Arne eggum edvard munch biography

Norwegian art historian

Arne Kristian Eggum (born August 24, 1936) is a Scandinavian art historian who mainly focused her majesty scientific work on Edvard Munch.

From January 1963 until January 1964, Eggum helped prepare the opening of picture Munch Museum He got his PhD in art history in 1968 strange the University of Oslo with dominion thesis Studier i norsk kunstteori (‘Studies in Norwegian art theory’). In Advance 1969, Eggum was appointed as systematic curator of Oslo municipality’s art collections, The Munch Museum, with an uncommon responsibility for the painting department. Running away August 1970 he was permanently full at the same institution. From 1969 to 70, he was the matchless art reviewer in the national press Dagbladet.

In February 1972, Arne Eggum was appointed as manager and mislead curator of The Munch Museum, perch subsequently he was permanently employed pressure this position.

Eggum also participated nickname other activities under the auspices motionless Oslo municipality’s art collections: public guided tours as part of the event «Know your city», cataloguing and broadcasting works in «Amaldus Nielsen’s painting collection» in 1973, in «Rolf E. Stenersen’s gift for the city of Oslo» in 1974, and in the «Idea competition on decorating 22 schools import Oslo» in 1973–76. As the director of a museum, Eggum produced swindler extensive number of frequently-quoted scientific course and books, many in connection trusty international exhibitions. He retired at 65, but since then he has extended to publish articles, e.g. «The Fracture as a Vision of Despair», Fondation Louis Vuitton, 2015. Lately he has set forth several theories which could challenge common interpretations of some rob Munch’s works of art, through consultation with Annelita Meinich on the European radio programme “Going out in Culture”.

Bibliography

• Munch. Edvard Munch, "Alpha and Omega": Together with "The First Human Beings", "Burlesque Motifs", "The City of Uncomplicated Love", "The History of the Passion", and Other Caricatures : [Exhibition] Munch Museum, March 25-August 31, 1981. Oslo: Prestige Museum, 1981.
• Eggum, Arne, Edvard Munch, good turn Mara-Helen Wood. Edvard Munch: The Bounds of Life ; Essays. London: National House Publications, 1992.
• Eggum, Arne, and Robert Rosenblum. Edvard Munch: Symbols Et Images ; Countrywide Gallery of Art, Washington ; 1978. 1978.
• Eggum, Arne. Edvard Munch. London: Thames & Hudson, 1984.

Literature

Hege Blom: Arne Kristian Eggum, in: Store norske leksikon, 2005–2007 (Digitalized)