LINES IN MOTION     
150 years of drawing
9 February – 1 June

The entire museum facility at the Lillehammer Art Museum is dedicated to the art of drawing this spring 2008. The main exhibition features a historical perspective with sketches ranging in style from romantic nationalism to more contemporary, independent forms of expression. The various artistic styles are diverse, such as Gude’s sketches, Werenskiold and Kittelsen’s illustrations, Munch’s drawings in pencil, cartoons and children’s book illustrations, as well as modern styles represented by artists such as Bjørn Ransve, Olav Christopher Jenssen, Vanessa Baird, Tiril Schrøder and Sverre Mallin. In addition to Norwegian drawings, works by Finnish and Swedish artists will also be on display. Tove Jansson’s Mummitroll and Illon Wikland’s Ronja Røverdatter are presented together with young contemporary artists such as Jockum Nordström and Pirjetta Brander.

PABLO PICASSO
Tales and fables
8 March – 13 April

Picasso was troll-binding as a graphic artist, and in the spring 2008 we have the honour of exhibiting an impressive selection of his graphic artworks. Throughout his entire life, Picasso devoted time to producing graphic art, and he experimented his way to a sublime mastery of the various techniques. Graphic art for him became a sanctuary for spontaneous impulses, aesthetic reflection and day-to-day life, and self-biographical elements would come to play an increasingly important role in his works. Most of the works shown in the exhibition were created by Picasso in connection with his work on two series: Suite Vollard from the 1930s and Suite 347 from the 1960s.

The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design and senior curator Nils Messel are responsible for this nation-wide tour that will display 40 works in all. The National Museum has more than 505 sheets of graphic artwork by Picasso, of which the majority were donated by a single Norwegian collector, Mr. Arild Wahlstrøm. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to see Picasso’s graphic art – the last time a selection from the Picasso collection was on tour was 10 years ago!

Italiernerinne, after Victor Orsel, 1953, litography, 
447x379  mm

EDVARD MUNCH
Expressionism
Wood engraving
14 June – 5 October

Edvard Munch is undoubtedly one of the world’s leading graphic artists. The exhibition ”Edvard Munch – Expressionism” is a presentation of a unique and personal collection of Munch’s wood engravings. This is the first time the collection is on display in its entirety, and features several central themes in Munch’s body of work, such as Angst, Melancholy, Forest bound and Moonlight. Munch has had a tremendous influence on German artists, particularly in the first decade of the 20th century. The exhibition shows Munch’s influence on other artists by displaying artwork by the German expressionists Pechstein, Kirchner, Heckel and Nolde.

GUNNAR TORVUND
Sculpture
18 October – 4 January 2009

 Autumn 2008 the sculptor Gunnar Torvund (1948) will present a new piece at the Lillehammer Art Museum. Mr. Torvund belongs to the generation of artists active in the 1970s who broke with the classical sculpture traditions that had long dominated in Norway. Mr. Torvund simplifies shapes and sculpts using a wide range of materials, such as classical marble, plastic, wood and metal. Surfaces and a range of contrasting materials are central to his artistic style. Gunnar Torvund has also contributed to renewing Norwegian religious art.