The artist German Lucie Stahl was born in Berlin in 1977, he first studied at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin , then at the Glasgow School of Art and Stadelschule in Frankfurt. He currently lives and works in Vienna , where from 2008 he directed with Will Benedict exhibition space Pro Choice . Today, an exhibition of large-scale seen by Gio Marconi in Milan , after having exhibited in Los Angeles (2013), Detroit ( with Tom Humphreys ) (2013), Brussels , Amsterdam (2012), Vienna , Cologne (2011), Hamburg (2010), Brussels (2008) , and London ( 2005). Use for his work in a particular photographic technique that provides consumer items on the plate of a scanner that detects shapes. Two-dimensional images obtained in this way are enlarged , printed, ink jet printers , and finally covered with a thick layer of gloss polyurethane that is almost a frame. The works are then hung directly on the wall of the gallery, such as posters . For his first show here in Milan at Giò Marconi Gallery Lucie Stahl has prepared a new series of books, posters, and posters using characteristic elements of the billboards and posters agitprop . Agitprop is an acronym for отдел агитации и пропаганды ( otdel agitatsii the propagandy ), ie the Department for agitation and propaganda organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the regional Soviet Union which was later renamed " Department ideological " . In the Russian language the term "propaganda" did not involve any negative connotation , as in French, Italian or English , it meant "dissemination , dissemination of ideas ." Activities and objectives were dell'Agitprop spread the ideas of Marxism - Leninism , and explanations of the policy implemented by a single party , as well as in different contexts spread all kinds of useful knowledge , such as agronomic methods . " Agitation " was , in political language , however, in pushing people to act in accordance with the planning of action of the Soviet leaders . At this point, if on the one hand in his work there is a story of a whole historical period between the darkest of Europe and Russia , on the other hand maybe it's his way wanting to praise and repeat this technique, romancing Stalinism and the breznevismo . In addition, the artist has put in evidence even small sculptural objects made from old beer cans and soda. And ' interesting to note that on his way to work and how much content captured by the newspaper , appearing in film , data are acquired after a visit to treat a knee by a physician Dr. Lu specializes in Traditional Chinese Medicine in Santa Monica, California. He says : "I am German . I lived in Los Angeles in recent years. I bought a Subaru brown that sometimes I drive in the desert where I collect old faded aluminum cans of Bud and Coke Alfred Gockel Endless Love . Only when I found myself lying on her back wearing only underwear in the dark and cold boundaries of the study of the Chinese doctor , I realized what could be these cans or, to be more precise , how to harness that my collection of waste. Realizing Tibetan prayer wheels . "