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The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation posted yesterday to its social media
"The countdown has started. Now there is only 10 days left of the exhibition "Alice Aycock at Royal Djurgården". Free guided tours every day at 13.00."
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"This week, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia visited Alice Aycock’s exhibition at Royal Djurgården together with Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. The exhibition is on display until September 27."
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"Last week of the exhibition with Alice Aycock. Don’t miss the audio guide that has been created for the exhibition, read by Alice Aycock herself. Swedish version read by the actor Lena Endre. Easy to download from the website preks.se or from the QR-codes beside the sculptures."
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Principal of Estelle's School Campus Manilla, Robert Mellander at his Instagram
"During the autumn term, students in secondary school and upper secondary school have worked with Alice Aycock's sculpture exhibition at Djurgården. The students have investigated the theme of turbulence and wind through audio guides and workshops designed by Konstfack in consultation with Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation. The activities have consisted of examining painting, dance, sculpture, photography and drawing along with the Wind, inspired by Alice Aycock. The students have also written analyzes of Alice Aycock's work."
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The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at its Instagram
"The count down continues, last weekend of the exhibition with Alice Aycock. Guided tours Saturday 1pm, and Sunday 1 pm and 2 pm."
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The lecture by Alice Aycock on 9th September at The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation's Youtube
 
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at its website:
Thank You! Alice Aycock’s exhibition at the Royal Djurgården is now over. In the summer of 2021, we will present another exciting artistry.
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At its Instagram
"The dismantling of the exhibition has now begun."
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"Now they have begun to dismantle and remove Alice Aycock's fantastic sculptures. A work that will take place for a large part of this week. You start with the smallest and finish with the giant work of dismantling the largest at the bridge attachment. It consists of eight large parts which in turn are divided into smaller pieces. Upwards of a hundred in total, the chief dismantler thought."
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Daniel took part in a digital board meeting of Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation today.
Kalender - Sveriges Kungahus

The foundation's board consists of H.R.H. Prince Daniel,
Elin Annwall, Managing Director of The Crown Princess Couple's Foundation,
Lena Josefsson, Chairman of the Friends of the Moderna Museet,
Staffan Larsson, Governor of the Royal Palaces and
Johan Ericsson, Chairman of the Board.
 
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at its Facebook yesterday
"We would like to thank our guides and the visitors who have taken part in the daily tours. 150 guided tours have been performed and over 1000 people have participated in these. It is difficult to messure the exact number of visitors, since the exhibition is open and free to everyone, but we know that the place was visited by several millions during the summer. This means that the exhibition ’Alice Aycock at Royal Djurgården’ probably is the most visited art exhibition in Sweden this year."
Prinsessan Estelles Kulturstiftelse - Etusivu _ Facebook
 
Press release at the website of The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation builds a permanent Royal Sculpture Park in Stockholm
The Cultural Foundation has acquired its first sculpture for a permanent sculpture park. The sculpture 'Hoop-La' from this year's acclaimed exhibition "Alice Aycock at Royal Djurgården" will remain at Royal Djurgården. In their long-term planning for developing the parkland around Rosendal Palace, the Office of the Governor of the Royal Palaces and the Royal Djurgården Administration have decided to include art as an essential element.
The sculpture was donated by the founders of the Cultural Foundation.
At the press release statements from Staffan Larsson/Governor of the Royal Palaces, Sara Sandström Nilsson/Executive Director of the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation and artist Alice Aycock.
Start page EN - PREKS
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The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at its social media
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https://www.facebook.com/prinsessanestelleskulturstiftelse/photos/a.266508791468877/371083531011402

Press release at court website
Prinsessan Estelles kulturstiftelse bygger en permanent skulpturpark i Stockholm - Sveriges Kungahus

Prince Daniel turns Djurgården into a permanent sculpture park
The foundation, which also works with temporary exhibitions, wants to contribute to an increased interest in contemporary art. The hope is that the sculpture park will also attract visitors from both Sweden and internationally.
Prins Daniel gör Djurgården till permanent skulpturpark

