For Immediate Release
July 10, 2023

CLARK ART INSTITUTE CURATOR DISCUSSES 
EDVARD MUNCH IN 92ND STREET Y’S 
COFFEE WITH A CURATOR WORKSHOP 

Williamstown, Massachusetts—On Tuesday, July 25 at 11 am, Alexis Goodin, associate curator at the Clark Art Institute, leads a live, virtual program discussing the Clark’s current exhibition, Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth in the 92nd Street Y’s popular Coffee with a Curator series.

In this course, Goodin shares an intimate view of the exhibition, which is the first exhibition presented in North America to consider the importance of nature and landscape in Munch’s paintings, prints, and drawings. Goodin shares many of the works on view and explores their importance to the theme of the exhibition.

Trembling Earth features brilliantly hued landscapes, stunning figure portraits, and an impressive selection of drawings and prints, including a lithograph of the artist’s most celebrated work, The Scream. The exhibition includes thirty-five works from the Munchmuseet’s world-renowned collection, and more than forty paintings and prints drawn from private collections and rarely exhibited publicly.

At the Clark, Alexis Goodin researches collections as diverse as nineteenth century British paintings, European porcelain of the eighteenth century, and Colonial and Federal American silver. She also curates special exhibitions and recently served as an in-house curator for Nikolai Astrup: Visions of Norway (2021), Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern (2022), and Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth (2023).   

The 92nd Street Y in New York City is recognized for its extensive public program offerings. Coffee with a Curator is part of its Roundtable project, offering a wide variety of online courses and classes.

Advance registration through the 92nd Street Y required. Tickets $30. For more information, visit clarkart.edu/events or roundtable.org.

Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth is co-organized by the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts; Munchmuseet, Oslo, Norway; and the Museum Barberini, Potsdam, Germany, and curated by Jay A. Clarke, Rothman Family Curator, Art Institute of Chicago; Trine Otte Bak Nielsen, curator, Munchmuseet; and Jill Lloyd, independent curator. Generous funding for presentation at the Clark and Munchmuseet is provided by the Asbjorn Lunde Foundation, Inc.

Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth is made possible by Diane and Andreas Halvorsen. Major funding is provided by Carol and Richard Seltzer, with additional support from Lady Gibbons, Robert D. Kraus, the S & L Marx Foundation, and the Norwegian Consulate General, New York. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.

ABOUT THE CLARK
The Clark Art Institute, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, is one of a small number of institutions globally that is both an art museum and a center for research, critical discussion, and higher education in the visual arts. Opened in 1955, the Clark houses exceptional European and American paintings and sculpture, extensive collections of master prints and drawings, English silver, and early photography. Acting as convener through its Research and Academic Program, the Clark gathers an international community of scholars to participate in a lively program of conferences, colloquia, and workshops on topics of vital importance to the visual arts. The Clark library, consisting of some 300,000 volumes, is one of the nation’s premier art history libraries. The Clark also houses and co-sponsors the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art.

The Clark, which has a three-star rating in the Michelin Green Guide, is located at 225 South Street in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Its 140-acre campus includes miles of hiking and walking trails through woodlands and meadows, providing an exceptional experience of art in nature. Galleries are open 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Sunday, from September through June, and daily in July and August. Admission is free January through March and is $20 from March through December; admission is free year-round for Clark members, all visitors age 21 and under, and students with a valid student ID. Free admission is also available through several programs, including First Sundays Free; a local library pass program; and EBT Card to Culture. For information on these programs and more, visit clarkart.edu or call 413 458 2303.

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