We take you on a 90-minute tour through our exhibition! Experienced art educators will give you an introduction to the exhibition »Maria Lassnig and Edvard Munch. Flow of Paint = Flow of Lifes«.

For the first time, Maria Lassnig (1919–2014) and Edvard Munch (1863–1944) are being shown together in a major double exhibition. At first glance, more than half a century separates the Austrian artist—whose works were purchased early on by the Kunsthalle as the first German museum to do so—and the Norwegian painter—of whom the Hamburger Kunsthalle owns a large collection of paintings and works on paper. And yet there are astonishing parallels between their works and biographies. The thematic juxtaposition allows their work to be read in a new light.

Both artists share a unique approach to colour as a creative medium and a powerful means of expressing inner emotions such as grief, love, loneliness, fear, joy, and pain

The exhibition comprises over 180 works, including major works as well as rarely shown paintings and impressive works on paper, along with films by Lassnig, photographs, and a sculpture.

Participation: 8 € plus admission, available in advance. takes place in English
Meeting point: Foyer Galerie der Gegenwart