Monument över den sista cigaretten
by Erik Dietman
Artist
Erik Dietman
(Sverige, 1937 - 2002)
Alternate Title
- Monument to the Last Cigarette
Date1975
MediumConcrete, brass, wood, cast iron
ClassificationSculptures
Credit LineDonation 1976 från konstnären
On view
StockholmOutdoor SculpturesRoomOutside location
Object NumberMOMSK 76
About the artworkA monument is usually erected in
honour of an important person or a great
event in the history of a nation. But Erik
Dietman’s mighty plinth is crowned
apparently by nothing. A ladder invites
viewers to climb up and take a look.
Please do! At the top of the ladder you
will find an ashtray with a little ash inside,
cast in bronze. Witticisms, linguistic
or otherwise, are often as essential as
the sculptural form in Erik Dietman’s
oeuvre.
Selected exhibition history Boulevard Dietmann, Objekt 1962-1976 av Erik Dietman (1976) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pop Art & Nouveau Réalisme, ur samlingarna (1991-1992) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Erik Dietman : Moderna Museet : 5 nov - 12 dec 1976Pop Art & Nouveau realisme : ur Moderna Museets samlingar : Moderna Museet 26.12.1991 - 09.08.1992
Selected exhibition history Boulevard Dietmann, Objekt 1962-1976 av Erik Dietman (1976) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Pop Art & Nouveau Réalisme, ur samlingarna (1991-1992) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Erik Dietman : Moderna Museet : 5 nov - 12 dec 1976Pop Art & Nouveau realisme : ur Moderna Museets samlingar : Moderna Museet 26.12.1991 - 09.08.1992