REDISCOVER HISTORY, 2017

Please note: The piece is, and will be supplied, unframed 

REDISCOVER HISTORY is based on one of the first paintings of Laibach Kunst, entitled "Blue Sower in Lenin's Room ", created in 1982. The original version of this painting is now in private collection. Laibach created a copy of it in 2021.

Isaac Brodsky, who originally painted “Lenin in Smolny”, created the image of Lenin based on sketches and photo documents in 1930, after Lenin's death. Painting was made to mark the 60th anniversary of Lenin’s birth. The artist carefully and consciously selected a specific time and place in which to set the subject of the painting – the first months of the Soviet regime when Smolny the HQ of the Revolution. Brodsky wanted to convey an absolute portrait likeness and the concentrated, business-like appearance of Lenin canonising him as the leader of the world proletariat. Over time, the picture became christomatic, familiar to many generations of Soviet citizens since childhood.

Because the sheer amount of information in historical sources can seem overwhelming to most of people, REDISCOVER HISTORY is a work of art which is created to better understand and interact with historical materials that may be difficult to attain or retain. For example, people can compare several different narratives about a specific historical event and discuss the reasons behind the differing viewpoints and what these say about both the event itself and the ways we see the past in general.

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