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Kjartan Slettemark

Kjartan Slettemark (1932 - 2008) was active/lived in Sweden.  Kjartan Slettemark is 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 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 techniques, especially fast media such as the polaroid camera and video. He saw himself as a "videod   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1259 characters.]  Artist bio

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