Extraordinary Living

Since we are art nerds,’ says Stefan Lundgren, ‘everything revolves around art.’ Spend just a short time in the apartment in the historical centre of Palma de Mallorca that gallerist and collector Stefan shares with his wife Pärnilla, children, Lukas and Axel, and the family’s dogs – Nilla and Fannie – and you will realise that this is anything but an idle boast.

- Robyn Alexander

Since we are art nerds,’ says Stefan Lundgren, ‘everything revolves around art.’ Spend just a short time in the apartment in the historical centre of Palma de Mallorca that gallerist and collector Stefan shares with his wife Pärnilla, children, Lukas and Axel, and the family’s dogs – Nilla and Fannie – and you will realise that this is anything but an idle boast.

In marked contrast to the weatherworn tonal colours that characterise the peaceful surrounding streets and which continue up the serene old staircase that leads to the Lundgrens’ front door, inside, a visitor’s first impression is of bright colours and arresting shapes. The entrance hall is where the at-home art show kicks off: the works on display include a sculpture by Ry Rocklen, paintings by Gerald Davis, Clare Rojas, David Noonan, Jonas Wood, Georg Herold, Bigert & Bergström and Lars Nilsson, photographic works by Sara VanDerBeek and James Welling, a mixed-media piece by Justin Lieberman and a Nicolas Ceccaldi video work.

Through the entrance hall, a series of rooms – each of which opens onto the next and which are separated by wide wooden doorways – draws the spellbound visitor through the apartment.Another two rooms entirely devoted to artworks succeed the first (different owners might well have had formal living and dining spaces here) and they feature a boldly lit red sculpture by Timur Si- Qin, abstract and figurative contemporary paintings by Jonathan Meese and Fredrik Værslev, and sculptural works by Justin Beal and Alex Da Corte.