exhibitions
WE HAVE NEVER
BEEN MODERN
AFRANG NORDLÖF MALEKIAN
WE HAVE NEVER BEEN MODERN
Exhibition by Afrang Nordlöf Malekian
EXHIBITION OPENING:
APRIL 12TH
17.00 - 22.00
Opening hours for the exhibition April 13th - May 5th
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On October 4 1957, the Soviet Union put humanity's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into orbit around the Earth.
As an effect, a large number of companies began publishing advertising, which referred to space and space race, in the daily Persian newspaper, Ettelaat.
Images of satellites, rotation, rockets, earth and sky.
A Soviet car brand was the first to publish the day after Sputnik's journey through space became known. The advertisements began to gradually disappear in the 1960’s.
This work is built on these commercial ads.
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Afrang Nordlöf Malekian, born 1995, is a last year Bachelor student of Fine Art
at The Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm.
In his practise, he investigates the concept of modernity and industrialization through moving images, photography and installation.
Previous solo exhibitions include:
NUDA
Gallery Norberg / Norbergfestivalen
Leoparden (Uppsala)
Galleri Mejan
Group exhibitions in selection:
The Berlin Biennale 2018
Eroseffekten - Tensta Konsthall
Botkyrka Konsthall
Köttinspektionen (Uppsala)
Uppsala Konstnärsklubb
Reaktorhallen R1 (Stockholm)