I’m a huge art fan and one of my favorite artists is Edvard Munch, creator of the famed painting, The Scream. Munch’s work is colorful, dramatic, emotional and, some might say, insane. It’s also rarely seen outside of his home country, Norway. Even though I’ve visited countless art museums all over the world, I’ve only seen a few Munch paintings in person. I was thrilled to learn about a new exhibition of the artist’s work currently showing at the Art Institute of Chicago called Becoming Edvard Munch: Influence, Anxiety, and Myth. While The Scream is not among them, there are an astonishing 86 of Munch’s pieces on display for the event which started on February 14th and is open until April 26th. The short running time may prevent me from seeing the collection myself, but if you are lucky enough to be in the Chicago area I hope you will check it out and tell me about it!

Becoming Edvard Munch: Influence, Anxiety, and Myth at the Art Institute of Chicago