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Clark Talk Focuses on Munch's Mental Health10:54AM / Wednesday, September 16, 2009
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Jay A. Clarke will discuss the myth of artist Edvard Munch's mental instability during a free lecture on Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.
"Questioning Munch's Madness" is free and will be held at 3 p.m.
The art of Munch has become so intertwined with concepts of personal anxiety and torment — as embodied in his iconic "The Scream" — that his less sensational imagery remains relatively unknown. Clarke, the Manton curator of prints, drawings, and photographs at the Clark, will consider how history has shaped fascination with the artist's representations of devouring women and dying family members. She'll also discuss how history has excluded Munch's celebratory works such as his paintings and prints of male bathers and Norwegian landscapes created around 1900.
The Clark is located at 225 South St. The galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 to 5. Admission through October 31 is $12.50 for adults, free for children 18 and younger, members, and students with valid ID. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit clarkart.edu. |
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