441

by Björn Lövin

Artist Björn Lövin (Sverige, 1937 - 2009)

Date1971

MediumMåleri på trä, platta i rostfritt stål

DimensionsBildmått: 101,7 × 83 cm Yttermått: 101,7 × 83 × 2 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LineDonation 1986 from the artist

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberMOM/2003/70

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkBjörn Lövin's works could be described as examinations of existential and social systems. 441 comes from an installation, Mr P's Moneys and Infinite Consumer, which were shown at Moderna Museet in 1971. The number is the amount in Swedish kronor which an assembly-line worker had left over after paying the bills, according to a Swedish government report published in 1969. In Lövin's work we meet Mr P and Dr Löwenskjöld. In their contacts with corporations such as Konsum and ILAC, they personify the man in the system, the individual in relation to corporativism and multinational empires. By building whole environments that visitors can move inside, Lövin reveals the similarities between the art museum and the department store.
Selected exhibition history Konsument i oändligheten. "Herr P:s Penningar". Två miljöer av Björn Lövin (1971) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Molnen mellan oss (2006) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Björn Lövin: Den omgivande verkligheten (den 2 april 2022 - den 18 september 2022) Moderna Museet, Stockholm I fokus: Björn Lövin (2004) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Konsument i oändligheten : "Herr P:s penningar" : två miljöer av Björn Lövin : Moderna Museet, 20 februari - 4 april 1971

Works by the artist