THE METAL WORKER

Instrumentality of the State Machine – The Metal Worker, painted, signed, and stamped by Laibach

This is an enlarged interpretation of the legendary black and white Laibach poster from 1980.

One of Laibach's most iconic motifs from the 1980s, originally used also as a stage backdrop in the band's early concert appearances, including the "Occupied Europe Tour" in 1983. The motif of the worker was inspired by an illustration from a Yugoslav propaganda poster from communist era. 

The present painting itself was created in 2008–2009 as part of a larger installation, entitled “Instrumentality of the State Machine”, which Laibach first presented in 2009 as part of their extensive retrospective exhibition “AUSSTELLUNG! LAIBACH KUNST – RECAPITULATION”, at the Muzeum Sztuki Gallery of Modern Art in Łódź, Poland, and later as well in an exhibition in Zagreb, at Dom HDLU 2011, entitled “AUSSTELLUNG! LAIBACH KUNST – Ceci n'est pas Malevich”.

Created by members of Laibach, signed with four names (Eber, Saliger, Dachauer and Keller), and stamped with the group's emblem as well as their collective signature.

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