Armlängds avstånd. Koncept eller verklighet? En studie över kommunala konsthallars självständighet
The idea of having a separation of power between government and public art institutions is a principle which Sweden upholds on a national level through the art council, “Statens Kulturråd”. The principle, namely the arm’s length-principle, is regulated on state level, but not on a municipal one in Sweden. This paper analyzes Swedish municipal “konsthallar” (derived from the German term Kunsthalle,