L’œil moderne
Edvard Munch: l’œil moderne sets out to shatter the myth of Munch the solitary genius preoccupied exclusively by his interior world. About time. Munch was keenly interested in new ideas and quick to incorporate them into his art. He read Einstein’s books on theoretical physics as they came out and absorbed them into his religious writings and paintings such as The Sun, which we see in this exhibition along with several Worker pictures inspired by contemporary politics as Communism swept Russia. Like Hockney, Munch loved new technology; he bought his first camera in 1902 and a cine camera in 1927… read more
Munch Tegneren (Munch Drawings) – Jan 18 – 9 April , 2007
Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway
Focuses on works of the 1890s.
Munch for Breakfast – March 23, 2007
Coffee, croissants and Sue Prideaux talking on Munch at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival.
Celebrates the launch of the paperback. Lasts for about an hour.
Edvard Munch: Signs of Modern Art – Mar 18 – 15 Jul, 2007
Beyeler Foundation, Basel, Switzerland
Retrospective focusing on Munch’s contribution as founder of Expressionism. A large exhibition with over 140 paintings and works on paper, including rarely-seen pieces from private collections.
From Edvard Munch to Barnett Newman: the collection of the Neue Nationalgalerie – Mar 4 – 6 May, 2007
Berlin, German
Symbolism from Moreau to Gauguin to Klimt – Feb 18 – 20 May, 2007
Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara, Italy.
The Mirror of Nature: Nordic Landscape Paintings, 1840-1900 – Feb 15 – 20 May, 2007
Nationalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway.
Includes some of the great Munch landscapes and sets them in their contemporary national context.
