Anders Granberg
Conceptual artist


Allt förlöper fint / Doing Fine / US 
Year: 1996 – 2016


Interview by Magnus Welander
CC / Music: bensound.com/royalty-free-music



TEDx Umeå 2017


Works    Information




Over the last 20 years, I have mailed cards from all corners of the world to galleries, newspapers and museums in Sweden. During that time I also had cards sent from most of the United states. The motifs are always different, but the message remains the same: "Allt förlöper fint" (In English: Doing fine) on the front side and "Mvh. A. Granberg" (Best Regards, A. Granberg) on the back.

The project idea is to give the impression of a world citizen always on the road. In Sweden and in other countries, it is concidered important for artists to travel in order to absorb impressions and inspiration from a broad spectrum of world art and culture. However, few artists can afford it, including me. Hence, the vicarious vagabond.


I have e-mailed and faxed people in over 180 countries, asking for assistance in my project. Whoever is kind enough to help me recieves my home made postcards in an envelope. Adresses are already written on the postcards. These voulenteers then add their local stamps and mail the cards.

Two of the cards were adressed to myself for documentation and exhibition purposes.

The collection currently contains cards from 193 countries
and 45 United states.

This message was sent out using e-mail and fax:

Request for assistance in art project

Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Anders Granberg and I am living in the city of Stockholm, Sweden. Being an artist I am active in the field of contemporary arts. I am now looking for a person living in your state who could assist me in an art project which I am now working on and I found your address on-line. The kind of assistance required is mailing four postcards intended for various art museums, art galleries, newspapers in Sweden.

The postcards are hand made by myself and delivered by mail in an envelope to the person who would be kind enough to help me. All postcards will be completed with a message, my name and the name of the receiver, and the only thing required is providing stamps and putting the cards in a mailbox.

If You or anyone else would be kind enough to help me with my art project I will provide a detailed project description to explain my request further. Even if you are not able to help me I would greatly appreciate a response to this mail. Then I could try to find another contact for your state .

Best regards from Sweden,
Anders Granberg



Alabama
Sender: Steven Baumgarden



Arizona
Sender: Karen White

California
Sender: Anders Granberg

Connecticut
Sender: N/A. If you can be of assistance, please e-mail anders[a]diagram.se


Florida
Sender: Anders Granberg

Hawaii
Sender: Ben Miller

Illinois
Sender: Jackie Lee-Donabed


Iowa
Sender: Jackie Lee-Donabed

Kentucky
Sender: Lee Pearlman

Maine
Sander: Mitch Bennet

Massachusetts
Sender: Don McDougal

Minnesota
Sender: Jayne Sykora

Missouri
Sender: Lee Pearlman

New Hampshire
Sender: Charles Hughes

New Jersey
Sender: Nathan Able

New York
Sender: Helen Bergman

North Dakota
Sender: Kim Fink

Oklahoma
Sender: Ryan Cochrane

Pennsylvania
Sender: Mitch Bennet

South Carolina
Sender: Mitch Bennet

Texas
Sender: Larry Johnson

Vermont
Sender: Jason Ohrum

Washington
Sender: Ryan Cochrane

Wisconsin
Sender: Michael Flanagan. Guest artist: Joey Googe

Alaska
Sender: Greg Strelecki


Arkansas
Sender: Peaches Coleman-Peters

Colorado
Sender: N/A. If you can be of assistance, please e-mail anders[a]diagram.se


Delaware
Sender: N/A. If you can be of assistance, please e-mail anders[a]diagram.se


Georgia
Sender: Anders Granberg. Guest artist: Erika Lidén

Idaho
Sender: Barbi

Indiana
Sender: Andreas Duit

Kansas
Sender: David Burke

Louisiana
Mrs. Miller


Maryland
Sender: Sarah Workman

Michigan
Sender: Amiee Reed

Mississippi
Sender: Stacie Schneeflock

Montana
Sender: Anonymous

Nevada
Sender: Courtney Cochrane

New Mexico
Sender: Kristi Pagoulatos

North Carolina
Sender: Kevin Jenkins

Ohio
Sender: Anders E. Berg

Oregon
Sender: Ron Moore

Rohde Island
Sender: N/A. If you can be of assistance, please e-mail anders[a]diagram.se


South Dakota
Sender: N/A. If you can be of assistance, please e-mail anders[a]diagram.se

Tennessee
Sender: Lee Pearlman

Utah
Sender: Ann Felts. Guest artist’. Ron Moore


Virginia
Sender: Mrs. Worsham

West Virginia
Sender: Cybele Tomizawa. Guest artist: Ron Moore


Wyoming
Sender: Marie Wilson-McKee. Guest artist: Larry Johnsson