Art + Environment I Circumpolar North
As part of an Anglo-Swedish Society organised event, I made a visit the Josef Frank exhibition currently being staged at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. Undertaken in association with Millesgården in Stockholm - the home, now museum, of the sculptor Carl Milles - this is the first instance his textiles have been exhibited in … Continue reading Exhibition Review: “Josef Frank Patterns: Furniture – Painting”
The exhibition Arven fra Anchers, or The Legacy of the Ancher's, is currently on show at the Skagen Museum, and provides a superb insight into the artistic process of both Michael and Anna Ancher, as well as the impact an artistic upbringing had on their only child Helga. Upon entering, it is Michael Ancher's Girl … Continue reading Exhibition Review: The Legacy of the Ancher’s, Skagen Museum
Ok, so yes this has absolutely nothing to do with Scandinavian art, unless you consider York's Viking history, but that's just a roundabout and convoluted way of justifying the inclusion of a mini-review on an exhibition to do with Flesh currently on show at York Art Gallery. I'm including this here as it is something I … Continue reading Mini Exhibition Review: “Flesh” at York Art Gallery
Edvard Munch's The Scream is one of the most recognised paintings in the history of art. One could argue that alongside Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Monet's Water Lilies, and Warhol's Marilyn, it has become an iconic, and popular, painting which the general public are increasingly familiar with. With Steffen Kverneland's graphic biography, simply entitled "Munch", the … Continue reading Book Review: Steffen Kverneland’s Glorious Graphic Novel “Munch”
It's been a long time, but I'm back! I have now completed my MA, and am taking a brief (few day) break before diving head first into PhD applications. To be back writing about something other than my dissertation is refreshing. I felt it easiest therefore to start back with something easy and simple, such as … Continue reading A (Belated) Review: Magic Light – En Plein Air Painting from the Late 19th Century, Waldemarsudde
Although the National Portrait Gallery's exhibition, Russia and the Arts, is nearing its end, I thought I would just say a few words. Being a student of Scandinavian art, it is only natural that my research interests extend to the same period in Russian art. A few years ago, the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm staged an … Continue reading Review: Russia and the Arts – The Age of Tolstoy and Tchaikovksy
Isabelle Gapp 