Published in conjunction with the exhibition Lifeblood – Edvard Munch at the Munch Museum in Oslo , this beautifully produced catalog explores the dialogue between art, the human body, and medicine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Across 340 pages and more than 250 color illustrations, Lifeblood reveals how Munch’s work intersected with the medical discoveries of his time, from X-rays and germ theory to modern understandings of the body, illness, and care. Paintings and sketches by Munch are presented alongside historical medical instruments, anatomical models, and scientific imagery, creating a striking visual and conceptual conversation between creativity and science.
The essays, written by leading scholars, curators, and medical humanists, examine Munch’s lifelong fascination with vulnerability, mortality, and the fragile line between health and suffering. Each contribution begins with a specific artwork or object from the exhibition and expands into reflections on observation, the body as subject, and the act of healing as both scientific and emotional experience.
A landmark publication from the Munch Museum, this catalog stands as one of the most compelling intersections of art and medicine in recent years, as intimate as it is intellectually ambitious.
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