One of Edvard Munch’s final paintings – Between The Clock And The Bed – presents a chilling self portrait of an artist who knows death is close at end.
As you exit through the gift shop at the Tate Modern in London after witnessing the exhibition Edvard Munch: The Modern Eye , the recurring image that greets you on T-shirts, books, postcards and calendars is the Norwegian artist’s most famous work – The Scream.
Somewhat bizarrely, this famous image of alienation is one that you will not see in the exhibition itself. The Tate show, curated by Nicolas Cullinan, seeks to present a fresh perspective on Munch’s work from 1900 onwards and showing that he should be viewed as a more complicated and innovative modern artist rather than merely as the creator of a single iconic work.
The tag line for the show is “if you think you know Edvard Munch, think again”. Continue reading
