Öyvind Fahlström

(Swedish, 1928–1976)

Öyvind Fahlström was a Swedish artist known for his esoteric approach to exploring semiotics through visual systems. Often employing mysterious symbols and text, Fahlström created works meant to suggest epic narratives, as seen in his Sketch for World Map Part 1 (Americas, Pacific) (1972). The artist once said he sought to “create a world of situations and actions in a contradictory and discontinuing time-space.” Born on December 28, 1928 in São Paulo, Brazil to Swedish and Norwegian parents, Fahlström was sent to Stockholm at the age of 10. Due to the onset of World War II, he remained in Sweden to complete his secondary education. He became a Swedish citizen, and went on to study classics and art history at the University of Stockholm. As a young man he began writing for Swedish publications, and produced poetry, plays, translations, and art. In 1961, the artist moved to New York, which was his primary place of residence for the rest of his life. Living in the same building as Jasper Johns, Fahlström’s artistic production increased with his associating with American avant-garde artists. He participated in Happenings, exhibited his work at the 1964 and 1966 Venice Biennales, and continued to write plays. The artist died on November 9, 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

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Art & Exhibitions

The São Paulo Biennial Goes Neo-Hippie and Post-Apocalyptic

by Christian Viveros-Fauné

The São Paulo Biennial Goes Neo-Hippie and Post-Apocalyptic

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Dominique Levy Gallery Revisits the Experimental Drawing Surge of the 1960s

Dominique Levy Gallery Revisits the Experimental Drawing Surge of the 1960s

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The 32nd Bienal de São Paulo Announces Preliminary Artist List

by Lorena Muñoz-Alonso

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Öyvind Fahlström Artworks

Öyvind Fahlström (410 results)

Sans - Komposition

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Sans - Komposition

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Hjärncentrifug, 1957

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Hjärncentrifug, 1957

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Ade-Ledic-Nander I, 1955

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Ade-Ledic-Nander I, 1955

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Column no. 4 (IB-affair), 1974

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Column no. 4 (IB-affair), 1974

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Composition

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Study for Life-Span No.3 (Marilyn Monroe), 1968

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Study for Life-Span No.3 (Marilyn Monroe), 1968

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Column no. 4 (IB-affair), 1974

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Column no. 4 (IB-affair), 1974

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Notes 7 (Gook Masks), 1971

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Notes 7 (Gook Masks), 1971

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Map

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Sale Date: June 25, 2012

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Phase 4 of Sitting... Five panels, 1967, 1967

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Phase 4 of Sitting... Five panels, 1967, 1967

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Elements for meatball curtain, 1970

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Elements for meatball curtain, 1970

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Section of world map - A puzzle, 1973

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Section of world map - A puzzle, 1973

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Column no 1 (Wonder bread)

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Column no 1 (Wonder bread)

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Phase 3 of sitting...Five Panels, 1974

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Phase 3 of sitting...Five Panels, 1974

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Minneslista (Till Dr. Schweitzers sista..., 1964

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Minneslista (Till Dr. Schweitzers sista..., 1964

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Timmen tabu, 1959

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Timmen tabu, 1959

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För Moderna Museets filmstudio, 1964–1966

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För Moderna Museets filmstudio, 1964–1966

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Sketch for World Map from the Peace Portfolio, 1972

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Sketch for World Map from the Peace Portfolio, 1972

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Column no. 4 (IB-affair), 1974

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Column no. 4 (IB-affair), 1974

Sale Date: March 28, 2012

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Minneslista till Dr Schweitzers sista..., 1964

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Minneslista till Dr Schweitzers sista..., 1964

Sale Date: January 30, 2012

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Minneslista till Dr Schweitzers sista..., 1964

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Minneslista till Dr Schweitzers sista..., 1964

Sale Date: December 6, 2011

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Utan titel

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Sale Date: November 16, 2011

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