Tønsberg/Berlin

Tønsberg/Berlin
C-Print Plexi/Aluminium 70 x 100 cm




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C-Print Plexi/Aluminium 70 x 100 cm

Thor Steinar is a German clothing brand manufactured by Thor Steinar Mediatex GmbH, a subsidiary of International Brands General Trading, a Dubai-based company. 

Various authorities and organizations, including Brandenburg Verfassungsschutz, have identified the wearing of Thor Steinar clothes as one of the indications of membership in the Right-wing subculture. Wearing the label is prohibited in the German Bundestag and in the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Various designs by Thor Steinar have had Norwegian flags and Norwegian names, such as Trondheim, Nordfjord, Nordstrand or Bergen. The official stores selling the clothes are also named after the oldest Norwegian city, Tønsberg. The government filed a complaint against the use of the Norwegian flag in February 2008. The legal complaint however failed and it is unlikely that a second attempt will be made.

BROKEN ART
Kunstmuseet KUBE
20.11.2010 - 23.01.2011
Ålesund, Norway