Giant sculpture will be permanent at Djurgården
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation has purchased the sculpture "Hoop-La" by the American artist Alice Aycock.
Gigantskulptur blir permanent på Djurgården - Sydsvenskan
 
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A major step towards strengthening Stockholm's position as a significant cultural city in Europe.
Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation was formed on the initiative of the Crown Princess couple, it's purpose is to highlight cultural activities in Sweden. For many generations art has been close to the heart of the royal family.
The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation will be responsible for the artistic concept at Djurgården with everything from purchasing to planning sculptures. At first the intention was to organize sculpture exhibitions at the park. But now comes the good news that the Foundation has taken a step towards a permanent sculpture park by acquiring its first sculpture, "Hoop-La".
Prinsessan Estelles nya spännande projekt - Allt om kungligt

A permanent sculpture park will be created at Djurgården, in Rosendal's park area where a temporary sculpture exhibition was shown during the summer. One of the sculptures in the exhibition "Hoop-La" by the American artist Alice Aycock has been bought by Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation and will remain and become part of the new sculpture park.
Prinsessan Estelles stiftelse skapar skulpturpark - Kulturnytt i P1 _ Sveriges Radio
 
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Svenska Dagbladet SvD's cultural columnist Clemens Poellinger writes at his column (a paywall article):
Royal project gives contemporary art a place
Poellinger writes that The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation is linked to a royal tradition when it lays the foundation for a new sculpture park at Djurgården in Rosendal's park area. The Foundation's laudable purpose is to bring in contemporary art, it is very gratifying that a new royal initiative is investing in art in Stockholm. The Foundation has bought the sculpture "Hoop-La" which since last summer has been an eye-catcher on the Rosendal side of Folke Bernadotte bridge, it was part of Alice Aycock's appreciated exhibition, and now the first work in a planned permanent sculpture park.
The impressive vase in garberg granite has been in front of Rosendal Palace since 1826. Karl XIV Johan had transported it from his Elfdals Porphyrverk in Älvdalen. The copy of a Roman vase has got a distinct sculptural quality due to its gigantic size. In this way, the latest sculpture Hoop-La comes close to its first.
”Hoop-La” av Alice Aycock ingår i Prinsessan Estelles kulturstiftelses skulpturpark på Djurgården _ Clemens Poellinger _ SvD

It's a pity that this is a paywall article, it would have been interesting to read the rest of it.
 
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Daniel took today part in a digital board meeting of The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
 
Sara Sandström Nilsson, executive director of The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation, has been interviewed at Västerbottens-Kuriren.
It's a pity that the interview is a paywall article.
"Nine questions: "Strong royal tradition to support cultural life""
Nio frågor_ ”Stark kunglig tradition att stödja kulturlivet”

This summer Royal Djurgården hosted a fantastic exhibition organised by the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation, which featured six sculptures by the American artist Alice Aycock. And now one of the sculptures will be a permanent feature here at Royal Djurgården!
Thank you to the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation, who through this exhibition have helped to offer even more large, green, beautiful and open spaces to visit at Royal Djurgården.
Permanent Alice Aycock sculpture at Royal Djurgården - Royal Djurgarden
 
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The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at its Instagram
We are so happy for all the positive reactions we have received for the initiative to create a permanent sculpture park at the Royal Djurgården in Stockholm. Thank you for all the support, the collaborations and contributions to the project. Together we make this possible!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CH-xNu5Jq5n/
 
