Virtual: The Tortured Artist
Vincent van Gogh / The Flowering Orchard (detail) 1888 / Oil on canvas / 72.4 x 53.3cm / The Mr and Mrs Henry Ittleson Jr Purchase Fund, 1956 / 56.13 / Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York / View full image
When
10.30 – 11.30am, Sat 7 Aug 2021
About
Uncover and unpack artworks featured in ‘European Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York’. Do you really have to suffer for your art? Or is the idea of the tortured artist not only an old cliché but a dangerous myth? Discover the origin of the tormented genius trope and discuss whether this romanticised stereotype still lurks within the contemporary art world today. Hosted by art historian Dr Chari Larsson (Lecturer and Program Director Graduate Certificate and Master of Arts, Queensland College of Art Griffith University). Free / Bookings required / Participant’s webcam and microphone will be disabled. The event will be recorded and made available on QAGOMA YouTube. Read more about 'European Masterpieces' on the QAGOMA Blog. This exhibition is organised by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in collaboration with Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art and Art Exhibitions Australia