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for Europa
© Stefan Themerson/Bildupphovsrätt 2025 © Francizka Themerson/Bildupphovsrätt 2025
Artist
Stefan Themerson
(Polen, 1910 - 1988)
Artist
Francizka Themerson
(Polen, 1907 - 1988)
Date1932
Medium16 mm transferred to 2K digital video, b/w, sound
Dimensions11:40 min
ClassificationMoving Images
Credit LinePurchase 2024
Countries
On view
StockholmRoomGallery 01:2
Object NumberMOM/2024/7
CollectionsRecent Acquisitions
About the artworkCreated in 1931 in Poland, the anti-fascist film Europa is an interpretation of Anatol Stern’s 1925 futuristic poem of the same title. The work was confiscated by the Nazis during World War II and considered lost – until it was rediscovered in the German National Archives in 2019. Stern’s thematic core is preserved, and the film depicts Europe’s descent into chaos and self-destruction. The poem’s message is conveyed through innovative techniques, reinforced by striking visual contrasts and variations in narrative pace. Using collages and photograms, they captured the moral decay of the era, creating what is now considered an avant-garde masterpiece.
Selected exhibition history Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Selected exhibition history Den underjordiska himlen. Surrealism i Moderna Museets samling Moderna Museet, Stockholm