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Astrup Fearnley Museet has acquired Britta Marakatt-Labba's large sculpture Urmodern (“The Primordial Mother”), bronze and granite, 224 × 112 × 102 cm, 2024. Urmodern is rooted in Sámi mythology, in which every stone, plant, and body of water carries its own spirit. In this worldview, goddesses create and protect the cosmos, highlighting the central role of women in Sámi cosmology. The sculpture embodies this primal force through a granite base that supports the goddess’s hea

The University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, has appointed four new honorary doctors, one of whom is Britta Marakatt-Labba. Marakatt-Labba's most famous work, Historjá, is located at UiT Campus in Tromsø; it has been loaned out several times to both world biennials and other prestigious museums. The award will be presented on March 25, 2026, and in connection with this, the honorary doctors will give a guest lecture that will also be streamed here. Britta Maraka

Gallery Helle Knudsen is pleased to announce that the TATE museums in London have acquired a work by the Sámi artist Britta Marakatt-Labba: Instängslad/Enclosed, embroidery and appliqué on linen, 35 x 148 cm, 2024 Instängslad depicts a landscape slowly enveloped by fog – a metaphor for loss and destruction. In this evocative scene, women wearing traditional red Sámi horned hats fall into dark mine shafts scattered across the forest. As they are drawn down into the earth's dep

A TIME FOR EVERYTHING 25 YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY ART AT SCANDINAVIA HOUSE Scandinavia House, NYC, USA October 2025 - February 2026 The exhibition is organized in connection with the 25th anniversary of the cultural center, which has received over 3 million visitors since its opening in October 2000. It displays works of internationally renowned nordic artists – all of which have exhibited at the Scandinavia House Galleries the past 25 years – and highlights the role of the gal

EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art in Helsinki, Finland, acquires "Far inte till havet / Do Not Go to the Sea" (2024) Do Not Go to the Sea is Britta Marakatt-Labba’s first work created on fine silk fabric. It depicts the hardships caused by rising water levels due to damming. As the water encroaches, people are forced to move higher up on land, but in this portrayal they cannot escape and instead drown in the rising flood. The reindeer are forced to swim to survive. But how fa

High Line is a nonprofit organization and a public park in New York City, built on a historic elevated railway line with the aim of fostering community and making contemporary art accessible to a broad audience. This is achieved by offering public programs, community and youth engagement initiatives, and world-class performances—all free and open to everyone. In addition, High Line commissions and presents artworks by both national and international artists at various stages

Sami textile artist Britta Marakatt-Labba designs this year's pink ribbon for the Cancer Foundation's Pink Ribbon campaign 2024. The campaign runs throughout October and raises money for Swedish cancer research, with a particular focus on breast cancer. Britta Marakatt-Labba, who for over 40 years has created art with embroidery inspired by Sami history, contemporary times and mythology, describes her design as a symbol of the fragility of life. The pink ribbon and associated