Down in the corner, on the back of a booklet from Theodor Forsbeck dated 2017, stood the words ”All Wrongs Reserved”. The phrasing highlights the defiant humor and the polemic against the established hierarchy that characterized his artistic practice.

Theodor Forsbeck (1987–2018), educated at the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm (2007–2011), navigated an exciting field between seriousness and playfulness. His imagery consists of a blend of popular culture references, subcultures, and recurring motivic figures. His output bore traces of high productivity.

This exhibition brings together four of Forsbeck’s modes of expression, highlighting the breadth of his process. At the center is a series of larger pencil drawings that have not previously been shown to the public. The works stand out as monumental, teeming compositions where portraits, patterns, and figurative fragments cover the surface in an almost collage-like flow. These are contrasted with acrylic paintings on panel, whose austere and at times scenographic gameboard architecture balances the unpretentious with a seriousness, as well as two ink works featuring graphically condensed sequences and pop-cultural frames of reference. The exhibition also features a digital video work by Theodor which, given the rapid technological advancement, has already acquired a neo-vintage feel.

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