Exhibition of approximately 140 works by Edvard Munch opens in Dusseldorf

With approximately 140 works that have rarely if ever been exhibited in Germany, the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen presents the “unknown” Edvard Munch (1863– 1944) at K20. These paintings, prints, and sculptures were selected by Karl Ove Knausgård (b. 1968). The internationally celebrated author, like Munch himself a native Norwegian, achieved worldwide fame with his six-volume autobiographical novel, which has been translated into more than thirty languages and has received numerous prizes. His decidedly personal point of view opens up a fresh perspective onto a man who was, arguably, the most important representative of the Scandinavian avant-garde of the early twentieth century, while highlighting the continuing relevance of Munch’s concern with the embeddedness of the individual in society. “The exhibition of works by a historical artist follows the guiding principle of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhe