may 1, 1972 - Öyvind Fahlström, Sketch for World Map
Description:
This map is not geographic but represents the political, military and economic expansion of post-Second World War America across the world. The structure developed here is a preliminary study for the brightly coloured World Map, 1972, and the Column series of screenprints (Tate P78631 and P78632) which also use dense text, and cartoon-like illustrations to make similar critiques. He hoped to produce prints in unlimited runs to be sold for the price of a book. Sketch for World Map Part 1 (Americas, Pacific) was the closest he came to this goal and subsequent print runs were limited to fewer than 300 for financial reasons.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 1, 1972
Now
~ 54 years ago