MARIA LASSNIG UND EDVARD MUNCH. Malfluss = Lebensfluss

For the first time, the Hamburger Kunsthalle is bringing together works by the Austrian artist Maria Lassnig (1919-2014) and the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1863-1944) in a major double exhibition. Although the two are separated by half a century, there are astonishing parallels that make Munch's influence on Lassnig's work comprehensible and, conversely, open up new aspects of her predecessor's oeuvre. Paintings, works on paper, a sculpture, films and photographs are presented on two floors of the Galerie der Gegenwart. The almost 200 exhibits in the extensive show include famous works such as Madonna (1893-1895) by Edvard Munch and lesser-known works such as Traditionskette (1983) by Maria Lassnig, a key work in the show.