PALETTEN

Paletten is Sweden's oldest and longest-running art magazine, now in its seventh decade of continuous production. It is published in Swedish four times a year by Stiftelsen Paletten (The Paletten Foundation), located in Gothenburg.
Initially Paletten concerned itself primarily with local issues but, in the course of time, broadened its aims to include national and international art. Paletten portrays the art scene, presents artists and their work and initiates discussions, almost always as an alternative to mainstream culture.
Issues of the periodical are often devoted to particular themes or subjects: everything from trends and theories in art to problems connected with government art policy. Paletten collaborates with selected artists in producing each new issue.

HISTORY
The periodical is based in Gothenburg, Sweden, where it was founded in 1940. For many years it was produced by the Gothenburg Artists Club. Among the first members of its editorial staff were painters Nils Nilsson and Ragnar Sandberg of the Göteborgskoloristerna group as well as Hjalmar Eldh and C.T. Holmström. The first editor in chief of the magazine was Gunnar Wallin.
In addition to its primary focus on art, Paletten has also published poems and essays by leading Swedish authors including Erik Blomberg, Karin Boye, Gunnar Ekelöf and Nobel Prize laureate Harry Martinson.

Editors of Paletten have included Torsten Bergmark, Rabbe Enckell, Folke Edwards, Leif Nylén, Gertrud Gustavsson (Sandqvist), Hans Johansson and Isabella Nilsson. From 1971–1978 Håkan Wettre produced the periodical as managing editor. From the mid 1990s Paletten worked with guest editors who were curators, artists or critics and who brought an individual touch to each issue. These editors included Maria Lind, Ernst Billgren, Jan Håfström, John Sundkvist, Peter Cornell, Tom Sandqvist, Jan-Erik Lundström and Mika Hannula. From 2002 there have again been regular editors: Cecilia Gelin, Anna van der Vliet and, currently, art critic Sophie Allgårdh.