Full Description
In this book the five prominent contemporary artists Marlene Dumas, Terje Nicolaisen, Nalini Malani, Georg Baselitz and Tracey Emin have each compiled a personal selection of Edvard Munch's drawings. Munch drew more or less daily throughout his long life and left behind approximately 7700 drawings. Each of the five selections provide a unique glimpse into this abundant material and is presented together with works by the artists, and an interview in which they reflect on Munch's drawings and their own art.
Contents
Introduction
Edvard Munch's Drawings in Perspective
Ambiguity is Munch's Middle Name
Marlene Dumas interviewed by Mieke Bal
Dumas chooses Munch
The Same Free, Interesting Zone
Terje Nicolaisen interviewed by Halvor Haugen
Nicolaisen chooses Munch
Modes of Thinking and Figuring
Nalini Malani interviewed by Mieke Bal
Malani chooses Munch
There is No Longer Any Need for Landscape
Georg Baselitz interviewed by Jon-Ove Steihaug
Baselitz chooses Munch
True Drawing is Like a Heartbeat
Tracey Emin interviewed by Jon-Ove Steihaug
Emin chooses Munch
The Work Behind the Catalogue Raisonné
of Munch's Drawings
Magne Bruteig
