Three of the greatest painters of the last 200 years are brought together at Moderna Museet

STOCKHOLM.- In what is arguably one of the most ambitious exhibitions to be held at Moderna Museet, three of the greatest painters of the last 200 years are brought together, not in competition, but as a means to explore the ways in which artists across the centuries share interests, values and preoccupations. It is an exhibiton that focuses on the radical nature of painting. J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851), Claude Monet (1840-1926) and Cy Twombly (1928-2011) were each in their own time [...]

Diane Arbus, Irving Penn & Christer Strömholm in See the World! at Moderna Museet

STOCKHOLM.- Moderna Museet is presenting the history of photography with this year’s radical rehanging of its permanent collection. 16 April was the opening day for the second instalment of Another Story: See the World!, including works by iconic photographers such as Irving Penn, Diane Arbus and Christer Strömholm. A total of 545 works are now on show from one of Europe’s finest collections of photography. Carl Johan De Geer. CJ’s Photo Booth, 1968 / 2005 © Carl Johan De Geer. [...]

Largest-Ever Exhibition in Scandinavia of the Work of Alice Neel at Moderna Museet Malmö

MALMO.- This autumn, Moderna Museet Malmö presents Alice Neel: Painted Truths – the largest exhibition of this American artist ever to be shown in Scandinavia. With 59 works spanning more than 70 years, the exhibition fills the entire Turbine Hall and the new gallery at Moderna Museet Malmö. Today, Alice Neel (1900-1984) is an iconic figure in American painting. For most of her life, however, she worked without recognition from either critics or the public. Persistently and unremittingly, Neel continued [...]