This essay discusses the work of Swedish artist Lars Hillersberg (1937-2004), and it's positioning within and meaning for the establishment of pop art in Sweden. Hillersberg's double position as provocateur and the protegee of the artistic establishment is developed upon, through the backrop of his early work and exhibitions in the early 1960's. mot bakgrund av av några av hans tidiga verk och utställningar vid början av 1960-talet.