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Sture Johannesson saw a number of his exhibitions cancelled. His irreverent use of cannabis plants in various museum spaces scandalised even the progressive society of his native Sweden.

His large production of posters featured messages in which the happy psychedelic culture of the sixties was set against the forcefulness of advertising. Yet the power of those posters lay in their capacity to activate the future, with sentences such as Turn on the Institutions or Find Out Yourself and other invitations to take part in a changing society. In his message Welcome back! For Ann-Charlotte, dedicated to his partner and artist, we can also read: Take a trip.

WORKS IN THE COLLECTION BY STURE JOHANNESSON

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Find Out Yourself!

1969

Sture Johannesson

Find Out Yourself!

1969

Sture Johannesson

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The Aquarian Planetarium: Day and Night – I Am You – Copenhagen

1969

Sture Johannesson

The Aquarian Planetarium: Day and Night – I Am You – Copenhagen

1969

Sture Johannesson

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Revolution Means Revolutionary Consciousness!

1968

Sture Johannesson

Revolution Means Revolutionary Consciousness!

1968

Sture Johannesson

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Modellen / The Model: A Model For a Qualitative Society

1968

Sture Johannesson

Modellen / The Model: A Model For a Qualitative Society

1968

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