© Stilinovic´ Mladen
The Exploitation of the Dead
Artist
Mladen Stilinovic
(Kroatien, 1947 - 2016)
Alternate Title
- Exploateringen av de döda
Date1984- 1990
MediumPainted wood, metal, photographs, glass, pastries, textile, feathers, enamel and paper with print
DimensionsVarierande mått
ClassificationInstallations
Credit LinePurchase 2001
Countries
Object NumberMOM/2001/311
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkRed and black. Striking symbols and shapes, both political and religious. The paintings allude to “dead” movements in art, such as suprematism, social realism and geometric abstractionism. “Exploitation of the Dead” is a parade of objects whose historical meanings have changed or been lost over time, and which have become banal through repetition. Their significance has been diluted by uses as, say, souvenirs from the former Eastern Bloc, or accessories in the fashion industry. Mladen Stilinovic’s works are based in social and political commentary with ironic elements.
Selected exhibition history Efter Muren: Konst och kultur i det postkommunistiska Europa (1999-2000) Hamburger Bahnhof Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues After the wall : art and culture in post communist Europe : [Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 16 october 1999 - 16 january 2000]
Selected exhibition history Efter Muren: Konst och kultur i det postkommunistiska Europa (1999-2000) Hamburger Bahnhof Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues After the wall : art and culture in post communist Europe : [Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 16 october 1999 - 16 january 2000]