In 2023, Gothenburg celebrated its 400th anniversary. At the same time, a new cityscape emerged. This architecture can be compared to that completed during the city’s previous anniversary in 1923. It can also be related to a longer tradition of buildings constructed in connection with anniversaries and world exhibitions.

From this perspective, sociologist Karl Palmås and photographer Kalle Sanner explore Gothenburg’s built environment. In a survey that includes film, photography, and text, they trace the visions of the future that underpin the city’s new buildings. Supported by discussions with architecture critic Mark Isitt and author Lydia Sandgren, they pose the question: In what way does the anniversary architecture represent the art of our time?

• EDITION: 600
• VOLUME: 112 PAGES
• TYPE: SOFTCOVER
• LANGUAGE: SWEDISH
• FORMAT: 138×210 MM
• PAPER: MUNKEN LYNX ROUGH 120 G/M2, GALERIE ART GLOSS 150 G/M2
• COVER: MUNKEN LYNX ROUGH 300 G/M2
• DUST COVER: LAMINATED AND DIE CUT
• ADDITIONAL: COPPER FOIL ON COVER
• PRINT: 4+4 OFFSET PRINT
• TEXT: KARL PALMÅS
• PHOTO: KALLE SANNER
• PUBLISHER: BLACKBOOK PUBLICATIONS & LL’EDITIONS
• DESIGN: LUNDGREN+LINDQVIST
• PRINTER: LIVONIA PRINT
• TEXTS: IN SWEDISH
• PUBLISHED: 2024
• ISBN: 978-91-987673-4-6
• ARTIST WEBSITE: kallesanner.se