- This theme is always relevant, but it is quite interesting to see that the consumption-critical art has changed a lot over time, says Art News critic Dennis Dahlqvist.

Yes, the consumer society is starting to be seriously reflected in the art as the world's most successful hoarder Andy Warhol embodies his and contemporary habegear.

From pop art to poster art

But with the 68 movement and a new-born climate commitment, consumer criticism in the 1970s, with Swedish artists such as Carl-Johan De Geer and Lars Hillersberg.

"Their art can be described as politically charged, where they put similarities between the high-profile consumer culture that they saw in the US and were very critical of," says Helena Scragg, curator of the Norrköping Art Museum.

Stefan Teleman, who is now in retrospective at the Norrköping Art Museum, was also a child of his time.

- He collects advertising images in newspapers and looks for trends in time. He uses images straight from consumption, and above all he criticizes consumption, says Helena Scragg.

Against ambiguity and ambivalence

But then came the 1980s with boom and Yuppies. Artists such as Jeff Koons and Barbara Kruger reflected humanity's dual relationship with consumption. The art world's view of consumption began to become more and more nuanced.

- When compared to the 70s, consumer criticism was very naive and poster-like, and thus easier to turn to. Today it is much more ambivalent and double-bottomed, says Dennis Dahlqvist.