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Postcard

1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jagodic, Stane (artist)
Place of origin
Slovenia (made)

Many artists, designers, photographers and other creative workers make their own Christmas cards for private use in which their investigations of self, gender, the body, death and the sacred may be seen in concentrated form. This example by Slovenian satirist Stane Jagodic subverts a cultural icon from the National Gallery, Ljubjana.


Object details

Categories
Artists' Multiples
Christmas
Greeting Cards
Portraits
Object type
Postcard
Materials and techniques
Postcard (lithography on card) and press studs
Brief description
Christmas card by Stane Jagodic
Physical description
Postcard reproducing Mihael Stros portrait of Luiza Pesjah (c.1855), customised by the artist with press studs inserted over the eyes
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.8cm
  • Width: 9.4cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Greeting (in Slovenian) and signature, on the back, hand-written in blue ink)
  • MIHAEL STROJ (1803-1871) / Luiza Pesjah, okoli 1855 / Luiza Pesjah, about 1855 / Narodna galerija, Ljubljana (back, top left, printed in black ink)
  • turistkomerc - zagreb (back, bottom left, printed in black ink)
  • - Zalozila (Published by) Narodna galerija, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia (back, down centre line, printed in black ink)
  • S - 7170 (back, lower middle, printed in black ink)
Gallery label
  • Contemporary Christmas Both in the business world and on the contemporary art scene, the corporate greetings card as a marketing tool can become, in the hands of the best talents of the creative industries, a tour de force of style, invention and wit. Every Christmas, the fine art handling company, Momart, commissions an artist to create a limited edition gift which it sends out as its corporate greeting. Meanwhile, many artists, designers and photographers make their own Christmas cards in which their investigations of self, gender, the body, death and the sacred may be seen in concentrated form.(November 2001)
  • Meaning Is a greeting card anything made - be it a wooden plaque or a paper lantern - to convey a message or greeting or to mark an event or occasion? Is it a particular format - something that opens and closes, an object type - something disposable made of ephemeral materials, or a medium of communication - including performing telegrams and virtual cards sent by e-mail? Artists in various media have begun to address the greetings card phenomenon for a variety of reasons - with some intriguing results. Every Christmas, the fine art handling company, Momart, commissions an artist to create a limited edition gift which it sends out as its corporate greeting. Meanwhile, many artists, designers, photographers and other creative workers make their own Christmas cards in which their investigations of self, gender, the body, death and the sacred may be seen in concentrated form.(15-6-2000)
Credit line
Given by Mark Haworth-Booth
Production
Reason For Production: Private
Subjects depicted
Portraits
Pesjah, Luiza
Summary
Many artists, designers, photographers and other creative workers make their own Christmas cards for private use in which their investigations of self, gender, the body, death and the sacred may be seen in concentrated form. This example by Slovenian satirist Stane Jagodic subverts a cultural icon from the National Gallery, Ljubjana.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.178-2000

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Record createdMarch 28, 2000
Record URL
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