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‘Norway, My Norway’ Paintings by Bendik Riis at The National Museum

Riis, Bendik (1911-1988) - "Winter Kill a View from my Mental Hospital" -  Oil on Canvas - Private Collection

Oslo, NorwayBendik Riis
(1911-88)
is a central figure in Norwegian post-war art, and still highly relevant
in
relation to important trends in contemporary art
. His art contains
existential
extremes and collective memories associated with the emergency period in
the
1930s, the war and the German occupation, as well as the enhanced
national
feeling that characterized the Norwegian society than in the 1950s. Riis
has
captured this in his art and writing his own life into a common history.
On view
through 23 May, 2010