© Karin Frostenson © Lars Hillersberg/Bildupphovsrätt 2025
Artist
Karin Frostenson
(Sverige, född 1946)
Artist
Lars Hillersberg
(Sverige, 1937 - 2004)
Date1968
MediumPlakatfärg på papper monterad på spånskiva
DimensionsBildmått: 215 × 150 cm
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LinePurchase 1968
Countries
Object NumberNM 6217
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkA myriad of figures: comic strip characters, political icons and satirical portraits.
Where did they come from, where are they going, and are they related in any way?
They are all figures from American history, who reached Sweden via the buzzing media, filled with politics, sports and the Hollywood film industry. Hillersberg started the radical magazine Puss in 1968, Frostenson was one of his colleagues, together with Lena Svedberg (1946-1972) and others. The magazine attacked hypocrisy of all kinds and contained harsh political satire aimed at Sweden's relation with the USA.
Selected exhibition history Motstånd/ MOMA möter Moderna 1960-2000 (2001) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Alternative Suédois / Svenskt Alternativ. D. Bengtsson, O. Billgren, L. Englund, John-e Franzén, L. Hillersberg, E. Höste, O. Kåks, U. Samuelson (1970) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Svenskt alternativ : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 1970
Where did they come from, where are they going, and are they related in any way?
They are all figures from American history, who reached Sweden via the buzzing media, filled with politics, sports and the Hollywood film industry. Hillersberg started the radical magazine Puss in 1968, Frostenson was one of his colleagues, together with Lena Svedberg (1946-1972) and others. The magazine attacked hypocrisy of all kinds and contained harsh political satire aimed at Sweden's relation with the USA.
Selected exhibition history Motstånd/ MOMA möter Moderna 1960-2000 (2001) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Alternative Suédois / Svenskt Alternativ. D. Bengtsson, O. Billgren, L. Englund, John-e Franzén, L. Hillersberg, E. Höste, O. Kåks, U. Samuelson (1970) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Svenskt alternativ : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : 1970