Brillo VOX is our monthly live on-stage talk series at Taverna Brillo, Stockholm

The live talk series began in January 2020. The series idea is to be a place for The Voice of Art

Every talk is live on stage and recorded in its full length and the archive is getting richer by the month. You can watch all previous talks below. Most of them are in Swedish, some in english (marked EN).

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Patrik Amsellem, former Director of Statens konstråd/Public Art Agency Sweden.

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Talks Archive

Mats Bigert and Lars Arrhenius

Art and and activism? Listen to the front figures in “Artists for future”. The talk is in Swedish. THE FIRST BRILLO VOX EVER.


Bella Rune

Textile subtexts in art, perishable sculpture and fluff. Listen to Art and textiles? The talk is in Swedish.


Ulrika Sparre

Alil s good examines art and meaning, existential questions in relation to nature and society. The talk is in Swedish.


August Eriksson

He investigates what happens when nothing happens and leads the conversation through a dead calm city awakening in a summer morning.



Ida Idaida och Fathia Mohidin

These artists lead a conversation about trauma and horror and the body's relationship to different structures.

Olle Norås

Inner and outer landscapes, a conversation on Art and Existential Health with Olle Norås, taking a stance from his works ‘Among these primordial spires’

Martin Wickström

A conversation touching on questions about a new reading of the artists image and world of motifs.


Yngvild Saeter (EN)

She talks about art, death and resurrection.

Richard Julin

About art and how to build a new institution for art.

Jim Thorell

Conversates about the artist and the artmarket, a relationship that is always relevant.

Elmgreen & Dragset

Talks about how to combine absurd humor and a social commitment to succeed in changing traditional interpretations while at the same time calling for thought and reflection.

Mårten Castenfors

Explains what is the motivation behind more than 35 years in the service of art.

Ashik Zaman GWS

A conversation that revolves around what governs art criticism in Sweden today,
and discusses whether there is room for an in-depth conversation

David Castenfors GWS

A conversation about art and business and how these interact.

Fatima Moallim & Leif Elggren

Conversation around the alienating experience of relating to conflicting realities is manifested in her self-invented performance method.

Karin Mamma Andersson

Leads a conversation about collaboration between artist and craftsman in a joint design of a work.


Moderna Museet Stockholm

Moderna Museet presents Swedish acquisitions in 2021, a dialogue about the contemporary art scene and it´s most powerful influencers.

Dan Wolgers

Dan Wolgers talks about his lifetime as an artist, and explains that time is not a line but a circle like Ouroboros, the snake that both gives birth and kills itself in an eternal circular movement.


Egill Sæbjörnsson (EN)

The conversation takes its point of departure from Egill's artistry about physical and mental reality. Part of the conversation is about Icelandic mythology and Egill's Trolls

Salad Hilowles

Listen to Salad Hilowle's practice that often revolves around issues of blackness, archives, images, place and alternative historiography.

Finsta (Finn Hallin)

With his playful and distinctive visual language, he is one of Europe's leading contemporary urban artists.


David Castenfors GWS

Learn more about desire, addiction, passion and lack of space! In a conversation with four passionate art collectors.


Milou Allerholm GWS

How to build an attracting artspace, a conversation about audiences, financing and profiling with four art gallery managers.


Charlotte Gyllenhammar

Listen to this acclaimed artist about her view of art and how she worked to become one of Sweden's most significant artists in sculpture.


Anneè Olofsson

Annee Olofsson primarily work with video and photography. 
She is also known for her sculptures (including 3D art) and installations.


Tarik Saleh & AKAY

The two street artists, Tarik and AKAY have a past that has continued to this day. Hear more about their thoughts on art and their common past that spans over four decades.

Julia Peirone

Julias artistry explores identity in photography, often young females depicting childhood and adulthood reflections on vulnerability, shame and sexuality.

Patrick Amsellem

Patrick Amsellem is a curator, museum professional and director of Statens konstråd/Public Art Agency Sweden. He holds a Ph.D in art and architectural history from The Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.