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1932 - 2008. Known for: Collage, performance art, political themed portraits.
Kjartan Slettemark was a driving force on the Scandinavian art scene for less than half a century and a pioneer in both performance and art activism. With early actions like the occupation of Moderna... Read full biography
Kjartan Slettemark was a driving force on the Scandinavian art scene for less than half a century and a pioneer in both performance and art activism. With early actions like the occupation of Moderna Museet in Stockholm, his travels with a passport with a picture of a bearded Richard Nixon and his... Read full biography
Kjartan Slettemark was a driving force on the Scandinavian art scene for less than half a century and a pioneer in both performance and art activism. With early actions like the occupation of Moderna Museet in Stockholm, his travels with a passport with a picture of a bearded Richard Nixon and his unexpected appearances of poodle costume, he soon became one of our most talked about artists. Over time, he went from being an anti-authoritarian activist to creating works of a more introverted... Read full biography
Kjartan Slettemark was a driving force on the Scandinavian art scene for less than half a century and a pioneer in both performance and art activism. With early actions like the occupation of Moderna Museet in Stockholm, his travels with a passport with a picture of a bearded Richard Nixon and his unexpected appearances of poodle costume, he soon became one of our most talked about artists. Over time, he went from being an anti-authoritarian activist to creating works of a more introverted character. Instead of criticizing the system and power, his art took on a conciliatory stance. Kjartan Slettemark is perhaps best known for his collages, which are based on a photograph of the coffee-drinking American president Richard Nixon. Slettemark... Read full biography
Kjartan Slettemark was a driving force on the Scandinavian art scene for less than half a century and a pioneer in both performance and art activism. With early actions like the occupation of Moderna Museet in Stockholm, his travels with a passport with a picture of a bearded Richard Nixon and his unexpected appearances of poodle costume, he soon became one of our most talked about artists. Over time, he went from being an anti-authoritarian activist to creating works of a more introverted character. Instead of criticizing the system and power, his art took on a conciliatory stance. Kjartan Slettemark is perhaps best known for his collages, which are based on a photograph of the coffee-drinking American president Richard Nixon. Slettemark has transformed that picture into many versions with different texts in a never ending stream of art work. Early on, he took on new... Read full biography
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- •Collage and/or Decoupage