© Truls Melin
Aspirant
by Truls Melin
Artist
Truls Melin
(Sverige, 1958 - 2022)
Alternate Title
- Candidate
Date1989
MediumGjuten aluminium, plywood
DimensionsSkulptur: 161 x 200 x 96 cm. Sockelns höjd 94 cm
ClassificationSculptures
Credit LinePurchase 1989
Countries
On view
StockholmRoomFoyer floor 4
Object NumberMOMSK 154
About the artworkMachinery and vehicles feature frequently in Truls Melin’s art, and his sculptures set the imagination going. “Candidate” could be a crashed model airplane, but the fuselage and front are contained in a box, so it is hard to tell. This could be a disaster scene, but nothing is certain – Melin often delves into layers of meanings and inverts events, as a form of rehabilitation. He seeks to destabilise. The work may resemble a gigantic toy, but the artist says his intention was to cover up violence. Painting every part of the sculpture the same colour – a characteristic trait of Melin’s oeuvre – refers to the attempts to hush things up, a tendency that is especially pronounced in Swedish society, according to Melin: painting over the cracks.
Selected exhibition history Samlingsutställning 2010 - En annan rörelse (2010) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall (2003) Malmö Konsthall Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Spegling. Moderna Museets förvärv under 80-talet av 29 unga svenska konstnärers verk (1990) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall : [Malmö Konsthall : 8 februari - 4 maj 2003]
Selected exhibition history Samlingsutställning 2010 - En annan rörelse (2010) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall (2003) Malmö Konsthall Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Spegling. Moderna Museets förvärv under 80-talet av 29 unga svenska konstnärers verk (1990) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Moderna Museet c/o Malmö Konsthall : [Malmö Konsthall : 8 februari - 4 maj 2003]