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Sara Sandström Nilsson, executive director of The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation, has been interviewed at Västerbottens-Kuriren.
It's a pity that the interview is a paywall article.
"Nine questions: "Strong royal tradition to support cultural life""
Nio frågor_ ”Stark kunglig tradition att stödja kulturlivet”[/URL]
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Now I could read this interview, obviously it is open for all every now and then.
Sara Sandström Nilsson tells that the Crown Princess Couple has the aim of promoting cultural activities and the focus is to continue to run and develop an already established exhibition project at Royal Djurgården and to build a permanent sculpture park. Sara was asked to be the Foundation's executive director, when it was decided that the exhibitions at Royal Djurgården would no longer be run privately but by a foundation. Her work is a varied, creative, challenging and stimulating and she has the privilege of meeting many knowledgeable and interesting people.
There is a strong royal tradition of supporting cultural life and a conviction that humanities are an important area of ​​society. The Crown Princess couple wants to bring up this and show long-term ambitions through the foundation. The Foundation wants to contribute to a general increased interest in contemporary art, to arouse curiosity by offering art experiences outdoors, in a place that is accessible to all and easy to visit. No entrance fees, no prior knowledge is required. The exhibitions are seen by a lot of people, 15 million people visit The Royal Djurgården annually. The park's first sculpture, Alice Aycock's Hoop-La, is a large format sculpture, where the inspiration is taken from extreme weather conditions such as storms and uncontrollable tornadoes. The shape of the sculpture is powerful and despite the fact that it weighs seven tons, you feel that it is featherlight.
The Foundation is responsible for the artistic content and concept regarding the purchase and placement of sculptures in the park, and this work will take time. Art is an important part of the plan for the Rosendal area. A temporary exhibition will be organized next summer, but the plan is to put a greater focus on building up the permanent sculpture park.
 
Visit Stockholm at its Facebook on 25th November
We took a walk around the central Djurgårdsbrunnsviken bay in Royal Djurgården to take a look at the fascinating sculpture ’Hoop-La’ by Alice Aycock, which will be included in the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation’s art collection and their long-term planning for developing the parkland around Rosendal Palace and a permanent Royal sculpture park there.
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Greeting from Alice Aycock at the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation's Instagram
A greeting from @aliceaycock “When I visited Royal Djurgården in the Fall of 2019 to arrange for the exhibition and site the various works, I immediately imagined Hoop-La as the anchor work viewed from across the water and in dialog with the bridge. I know that the decision to aquire the sculpture was a major commitment on the part of the Foundation, and I am so pleased and delighted. It is especially gratifying to have the work remain in the garden during this difficult time in the world.”
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The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at its Instagram
We wish you a Happy New Year from Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation! We are grateful for the collaboration with Alice Aycock and everything we have been able to implement in 2020 thanks to everyone who has been involved and contributed. We look forward to announcing the new artistry and an eventful 2021.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CJdIrpHJ5UR/
 
Daniel had today a video meeting with the steering group of Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
 
On February 9, the 2021 artistry will be announced. The choice of artist is decided by the foundation's board, which is assisted by an artistic council consisting of Richard Julin, Artistic Leader of Accelerator in Stockholm, Iris Mülller-Westermann, Director of the Moderna Museet in Malmö and Lars Nittve, former Director of Tate Modern in London, Moderna Museet in Stockholm and M + in Hong Kong.
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Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation is pleased to announce the artists of this year’s exhibition at Royal Djurgården in Stockholm: ELMGREEN & DRAGSET.

The exhibition will be on display 8 June–26 September. The main piece is an almost eight-meter high site-specific sculpture that is acquired by the foundation and will be included in the future sculpture park in the Rosendal area.
Artists Michael Elmgreen (b. 1961 in Copenhagen) and Ingar Dragset (b. 1969 in Trondheim) live and work in Berlin. Since the beginning of their collaboration in 1995, they have had a distinguished international career, and they are among the most significant and multifaceted artists of our time.
”We are really looking forward to presenting Elmgreen & Dragset outdoors at Royal Djurgården this summer. They have a unique ability to portray important topics in an unexpected and surprising way,” says Sara Sandström Nilsson, Executive Director, Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
“This past year has proven once more how incredibly important public space is, as a gathering point and as a sign of community. As many museums and cultural institutions have had to close, we are extra thrilled to be invited to present outdoor work in Djurgården, in a unique urban park environment that is accessible day and night and free for all. As such, Djurgården feels like the right place to do our very first exhibition in Stockholm”, says Elmgreen & Dragset.
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Gör åtta meter hög skulptur till Djurgården _ GP
 
