The Norwegian novelist Karl-Ove Knausgård, whose autobiographical series “My Struggle” became an international sensation, is due to organise an exhibition of works by Edvard Munch at the Munch Museum in Oslo next year (May-October 2017). The author will select around 100 paintings, works on paper and sculptures from the museum’s collection, and also plans to publish a book on Munch tied to the show. “Knausgård has studied art history and there are several parallels between him and Munch,” says the museum’s curator Kari Brandtzæg. “Both use their own life a lot in their art.” In an unconventional move, the author has chosen mostly lesser-known works and plans to avoid labels and wall text; instead, the museum will hand out pamphlets directly to visitors. The institution approached Knausgård to organise the show after he gave a speech on Munch in 2013.
