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Save the Arctic. Stop Shell

Poster
2013 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The environmental campaigning organisation Greenpeace produced this poster as part of it 'Save the Arctic' campaign to highlight the negative impact of oil drilling in the Arctic. The design subverts the logo of the multinational oil company Shell by inserting a devils horn on one side and combining it with the face of a polar bear on the other. The design has been used by Greenpeace in many high profile stunts, including disrupting the 2013 F1 Grand Prix in Belgium when activists unfurled a large 'Shell-bear' banner.



Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSave the Arctic. Stop Shell (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Digital inkjet print on paper
Brief description
Poster, 'Save the Arctic. Stop Shell', digital print by Christian Uhlenfeldt for Greenpeace; Denmark, 2012
Physical description
Digital printed poster depicting half of a polar bears head and half of Shell oil's logo, the background is blue on the left and yellow on the right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43cm
  • Width: 28cm
Production typeLimited edition
Credit line
Given by Christian Uhlenfeldt/Greenpeace
Summary
The environmental campaigning organisation Greenpeace produced this poster as part of it 'Save the Arctic' campaign to highlight the negative impact of oil drilling in the Arctic. The design subverts the logo of the multinational oil company Shell by inserting a devils horn on one side and combining it with the face of a polar bear on the other. The design has been used by Greenpeace in many high profile stunts, including disrupting the 2013 F1 Grand Prix in Belgium when activists unfurled a large 'Shell-bear' banner.

Collection
Accession number
E.909-2022

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Record createdOctober 24, 2022
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