{"id":14814,"date":"2019-07-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?p=14814"},"modified":"2026-02-26T19:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:12:55","slug":"edvard-munch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/edvard-munch\/","title":{"rendered":"Edvard Munch at the British Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edvard Munch Love and Angst<\/h2>\n

British Museum from 11th April \u2013 21st\u00a0 July 2019<\/h3>\n
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\u201cWe do not want pretty pictures to be hung on drawing-room walls.<\/em> We want… an art that arrests and engages. An art of one\u2019s innermost heart.\u201d \u2013 Edvard Munch<\/big><\/p>\n

\"Munch\"The creator of art’s most haunting and iconic face. A radical father of Expressionism. Norway\u2019s answer to Vincent van Gogh. But who was Edvard Munch? Discover this pioneering, subversive artist as the British Museum lifts the veil on his life and works in the largest show of his prints in the UK for 45 years.<\/b><\/p>\n

The emotional intensity of The Scream<\/em> has reverberated through history, speaking to generations. The fact that it needs no explanation is arguably one of its strengths. Yet perhaps it is also the reason that, beyond his name, we know so little about its creator \u2013 The Scream<\/em> speaks for itself. Although it has become a universal symbol of human anxiety, it is a deeply personal response to Munch\u2019s upbringing and experiences as a young artist.<\/p>\n

Unconventional lifestyle<\/h4>\n

Looking at the cities of pre-war Oslo, Berlin and Paris, the exhibition shows how new ideas about personal and political independence gave rise to an important voice. Visceral, rebellious and hungry for new experiences, Munch rejected his strict Lutheran upbringing to pursue an unconventional lifestyle. He travelled across Europe, drawing artistic inspiration from the bohemian circles he encountered and his passionate love affairs. Munch\u2019s work articulated his experiences of life in a rapidly changing Europe, that was to be shattered by the first global industrialised conflict.<\/p>\n

In this collaborative exhibition with the Munch Museum in Oslo, discover how he mastered the art of printmaking and explore his remarkable body of work. Munch\u2019s innovative techniques, bold use of colour and dark subject matter resonated with shifting attitudes. They mark him out as one of the first truly \u2018modern\u2019 artists.<\/p>\n

British Museum
\nGreat Russell Street
\nLondon WC1B 3DG
\nUnited Kingdom<\/p>\n

Visit the British Museum here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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