Den Längsta Natten 2026
Yearly festival for explosions of images, sound and light. 6th edition.
SATURDAY 21/11
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13.00-16.00
KULTURHUSET BERGSJÖN – THE GALLERY
Bergsjöns kulturhusväg 4A
EXHIBITION OPENING & BOOK RELEASE
JOHN ANDERSSON – CLOUD HOTEL
John Andersson (1960–2023) was a Swedish comic artist, painter and surrealist who lived most of his life on the ninth floor of a high-rise in the Stockholm suburb of Hagsätra. He was painting, drawing and making music on analog synths. John listened to his inner voice – sometimes many voices – and got his inspiration from sci-fi films, dreams and visions.
Cloud Hotel is the first collected edition of John Andersson’s comics in English. It contains three comic albums by John Andersson published in the early 90s – Gene, Fred & Judy (1992), Schneiderdushen / Bole Sole (1994) and Wig of Atlas (1994), as well as a selection of stand-alone stories in full color.
John Andersson passed away in 2023; he left on the Yellow Brick Road and forgot to leave the key to the secret back door. Friends and colleagues formed an association called John Andersson Vänner (Friends of John Andersson) to preserve and continue his artistic legacy. This book is published together with them and we hope that it will travel around the world, from Oz to the Ice Castle.
The exhibition at Kulturhuset Bergsjön celebrates the new book and shows original art from John’s early comics, as well as a brand new series of screen prints produced by Longest Night.
The opening will include a public discussion about John Andersson’s life and art with invited guests from the organization Friends of John Andersson – Niklas Nenzén, Mattias Forshage, Christofer Dahlby, Martin Halldin, Anna Ehrlemark m.fl.
Exclusively at the opening, Martin Halldin will play cassette tapes with original, never released, music by John Andersson.
The exhibition will be on view until January 10th, during the library’s regular opening hours.
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15.00
KULTURHUSET BERGSJÖN – LILLA SALEN
Bergsjöns kulturhusväg 4A
FILM SCREENING
THE WORLD OF JOHN ANDERSSON (2015)
A film by Love Jonasson
John Andersson’s world does not belong to the gray everyday life. His life is full of dreams, hallucinations and visions that he experiences together with his 85-year-old mother. This is a story about the artist and cartoonist John who lives with his parents in a suburb of Stockholm. Open the door and get an amazing insight into John Andersson’s world!
SATURDAY 28/11
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17.00-21.00
GALLERI GUMMO
Koopmansgatan 2C
EXHIBITION OPENING
ZVEN BALSLEV (CPH) – LULULUM
Unruly creatures flock imaginary covers of extraterrestrial fanzines, giant monster hands fumble precious gadgets and the noise band from outer space are endlessly touring dystopian fastfood joints – this is the stuff of dreams for thirsty collectors at the zine fair on Mars! Zven Balslev fell into the pot of punk zines as a child and now his hands are vibrating with eternal spark for awry, stubborn, obstinate DIY regalia, fighting off contemporary depression with one last brush stroke at a time. Draw to live, and print to circulate the virus.
Zven Balslev is a Copenhagen based artist and the founder of the print workshop and publisher Cult Pump. He works with various printmaking techniques and has a curious eye for publishing some of the most interesting underground, art brut, surrealist, comic art out there.
A new screen printed book by Zven Balslev published by Longest Night will be released at the opening.
PERFORMANCE by EVIL MOISTURE (Paris) and IVER ASK OVERGAARD (COPENHAGEN)
Exhibition opening hours:
Sunday 29/11 11.00-15.00
Monday 30/11 – Thursday 3/12 16.00-18.00
FRIDAY 4/12
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19.00
LONGEST NIGHT
Dagjämningsgatan 14
EXHIBITION OPENING
LES SUCCUBES (BRUSSELS)
Whirlwind collective of young artists with the bug, everything they touch turns into deviant art! The return of the print bandits Les Succubes to Longest Night, this time with a free pass to turn the space over, thousands of butterfly wings and large manga eyes, animated dream chambers and mutate-to-survive skills. Must be experienced live.
Les Succubes is a multidisciplinary collective of young artists based in Brussels, printing and editing books and posters from the underground emergent scene. Drawing, painting, animation, performance, live shows, the collective madness brings the neurosis visuals alive and invites you to dive in on your own risk.
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20.00
LONGEST NIGHT
Dagjämningsgatan 14
CONCERT
TBA
SATURDAY 5/12
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14.00-18.00
FOLKTEATERN
Olof Palmes Plats 5
FIJUK MIDWINTER MARKET INTERNATIONAL
Fijuk Midwinter Market International is the biggest event of the year for graphic art, books, artist books, small press, fanzines, comics, illustrations, self-published, hand-made printed matter. The fair gathers a messy crowd of local artists and international guests from Bucharest to Malmö. Dip your eyes into the deep sea of words and images that flourish in the weirdest climates, creatures that carry their own light through the pitch dark, community that resist the fascistoid war mongering panic rooms on offer. Together we are stronger, together we are more beautiful. Highest quality, cheapest price, friends for life, all roads lead to Järntorget!
OPEN CALL – apply to participate at Fijuk Midwinter Market until November 21 st HERE.
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20.00
LONGEST NIGHT
Dagjämningsgatan 14
CONCERT
NOISE AFTER PARTY TBA
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∞KOLOFON∞
Organised by Longest Night in collaboration with Kulturhuset Bergsjön, Galleri Gummo, and Folkteatern.
With support from Västra Götalandsregionen and Göteborgs Stads Kulturförvaltning, thank you!
Festival poster by Les Succubes collective <3
