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for Dr. Schweitzer's Last MissionDr. Schweitzer's Last Mission
Artist
Öyvind Fahlström
(Sverige, 1928 - 1976)
Alternate Title
- Dr Schweitzers sista uppdrag
Date1964-1966
MediumTempera on 8 metal boxes, 10 cut-out boards, 50 magnetized metal and vinyl cut-outs
ClassificationSculptures, Installations
Credit LinePurchase 1970
Countries
Object NumberNMSK 2093
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkIn Öyvind Fahlström’s largest installation, information and images are arranged like game board pieces, blending fact, fiction and irrationality into an open-ended narrative. He called his installation an "image organ" and exhibited it in different ways. The title refers to the German-French theologian Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965), who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952. Schweitzer, famous for his missionary work in medicine in Africa, but was part of the colonial project and its structure despite his outspoken resistance. In this work, Fahlström was addressing the corrupt, patriarchal order.
Selected exhibition history Öyvind Fahlström (1979) Musée d´Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pop Art & Nouveau Réalisme, ur samlingarna (1991-1992) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Manipulera världen (den 21 oktober 2017 - den 21 januari 2018) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Manipulera världen : Aktivera Öyvind Fahlström : [Moderna Museet 22/10 2017-17/5 2018]Öyvind Fahlström : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : [13 oktober - 9 december 1979]Manipulate The World : Connecting Öyvind Fahlström : [Moderna Museet 22/10 2017-17/5 2018] Pop Art & Nouveau realisme : ur Moderna Museets samlingar : Moderna Museet 26.12.1991 - 09.08.1992
Selected exhibition history Öyvind Fahlström (1979) Musée d´Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pop Art & Nouveau Réalisme, ur samlingarna (1991-1992) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Manipulera världen (den 21 oktober 2017 - den 21 januari 2018) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Manipulera världen : Aktivera Öyvind Fahlström : [Moderna Museet 22/10 2017-17/5 2018]Öyvind Fahlström : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : [13 oktober - 9 december 1979]Manipulate The World : Connecting Öyvind Fahlström : [Moderna Museet 22/10 2017-17/5 2018] Pop Art & Nouveau realisme : ur Moderna Museets samlingar : Moderna Museet 26.12.1991 - 09.08.1992