ELÄMÄÄ SUUREMPAA (Bigger than Life, Works from the Collections), Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki, since 6 Dec 2007. Visited on 17 Feb 2008. A fascinating way to look at familiar masterpieces together with less known and unknown ones. From the official presentation: "The underlying theme of the new display is the role of an artist, seen from different points of view. The display is not chronological but divided into several themes, such as the artist at work, observing nature, the artist's inner world and the artist as a storyteller. The theme of the artist shaping national identity is related in particular to the 90th anniversary of Finland's independence." The most direct cinematic link is in Joseph Beuys: Das Schweigen (Ingmar Bergman). Themes: The artist's inspiration, The artist's inner world, Hugo Simberg, Helene Schjerfbeck, The woman as an artist, Focus on J.J. Tikkanen, The artist at home, The artist's self-portraits, Working, The artist as storyteller, Focus on Gunnar Berndtson, The artist as an observer of nature, The artist giving form to national identity, Mega Museum.
http://www.ateneum.fi/default.asp?docId=11990
http://www.ateneum.fi/default.asp?docId=15532
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