Nordic Impressions: Art from Åland, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, 1821–2018

See Nordic Impressions: Art from Åland, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, 1821–2018 before it opens to the public!

Thursday, October 11 (10 am-8:30 pm)

Friday, October 12 (10 am-5 pm)

Tours offered at 10:30 am, noon, and 2 pm both days

No reservations required; present your membership card for admission. 

Nordic Impressions is a major survey of Nordic art spanning nearly 200 years and presenting 53 artists. The exhibition celebrates the incredible artistic diversity of Nordic art, from idealized landscapes and melancholic portraits to mesmerizing video works. While the question of what constitutes a distinctively Nordic art has been a constant debate, the art in the exhibition retains a certain mystique and focus on themes that have held a special place in Nordic culture for centuries: light and darkness, inner life and exterior space, the coalescence of nature and folklore, and women’s rights and social liberalism. The exhibition pays tribute to the artistic excellence of Nordic painters from the Golden Age and Romantic era, follows the artists who balanced nationalism and French influence, explores the influx of experimental and conceptual art, and considers the international platform of artists of today.

IMAGE: Shoplifter, Nervelings I-V (2018), Synthetic fiber, rope, dimensions variable, Collection of the artist.