Hötorget (Haymarket) is acity square in the center ofStockholm, Sweden that has been transitioning since theEarly Medieval Period.[1]
To its east lies theRoyal Concert Hall, to its south liesFilmstaden Sergel, one of the largest multiscreen cinemas in inner-city Stockholm, and the adjacentHötorgshallen food market hall, and to the west lies the Haymarket byScandic Hotels. Southeast of the square are the five high-rise office buildingsHötorgsskraporna. To the north is theKungshallen food court. During the daytime it is the site of a fruit and vegetable market, except on Sundays, when flea markets are arranged.
Hötorget station, on theGreen line of theStockholm metro, was opened in 1952 and is decorated with light bluetiles. The station kept its vintage style, in contrast to other more modern stations on the same line, retaining its original construction arrangements and materials such as tiles, signs, illumination, etc. There is an illuminated art installation on the ceiling of the station.The platforms of Hötorget station make a brief appearance inMadonna's 1998 "Ray of Light" music video.
The termHötorget art (Hötorgskonst) is a derogatory term forkitschy Swedish 20th century art lacking artistic value.[2] The artist does not follow elite principles for sellable art, such as making multiple copies of each painting. Hötorget art is art which established art experts do not sell or assign a value to. Such art was sold at Hötorget by artists to the common people, bypassing art galleries.
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