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Daniel attended today a digital board meeting of Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
 
The prince's work becomes a sculpture with great symbolism
An eight meter high sculpture in stainless steel depicting lifebuoys wrapped in each other is permanently placed on Djurgården. The work is signed by the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset. It will be Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation's, which has Prince Daniel as a board member, other permanent work in the royal park.
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Så blir prinsens verk – skulptur med stor symbolik
 
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Victoria and Daniel attended today a board meeting of Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
 
Sara Sandström Nilsson, the Executive Director of The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation, has been interviewed at SAK Mag, the magazine of Sveriges Allmänna Konstförening (The Swedish Association for Art).

Sculpture investment on Djurgården
Since 2016, contemporary sculptures have been shown during the summer in the Rosendal area on Djurgården. This year's sculptures by the artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset will be inaugurated on 8 June.
How was the idea for the investment in the sculpture project born?
- The idea was born when the Crown Princess Couple were patrons of Umeå, European Capital of Culture in 2014. They visited Umedalen's Sculpture Park, which aroused an interest in creating something similar in Stockholm. During 2016-2018, temporary sculpture exhibitions were held along Djurgårdsbrunn Canal, together with the Royal Djurgården Administration. From 2019 the sculpture project is run by Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation, which was founded on the initiative of the Crown Princess Couple. The foundation's overall purpose is to promote cultural activities in Sweden. The foundation focuses on contributing to arousing curiosity and interest in contemporary art through the sculpture project. The long-term goal is to establish a permanent world-class sculpture park in the Rosendal area.
Sandström Nilsson tells that the new unique over eight meters high sculpture Life Rings of Elmgreen and Dragset, will be a new landmark on Södra Djurgården. It is Elmgreen & Dragset's first public sculpture in Stockholm and the second work at Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation's permanent collection. Sandström Nilsson tells that she has been working with art for almost 25 years.
More here:
Skulptursatsning på Djurgården SAK MAG
 
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A glimpse from the studio where the sculpture Life Rings takes shape. The work oscillates in the field of tension between recognition and confusion. A humorous and poetic state emerges that ultimately makes us more aware of where we are, who we are and that we are dependent on others - and that we all need to care about each other.
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The foundation for Elmgreen & Dragset's sculpture Life Rings at Kungliga Djurgården is starting to take shape.
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The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at its Instagram:
On June 8 at 1 pm, the sculpture Life Rings by Elmgreen & Dragset will be inaugurated by HRH Prince Daniel. The inauguration ceremony is digital and will be shown on preks.se. Happy to announce that the artists themselves, the Ambassadors of Norway and Denmark in Sweden and the foundation's Executive Director Sara Sandström Nilsson also will participate at the inauguration.
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Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation presents this year’s artists, the duo Elmgreen & Dragset at the Royal Djurgården. On 8 June at 13:00, H.R.H. Prince Daniel will inaugurate their new sculpture Life Rings. The inauguration ceremony is conducted digitally on the Cultural Foundation’s website.
Life Rings is Elmgreen & Dragset’s first public outdoor sculpture in Sweden and the second permanent work in the future sculpture park in the Rosendal area at the Royal Djurgården.
Life Rings will be installed on a hill by the walking path next to the Djurgårdsbrunn-canal, opposite the National Maritime Museum. During the period June 8 – September 26, the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation will offer daily presentations and activities on site – adapted to the current guidelines issued by the government.
The acquisition of Life Rings has been made possible thanks to generous donations by Lisen and Richard Båge, Ulrica and Paul Frankenius, and an anonymous donor.
Pressrelease_210601_en PREKS

