Till övergripande innehåll
På svenska

Menu

Start › Exhibitions › Will You Be Profitable, My Friend?

Painting by Peter Tillberg of a classroom filled with children

Peter Tillberg, Will You Be Profitable, My Friend?, 1972 © Peter Tillberg. Photo: Åsa Lundén/Moderna Museet Bildupphovsrätt 2018

Will You Be Profitable, My Friend?

Swedish Art 1945-1979 in the Moderna Museet Collection

13.6 2026 – 19.9 2027

Stockholm

The collection

The exhibition examines Swedish art during the period 1945–1979, based on the Moderna Museet Collection. These are four turbulent decades that leave many different impressions on art. From abstract idioms and imaginative expressive expressions to strong political stances.

With the end of the Second World War, Sweden’s isolation is broken and the doors to the international art scene are opened again. During the coming decades, Sweden modernises at a rapid pace. But faith in the future soon turns to anxiety, and during the Cold War, commitment to social and political issues grows. The exhibition highlights artistic expressions, moods and themes from the period.

Curator: Matilda Olof-Ors, Moderna Museet

Calendar events

Painting by Peter Tillberg of a classroom filled with children
  • Opening event,
  • Vernissage
  • In Swedish

Vernissage: Blir du lönsam, lille vän?

Painting by Peter Tillberg of a classroom filled with children
  • Guided tour
  • In Swedish

Will You Be Profitable, My Friend? Swedish art 1945-1979 in the Moderna Museet Collection

Painting by Peter Tillberg of a classroom filled with children
  • Guided tour
  • In Swedish

Will You Be Profitable, My Friend? Swedish art 1945-1979 in the Moderna Museet Collection