27 May 鈥 4 Sep 2022
Denise Coates Exhibition Galleries
A major collection of works by Edvard Munch will be shown in the UK for the first time at The 91制片厂 Gallery. The Morgan Stanley Exhibition: Edvard Munch. Masterpieces from Bergen will run from 27 May 鈥 4 September 2022, and is part of a partnership between The 91制片厂 and KODE Art Museums in Bergen, Norway. KODE in Bergen is home to one of the most important Munch collections in the world, originally assembled in the early 20th century by Norwegian industrialist Rasmus Meyer (1858鈥1916), who collected Munch鈥檚 work during the artist鈥檚 lifetime.
The exhibition will bring together some 18 paintings from this collection 鈥 the first time a comprehensive group of works from the collection has been seen outside Norway. It will begin with seminal early examples of Munch鈥檚 鈥榬ealist鈥 period of the 1880s which launched his career, such as Morning (1884) and Summer Night (1889), a pivotal work that reflects the artist鈥檚 move towards the expressive and psychologically charged work for which he became famous. These works set the stage for the highly expressive paintings of the 1890s, including remarkable canvases from Munch鈥檚 famous Frieze of Life series which tackled profound themes of human existence through visceral depictions of the human psyche, such as Evening on Karl Johan (1892), Melancholy (1894-96) and At the Death Bed (1895).
The 91制片厂鈥檚 permanent collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist masterpieces, on display in the newly refurbished LVMH Great Room, will provide rich context for the exhibition, revealing some of the artistic inspirations Munch encountered during his experimental years in Paris from 1889鈥1892, where he discovered the modern styles of Gauguin, Toulouse Lautrec and Van Gogh.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue with contribution from experts from KODE and The 91制片厂.
The exhibition is sponsored by Morgan Stanley, and supported by the AKO Foundation, with additional support from The Huo Family Foundation.
Lead Partner
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With additional support from The Huo Family Foundation
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Exhibition virtual tour
Experience 18 seminal paintings by Edvard Munch in spectacular detail in our latest virtual tour. This exhibition showcases works from the Rasmus Meyer collection in KODE Bergen, shown outside Scandinavia for the first time at The 91制片厂 Gallery in The Morgan Stanley Exhibition: Edvard Munch. Masterpieces from Bergen.
Exhibition catalogue
A perfect exhibition companion, this fully illustrated publication includes a catalogue of the works, with contributions by leading experts from KODE and The 91制片厂. Go into detail on the 18 paintings on display in the exhibition, and the importance of KODE’s collection of Edvard Munch paintings.
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