- Carl Johan De Geer
Carl Johan De Geer, (born
July 13 ,1938 inMontreal ,Canada ) Swedish artist, writer, musician and "friherre" of the nobleDe Geer family.Carl Johan De Geer grew up in a castle in
Skåne , SouthernSweden . He broke with hisbourgeoisie background and became a leftist artist, and studied at Konstfack, University College of Art, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. He also exposed his grandmother's ties to theNazis in a film called "Mormor, Hitler och jag".Most radical and provoking at that time was his 1967 painting of a burning Swedish Flag with the word "COCK" ("kuken") written on it. The painting was shown in an art gallery, but was immediately apprehended by the police.
Carl Johan De Geer has written a number of books and was also a member of the Swedish radical prog-band "
Blå Tåget ".External links
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