The Nordic House is pleased to announce the generous donation of a sculpture by Lars-Gunnar Nordström from the L-G Nordström Foundation. The donation strengthens the Nordic House’s commitment to Nordic art and supporting artistic exchange across the region.
About the artist, Lars-Gunnar Nordström
The works of the Finnish artist Lars-Gunnar Nordström, also known as Nubben, span paintings, sculptures, prints, and public installations. Nordström’s career stretched from the late 1940s into the early 2000s, establishing him as a respected figure in the abstract art movement. Nordström was captivated by the shifting possibilities of colour, line, and shape. Influenced by concretism and constructivism, Nordström saw abstraction as a clear, structured form of art built from ideas rather than representation. For Nordström, the compositions and elements of the abstract movement represented an acceleration into the modern world.
About the L-G Nordström Foundation
Since the year 2000, the L‑G Nordström Foundation has supported and produced exhibitions in collaboration with galleries and museums across Finland and abroad. Its mission is to foster, develop, and sustain the legacy of painting, sculpture, and other artistic expressions within the concretist and especially constructivist tradition. The Foundation supports research and publications on Nordström’s life and art, and commissions new works that continue the concretist tradition.
The Artotek Collection
The Nordic House Artotek is a lending collection of Nordic graphic and photographic art. It began in 1971 with a donation of 200 graphic works from the Nordic Graphic Art Association, forming the foundation of the collection. In 1976, the Artotek opened to the public as the first initiative of its kind, allowing visitors to borrow artworks by Nordic artists much like they borrow books from a library. The collection is constantly expanding, and today it features over 600 artworks from across the Nordic region, including a serigraph by L‑G Nordström from the 1960s.
On display in the Quiet space
Now on display in Ilona, the house’s quiet space, the sculpture is presented alongside L‑G Nordström’s serigraph from the Artotek collection. Together, the works offer visitors a calm, contemplative encounter with the unique expressions of L‑G Nordström. The installation is open to all guests during the Nordic House’s regular opening hours.