Öyvind Fahlström's Mao-Hope March Examined in Afterall Essay
David Bussel's essay 'Are You Happy?': Notes On Öyvind Fahlström's Mao-Hope March was published in Afterall Journal Issue 54 on 28 April 2009. The full text is accessible only to subscribers or via individual purchase from University of Chicago Press. The essay analyzes Fahlström's work, which combines political imagery and pop art aesthetics. Related articles in the same issue include Sheau Yun Lim's 'Inside History: The Life and Paintings of Inauk S. Gullah' (12 March 2026), Antonio Echeverría's interview with Gonzalo Díaz (14 January 2026), Rada Georgieva's essay on Díaz's infrastructural aesthetics (14 January 2026), and Els Silvrants-Barclay's response to 'Save M HKA: A Roundtable' (17 December 2025).
Key facts
- Essay by David Bussel on Öyvind Fahlström's Mao-Hope March
- Published in Afterall Journal Issue 54
- Publication date: 28 April 2009
- Full text requires subscription or purchase from University of Chicago Press
- Related articles include works by Sheau Yun Lim, Antonio Echeverría, Rada Georgieva, and Els Silvrants-Barclay
- Related articles cover artists Inauk S. Gullah and Gonzalo Díaz
- Afterall is a contemporary art journal
Entities
Artists
- Öyvind Fahlström
- Inauk S. Gullah
- Gonzalo Díaz
Institutions
- Afterall
- University of Chicago Press
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