Alexander Klingspor
Alexander Klingspor (born 1977 in Stockholm) is a contemporary Swedish painter and sculptor who has worked in Sweden, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Alexander Klingspor

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- Name
- Alexander Klingspor
- Born
- 1977
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Education
- Apprenticed to Mark English
- Known for
- Painting; sculpture
- Movement
- Surrealism
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- artist · painter · sculptor
- Languages
- Swedish · English
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Alexander Klingspor (born 1977 in Stockholm) is a contemporary Swedish painter and sculptor who has worked in Sweden, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
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Alexander Klingspor (born 1977) is an artist, painter and sculptor, of Swedish nationality. The artist was born in Stockholm. Languages used include English and Swedish.
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• Name — Alexander Klingspor • Born — 1977 • Birthplace — Stockholm, Sweden • Education — Apprenticed to Mark English • Known for — Painting; sculpture • Movement — Surrealism • Patrons — Iris Cantor, Whoopi Goldberg, Salman Rushdie, Stellan Skarsård • Website — www.alexanderklingspor.com
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Klingspor left Sweden for the United States and was apprenticed to the American illustrator and painter Mark English in Kansas City, Missouri. He then returned to Stockholm in Sweden and joined the workshop of Magnus Bratt, a copyist artist for the National Museum of Sweden, who specializes in 16th-century oil paintings. Klingspor has worked in Sweden, the United States, and the United Kingdom, based in Stockholm, New York City, and London. His themes explore the unconscious mind with a surreal quality. Klingspor's exhibitions include: • 2000 – Gallery Stenlund, Stockholm, Sweden • 2002 – Cercle Suedois, Paris, France • 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009 – Arcadia Gallery, New York City, United States • 2005 – Gallery Agardh & Tornvall, Stockholm, Sweden • 2007 – Christie's, Stockholm, Sweden • 2008 – LA Art Fair, Los Angeles, United States • 2008, 2013 – A Gallery, Gothenborg, Sweden • 2010 – Hotel Diplomat Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden • 2012 – Albemarle Gallery, London, United Kingdom • 2018 – "Surreal Alternative", RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York, United States • 2019 – "Eat The Night", RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York, United States • 2022–26 – Mollbrinks Art Gallery, London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London, United Kingdom • 2023–24 – NYC Legend, Art in the Parks, New York City, United States • 2023 – "It's all about Sculptures!", Mollbrinks Art Gallery, Kungshamn, Sweden • 2024 – Fiumano Clase Mixed Winter Exhibition, Fiumano Clase, St James's, London, United Kingdom Klingspor has been represented by the Albemarle Gallery in London, England, and the A Gallery in Gothenborg, Sweden. He has studios in New York City and at Stockholm's Royal Academy. Klingspor's works are held in the collections of Iris Cantor, Whoopi Goldberg, Salman Rushdie, and Stellan Skarsård. He is painted portraits of the economist Hans Tson Söderström and the CEO of Atlas Copco, Electrolux, and Ericsson, Michael Trescow. In October 2023, a large version of the sculpture N.Y.C. Legend was installed in Union Square, Manhattan, New York City, unveiled by Queen Silvia of Sweden.
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Alexander Klingspor is recorded with the occupation visual artist. Recorded as artist, painter and sculptor.
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1977
Alexander Klingspor born at Stockholm.
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- 1.RJD Gallery. Alexander Klingspor: Biography.
- 2.Alexander Klingspor (American/Swedish, born 1977). Artnet.
- 3.Alexander Klingspor: Swedish, b. 1977. Artsy.
- 4.Trippi, Peter. Klingspor in Context. alexanderklingspor.com.
- 5.Alexander Klingspor: Swedish 1977. MutualArt.
- 6.Exhibition, Alexander Klingspor: 2 Mar 2012 – 24 Mar 2012. ArtRabbit. 2012.
- 7.N.Y.C. Legend. nyc-legend.com.
- 8.Barron, James. Why a Sculptor Was Drawn to Sewer Alligators. The New York Times. 17 October 2023.
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