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The Square

Now I'd like to askour chief curator, Christian, to tell you aboutour first acquisition...

Now I'd like to ask
our chief curator, Christian, to tell you about
our first acquisition with this donation,
a piece known as "The Square", which you may
have seen on your way in

Full Transcript

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Now I'd like to ask our chief curator, Christian,
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to tell you about our first acquisition
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with this donation, a piece known as "The Square",
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which you may have seen on your way in.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:31
Uploaded
Jul 01, 2025
Genres
comedy, drama
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
An exhibition will also be tied to this artwork. - The Square 00:06
An exhibition will also be tied to this artwork.
Um, Dear Friends of the Museum, - The Square 00:12
Um, Dear Friends of the Museum,
Oh, a phone is ringing? Is it for me? - The Square 00:05
Oh, a phone is ringing? Is it for me?
My mother usually calls at this hour. - The Square 00:05
My mother usually calls at this hour.
May I take this opportunity to start over? - The Square 00:04
May I take this opportunity to start over?
It all felt a bit too stiff. Let me lose the mic. - The Square 00:07
It all felt a bit too stiff. Let me lose the mic.
I'd like you to do something for me. - The Square 00:05
I'd like you to do something for me.
I'm asking you to imagine that you are standing - The Square 00:08
I'm asking you to imagine that you are standing
Such as Odenplan, - The Square 00:08
Such as Odenplan,
It's an ordinary day and lots of people are in motion. - The Square 00:05
It's an ordinary day and lots of people are in motion.
You look down - The Square 00:10
You look down
That's what "The Square" is on a physical plane. - The Square 00:04
That's what "The Square" is on a physical pla...
It's like an empty frame waiting for its contents. - The Square 00:06
It's like an empty frame waiting for its contents.
Lola Arias compares "The Square" to a pedestrian crossing. - The Square 00:05
Lola Arias compares "The Square" to a pedestrian c...
A pedestrian crossing involves a clear-cut contract: - The Square 00:11
A pedestrian crossing involves a clear-cut contract:
In a similar way, there is a contract - The Square 00:08
In a similar way, there is a contract
If you enter this space and ask for help, - The Square 00:08
If you enter this space and ask for help,
Can you help me with a meal?" - The Square 00:09
Can you help me with a meal?"
"My father just died and I have no one to talk to. - The Square 00:05
"My father just died and I have no one to talk to.
Could you spare me 30 minutes of your time?" - The Square 00:05
Could you spare me 30 minutes of your time?"