Jacob Dahlgren: No Stars, But Stripes

Jacob Dahlgren *1970 is among Sweden’s most important contemporary artists. Attracted by minimalist tradition, he finds abstraction in everyday objects and often overlooked details of contemporary life, which he employs to cre ate dynamic interactive installations and perfor mances that refer to the artistic styles of the 20th century such as Constructivism, Minimal Art, Pop Art, and the Op Art movement.  Besides being represented in numerous insti- tutional and museum shows internationally, Dahlgren made use of the Nordic Pavillon at the 52nd Venice Biennale di Venezia.