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Museum Director Elisabeth Millqvist, 2023 Photo: Helene Toresdotter

Curator guided tour – The Fantastic and Horrific

Maria Prymachenko and the Moderna Museet Collection

21.9 2024

Malmö

Welcome to join a guided tour of the exhibition “The Fantastic and Horrific. Maria Prymachenko and the Moderna Museet Collection”, led by Museum Director Elisabeth Millqvist, also curator of the exhibition.

Maria Prymachenko (1909–1997) is one of Ukraine’s best-known and most beloved artists. Her motifs have appeared on postage stamps, and a planetoid has been named after her. The stylized yet playful patterns have their roots in folk embroidery and traditional craftsmanship.

In the exhibition, Maria Prymachenko’s paintings are displayed alongside works from the Moderna Museet’s 20th-century collection and pieces by two contemporary artists, Runo Lagomarsino and Susanna Marcus Jablonski. Artists such as Marc Chagall, Egon Möller-Nielsen, Niki de Saint Phalle, Lou Laurin Lam, and Pablo Picasso enhance the presence of myth, metamorphosis, and storytelling. Together, these works form a vibrant elegy.

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  • Guided tour
  • In Swedish

Curator guided tour – Maria Prymachenko