On the occasion of Tate’s exhibition Edvard Munch: The Modern Eye this symposium explores what made Munch such a quintessentially modern artist. Curators, art-historians, Munch experts and contemporary artists talk about different aspects of his practice and its significance today, from painting, film and photography to self-representation and the nature of the gaze.
Speakers include Angela Lampe, Clément Chéroux, Patricia Berman, Mai Britt Guleng, Sue Prideaux and Tracey Emin.
Tate Modern
Conference
Munch: The promise of modernity
Self-Portrait 'A la Marat' at Dr Jacobson's Clinic in Copenhagen
© Munch Museum
Tate Modern
Date & Time
13 October 2012 at 11.30–18.15
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Artist
Edvard Munch
1863–1944