Vortrag: Prof. Dr. Hans Dieter Huber – „The Case of Edvard Munch“

Ein Vortrag im Rahmen des Symposiums „On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh and his Illness“ am 14. und 15. September 2016 in Amsterdam.
Is there a relationship between creativity and madness? Does insight into Van Gogh’s illness add anything to our knowledge about his artistry? Together with art historians, doctors and psychologists we will look for answers.
The notion of the artist as ‘mad genius’ has been a powerful myth for centuries and nowhere more so than in the literature on Vincent van Gogh. To accompany its summer exhibition, On the Verge of Insanity, the Van Gogh Museum is organising a symposium dedicated to Van Gogh’s illness.
The event will explore the underlying questions of the exhibition: from what illness was he suffering? Does this information contribute to our knowledge of his art? Is there a relationship between madness and creativity?
The most recent insights into Van Gogh’s illness will be presented at the symposium, where some of the most persistent myths will be unravelled. The symposium is divided into two sessions, one medical and the other art-historical.
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