A lecture with Elmgreen & Dragset will be arranged at the Technical Museum on June 8 at 14 and will also be broadcast digitally via the website of the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation. A conversation with Elmgreen & Dragset and the foundation's executive director Sara Sandström Nilsson is arranged in collaboration with Brillo Vox, at Brillo and will be broadcast digitally on 9 June at 9 at Brillo Vox's website.
Invigning av årets skulptur på Kungliga Djurgården - PREKS
 
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Svensk Damtidning quotes Dagens Industri Di's paywall article "Heavy business leaders top secret financiers behind the Prince's art venture", where Di reveals which private individuals financed The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation in connection with its creation in 2019.

Svensk Damtidning writes that Daniel has used his contacts in the business world to be able to finance the Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation and make it a real player in the cultural world.
Dagens Industri Di revealed that among the financiers are Spotify founders Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, Volvo's Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, Kinnevik's owner Cristina Stenbeck and celebrity billionaire Erik Selin.
How much money the financiers have contributed is not public, but it is one and the same lump sum.
The second permanent work that the Foundation will install in Rosendal's sculpture park will be "Life Rings" by the well-known artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset.
"We are very proud that Elmgreen & Dragset's sculpture will be a permanent contribution to the sculpture park. The work highlights how we all, especially in these times, are dependent on each other. It embodies a global desire for increased community, solidarity and cross-border collaborations", Daniel writes in an email to Dagens Industri.
Hemliga finansiärerna bakom Prinsessan Estelles kulturstiftelse
Prins Daniels hemliga miljongåva till Estelle _*Svensk Dam

Of these financiers Daniel Ek, Martin Lorentzon and Cristina Stenbeck are inspirers at Prince Daniel's Fellowship and its entrepreneurial programme. Erik Selin is mentor at Prince Daniel's Fellowship. Carl-Henric Svanberg is the Chairman of the Royal Swedish Acacemy of Engineering Sciences - The Prince Daniel's Fellowship is long-term partnership between Daniel and the Academy. Cristina Stenbeck is also a founding partner of Generation Pep via her own foundation, and Cristina and her husband Alexander Fitzgibbons are Daniel and Victoria's good friends..

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Elmgreen & Dragset has made a unique, eight meter high sculpture, which will become the second permanent work in the sculpture park in the Rosendal area. Here you see the artists and the team from the studio.
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About Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation at the presentation of the Royal Foundations.

One of the Foundation's goals is that the sculpture park contributes to strengthen Sweden's position as an important cultural destination in Europe. In its work, the board enlists the help of an artistic council with international credentials consisting of Richard Julin, Iris Müller-Westerman and Lars Nittve. The Foundation's activities are financed through private individuals donations.
- The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation has long-term ambitions, and so far we are only in the starting pits, says Sara Sandström Nilsson, executive director of the Foundation.
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The scuplture "Life Rings" by Elmgreen and Dragset has arrived to its place.
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Installation of "Life Rings", and now it is on its place
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On June 8 at 14:00, The National Museum of Science and Technology (= Tekniska) together with The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation broadcasts an exclusive lecture in Tekniska's auditorium. After the lecture, Tekniska presents summer's two art education programs, developed in collaboration with Konstfack and The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation. They are based entirely on the sculpture Life Rings which has been acquired by the The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation and is the second permanent work in the future sculpture park in the Rosendal area. The artwork, which consists of a cluster of lifebuoys in steel linked in an eight-meter chain, is located by the walking path next to the Djurgårdsbrunn canal opposite the National Maritime Museum.
Art education programs
Tekniska will, from 13 June during the summer, offer two art activities, What does your lifebuoy look like and Who are you a lifebuoy for. The art activities reflect Elmgreen & Dragset artwork and have been developed in collaboration with The Princess Estelle Cultural Foundation.
Se sommarens utställare på Kungliga Djurgården_*Elmgreen & Dragset - Tekniska museet
 
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