Goya and Munch. Modern Prophecies
Goya and Munch. Modern Prophecies / Goya og Munch. Moderne profetier is a book published by the Munch Museum in Oslo. It is designed by Øystein Arbo studio. The typefaces used are Persona for the cover, and Store Norske Jazz for the body text. It was selected as one of the Most Beautiful Norwegian Books of 2024.
The Munch Museum writes on their website:
Francisco de Goya and Edvard Munch revolutionised art through their groundbreaking pairing of raw realism and unique imaginative power. Exploring inner worlds and existential questions, they had a formative impact on art history and our understanding of our times.
The book is published in conjunction with the exhibition Goya and Munch: Modern Prophecies, the first comprehensive presentation of these two artists in tandem. It is lavishly illustrated with reproductions of all the exhibited works and features texts by Trine Otte Bak Nielsen, Manuela B. Mena Marqués, Janis Tomlinson, Ute Kuhlemann Falck and Ask Salomon Selnes.
