Karl Isakson
dal 14/5/2004 al 29/8/2004
Segnalato da
14/5/2004
Karl Isakson
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Karl Isakson (1878-1922) is one of the forerunners of modern painting in the Nordic countries. We take a closer look at the artist's imagery and the era in which he worked. Despite his importance in Sweden, this is the first major exhibition of Karl Isakson's work in 40 years.
Karl Isakson (1878-1922) is one of the forerunners of modern painting in the Nordic countries. We take a closer look at the artist's imagery and the era in which he worked. Despite his importance in Sweden, this is the first major exhibition of Karl Isakson's work in 40 years.
"Isakson's art is solitary, lucid, and necessary: it neither demands that we imbue it with meaning, nor does it refuse to imbue it with its own meaning, it simply takes and it gives, and is refreshing while it is deep and carried forth by passion".
This beautiful and poignant description of Karl Isakson (1878-1922) was written by the art critic and poet Gunnar Ekelöf. The Moderna Museet summer exhibition will be the first of Karl Isakson in forty years, and it will be an exhibition of paintings by a unique Swedish painter - but also a journey to the roots of modernism, to delicate landscapes, austere still-lifes and to the psyche of an extremely radical artist.
Opens May 15
Image: The Powder Barn
- Christiansö, 1920-21
© Karl Isakson
Admission: 40 SEK
Reduced admission: 30 SEK
Moderna Museet
Island of Skeppsholmen
Stockholm