Gothic Modern. From Darkness to Light
Welcome to an art history seminar to mark the opening of the exhibition “Gothic Modern. From Darkness to Light.”
The exhibition is based on a research project about artists of the modern era who became interested in medieval art. Many of these artists were inspired by the Gothic aesthetic and its power to arouse deep emotion.
The research collaboration has also resulted in a substantial publication in English and Norwegian, distributed by Hirmer Publishers, University of Chicago Press and Thames & Hudson.
The seminar will include presentations by curators and researchers who discuss the themes of the exhibition and the publication.
The seminar is open to all, but you need a ticket to participate. Price: 100 kroner, 50 kroner for students. The number of places is limited. Registration and coffee in the area outside Storsalen (Grand Hall), before entering the Auditorium.
Programme
10.00: Registration and coffee
10.30: Welcome and introduction.
Cynthia Osiecki, Curator and Vibeke Waallann Hansen, Senior Curator, Nasjonalmuseet
10.45: Journeys to the Gothic: Reimagining a Gothic Modernity in Art and Culture, 1880s-1920s’.
Dr. Juliet Simpson, Full Professor of Art History, Coventry University, UK
11.15: Erotic Piety: The Sixteenth Century vs. the Nineteenth Century.
Dr. Jeanne Nuechterlein, Professor of Art History, University of York, UK
11.45: Emanuel Vigeland’s Stained Glass Windows – Life, Death and Comforting Angels.
Kjartan Hauglid, Art Historian and Intendant, the Emanuel Vigeland Museum
12.15: Break
13.15: A Modern Dance of Death in the Art of Hugo Simberg and His Contemporaries.
Dr. Marja Lahelma, Curator, The National Gallery of Finland, Ateneum
13.45: Art Historian Curt Glaser and the Debate about the Spirit of Early German Art.
Cynthia Osiecki, Curator, Nasjonalmuseet
14.15: Edvard Munch and the Gothic.
Vibeke Waallann Hansen, Senior Curator, Nasjonalmuseet
14.45: Coffee break
15.00: Curators’ panel discussion.
Professor Dr. Juliet Simpson (Guest Curator); Dr. Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff (Director and Curator, Ateneum), Cynthia Osiecki (Curator, Nasjonalmuseet), Lin Stafne-Pfisterer (Curator Education, Nasjonalmuseet), chaired by Vibeke Wallaann Hansen (Senior Curator, Nasjonalmuseet).
15.30: Visit the exhibition (closing at 17.00)
“Gothic Modern. From Darkness to Light” presents art from the period 1875 to 1925 alongside works from medieval Europe and Northern Europe during the renaissance. Faith and doubt, love and sexuality, identity and social roles are just some of the themes addressed in the exhibition.
The exhibition has been initiated by the Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki and made in collaboration with them and the Albertina, Vienna.
