Sandro Catenacci's Art Collection at Blique Nobis

The art exhibition at Blique Nobis is part of the private collection of Sandro Catenacci, founder and owner of the Nobis Hospitality Group. Rooted in a deep appreciation for the classic and the timeless, the art collection at Blique Nobis is also an extension of his passion for contemporary design and architecture, fashion, and art.

The neighborhood where Blique Nobis is located is known as the Stockholm Gallery District, with several of the city’s finest art galleries just around the corner. By incorporating strong elements of creative expression into the building, we are paying tribute to our surroundings as well as to the work of Sigurd Lewerentz, the award-winning Swedish architect who designed our building.

Discover artworks by world-renowned artists such as Robert Indiana and Joel Shapiro, as well as Swedish-based artists like Nathalia Edenmonth and Martin Wickström.

ROBERT INDIANA

Born 1928–2010, from New Castle, Indiana.

Title: The Hartley Elegy Series. The Berlin Series, 1991

About the artist: Robert is an American artist—a painter and sculptor—who became a central figure in the Pop Art movement of the 1960s. His style is characterized by graphic design and a penchant for symmetry. His art captures the energy of American advertising—such as slogans and commercial logos—as well as the political excesses of American culture.

Indiana has a unique ability to combine stenciled text and numbers with bold, brightly colored blocks to create compelling signs. Indiana’s work explores national identity and the power of language. His work has been exhibited around the world and in some of the most renowned museums.

Indiana says that these paintings are the most important ones he has ever created. Why? Indiana was obsessed with the American Modernist Marsden Hartley. In 1989, he began his “Hartley Elegies” series, marking the 75th anniversary of the death of Hartley’s dear friend, whose loss sparked a significant creative output for Hartley. These limited-edition prints, which are still available on the market, combine a variety of symbols, numbers, and letters in Hartley’s signature Modernist style.

JOEL SHAPIRO

Born in 1941 in New York

Artwork title: Untitled JS 2242, 2017–2018

About the artist: Joel Shapiro’s angular, geometric sculptures draw inspiration from objects and the human body in various positions and forms. Joel Shapiro’s work bridges the gap between abstract and figurative sculpture in a distinctly post-minimalist style. In his prints, Shapiro often employs the same formal vocabulary to suggest a human presence, but is generally more focused on creating spatial relationships. Joel Shapiro’s work is included in the collections of most major museums and private institutions around the world.

JOEL SHAPIRO

Born in 1941 in New York

Title: Untitled, #8 of 60, 1990

About the artist: Joel Shapiro’s angular, geometric sculptures draw inspiration from objects and the human body in various positions and forms. Joel Shapiro’s work bridges the gap between abstract and figurative sculpture in a distinctly post-minimalist style. In his prints, Shapiro often employs the same formal vocabulary to suggest a human presence, but is generally more focused on creating spatial relationships. Joel Shapiro’s work is included in the collections of most major museums and private institutions around the world.

MIKAEL JANSSON

Born in 1958 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Artwork title: Nürburg #10, Speed Of Life, 2006

About the artist: Mikael Jansson is one of the world’s leading fashion photographers and directors, contributing his work to *Vogue* while also capturing the biggest rock stars and celebrities of all time. Jansson gained international recognition for a nude portfolio published in *Dutch Magazine* in 1998. The feature spanned 82 pages and included fashion credits alongside nude images in a nod to Andy Warhol. In addition to establishing himself with an international roster of brands since the early 1990s, Jansson has had several books published and exhibitions organized.

Mikael Jansson has a unique ability to capture the moment. In 2007, Jansson followed the Formula 1 circuit around the world, photographing cars, drivers, mechanics, race tracks, pit lanes, and spectators. He captured the interplay between speed and mortal men—all the excitement and glamour surrounding the world’s coolest motorsport.

“Speed of Life” depicts a unique subculture with its own internal codes. A visit to the Monza racetrack in Italy sparked a fascination.

NATHALIA EDENMONTH

Born in 1970 in Yalta, Ukrainian SSR.

Artwork title: Dolce Vita, 2016

About the artist: Edenmont is a Swedish-Ukrainian photographer who moved to Sweden and Stockholm in 1991. Edenmont’s work explores pop culture through photography. Her work exists at a point where there is a tension between painting and photography, abstraction and figuration, attraction and repulsion. Her work is based on fundamental themes such as birth, death, womanhood, sex, beauty, and decay. She addresses taboo subjects such as menstruation and miscarriage. She uses natural materials such as beetles, flowers, and vegetables, presenting them in abundance as lavish sculptural costumes for her models in a fusion of portraiture and still life genres. In dramatic compositions that display an almost baroque love of excess, the artist draws on childhood memories and her own experiences.

Edenmont says: “Photography is capable of capturing and mimicking the same hypocrisy that
,shaped my upbringing. In photographs, wilting flowers bloom long afterthey
, have withered. While the blood in my images still looks vivid and alive, theblood
, in reality, has long since congealed and clotted—much like the ideals that
, were once so vivid in my youth.”

LENNART RODHE

Born in 1916 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Artwork title: No Title #00_047, 1989

About the artist: Born in 1916 in Stockholm, Sweden. Lennart Rodhe, a painter and graphic artist, was one of the leading figures of modernism in Sweden. His big breakthrough came in 1947 when he and a number of colleagues participated in the exhibition *Ung Form* at *Färg och Form* in Stockholm. His entire body of work is characterized by a constant exploration of colors, shapes, and motifs.

MARTIN WICKSTRÖM

Born in 1957 in Finspång, Sweden

Title: Perfume River XII, 2014

About the artist: Many of the works in Martin Wickström’s portfolio consist of historical cultural materials, such as documentary photographs, portraits of film stars, or fragments from a Spider-Man comic. These are combined with personal experiences and elements from the present. The carefully crafted balance between pop art and Swedish melancholy sparks interest and fascination. Martin Wickström began his career as an artist in the 1980s while studying at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. He achieved his major breakthrough in the 1990s. His works have been featured in major exhibitions around the world—from Beijing and Sydney to New York and here in Sweden.

MARTIN WICKSTRÖM

Born in 1957 in Finspång, Sweden

Artwork title: Nightrain, 2009

About the artist: Many of the works in Martin Wickström’s portfolio consist of historical cultural materials, such as documentary photographs, portraits of film stars, or fragments from a Spider-Man comic. These are combined with personal experiences and elements from the present. The carefully crafted balance between pop art and Swedish melancholy sparks interest and fascination. Martin Wickström began his career as an artist in the 1980s while studying at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. He achieved his major breakthrough in the 1990s. His works have been featured in major exhibitions around the world—from Beijing and Sydney to New York and here in Sweden.