Culture / Society

Nina Rimér doesn't just like to paint, she's obsessed with it

By Eleanor Kittle

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For Nina Rimér, painting is as essential as breathing. In fact, the 22-year-old Swedish artist has spent most of her life with a brush or pencil in hand. Perhaps that’s why she creates works that evoke something beyond her years; massive paintings, both timeless and modern, that seem to reveal themselves over time. We delve into Rimér’s obsessive approach to her art