Art Hall Lichtkunst Aus Kunstlicht, ZKM, Karlsruhe . Induzione critica 2, Change + Partner Contemporary Art, Roma . 2005. Lichtkunst Aus Kunstlicht, ZKM, Karlsruhe . No Man is an Island, Kunstnernes Hus, Oslo . Alterità x Adattamento, Istituto Polacco di Roma . 2004, Copy-art.net, IBID proj., ICA. London . Making Differences, Historiska Museet, Stockholm . Berlin North, Contemporary, Artists from the Nordic Countries in Berlin, Nationalgalerie im Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin . 2003, Outlook, Athens . Svezia Extra <-> Ordinaria, Change + Partner Contemporary Art, Roma . Contemporary Art From Sweden, European Central Bank, Frankfurt Main, Swedish Embassy, Berlin . Break, New Swedish Design, Palazzo Isimbardi, Milan . What is important?, 3rd Ars Baltica Triennial of Photographic Art, Stadtgalerie Kiel; Mecklenburgisches Künstlerhaus Schloss Plüschow, Germany;, Kunsthall Bergen, Norway and further venues in Lithuania, Estonia, Finland, Poland and Malmö . In/Out,Trafo, Budapest . 2002, Over the moon, Kunstamt Kreutzberg, Berlin . 2001, The future is now!, Louisiana Museum for Modern Art . Yokohama Triennale 2001, Japan . Utopian Landscapes, Zinc Gallery . Zone, Swedish style at Mori Art Center, Tokyo . Todays Utopia, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen . 2000, Kwangju Biennial 2000, Korea . Norrtalje Konsthall, together with Carl-Michael von Hausswolff Artspace 1%, Copenhagen, together with Carl-Michael von Hausswolff . Circus Circus, Norrtälje Konsthall . No vacancies, Berlin . . . 1993, Aperto, Venice Biennial.

Selected Public Works (by 2000): 2005, Peptalk 2, Älta Icehall, Stockholm . 2004, Reflecting Pool, Artcenter, Gävle . 2003, Ecco Humour, Parking garage, Dunkers Culturehouse, Helsingborg . 2002, Flash Of Genius, Nacka Culturehouse, Stockholm . 2001, Thought Incognito, K-Huset, Linköpings University Bild . 2000, WishingWell, Autostadt VW, Wolfsburg . . . CD's: 2002, Ash 6.6 - X - The 10th Anniversary of Elgaland-Vargaland . B&B in collaboration with Richard Walton track no.14 Afternoon Birth . 2001, Ringtones, Various Artists - Touch # Tone 14 . 1996, Terapi Trax, Music for Therapy Taxi Projekt in collaboration with Chister Linder und Johan Vävare . 1994,Last Supper, part of the CD-collection project Audiovision by Carl-Michael Von Hausswolff . Films: 2009, Life Extended, 57 min. HD . 2007, Tunnel Vision, 27 min. HD . 2005, Last Supper, 58 min. dv, 16 mm . 1999, The Big Feed, 11 min. dv