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11/15/2019 - 03/01/2020
Institut suédois
11 Rue Payenne
75003 Paris
Peter Johansson appropriates symbols of Swedish heritage and, never fearing ridicule, impersonates well-known national figures. Adopting a powerful aesthetic on the frontiers of kitsch, he asks some highly topical questions: where is the boundary between pride in one’s country and nationalism? Who does cultural heritage belong to, and who is entitled to appropriate it? At what point do national emblems become set in stone? What symbols and images are able to represent a nation, and who makes that decision?
Institut suédois
11 Rue Payenne
75003 Paris
Peter Johansson appropriates symbols of Swedish heritage and, never fearing ridicule, impersonates well-known national figures. Adopting a powerful aesthetic on the frontiers of kitsch, he asks some highly topical questions: where is the boundary between pride in one’s country and nationalism? Who does cultural heritage belong to, and who is entitled to appropriate it? At what point do national emblems become set in stone? What symbols and images are able to represent a nation, and who makes that decision?