Art Of The Day Weekly
#244 - from 2 February 2012 to 8 February 2012
Drawers battling with Strindberg
PARIS - August Strindberg, together with his Norwegian neighbor Ibsen, is among the most penetrating analysts of the human soul. How can such a monumental figure inspire the graphic creators of our time? That is the question put forward by the Swedish Institute, in work that of course is motivated by the writer's centenial (1849-1912). Malin Biller, Loka Kanarp and Anneli Furmark are among the young comic strip authors who met the challenge of transcribing a complex psychological universe on paper. Throughout the month of February another drawer, Knut Larsson, has been invited to carry out a fresco on the walls of the Institute (the beautiful hôtel particulier of Marle), also in connection with Strindberg.
• La vie n’est pas pour les amateurs : August Strindberg interprété par des dessinateurs suédois at the Swedish Institute, 8 February to 15 April 2012.