“Civilization Is Slowly Drifting Away from Me” – Gauguin, the Writer | Interdisciplinary Arts Programme
The first lecture in the series accompanying the museum’s major Gauguin exhibition focuses on the painter’s lesser-known literary work. For Gauguin, writing was an important means of artistic expression, through which he explored personal experiences, artistic ideas and his fascination with distant cultures.
Schedule
The programme opens with a musical performance by cellist Ditta Rohmann and pianist Souhei Yamagami, featuring works by the French composer Claude Debussy. This is followed by a talk by writer Gábor Schein, who explores Gauguin’s writings and their distinctive characteristics. To conclude the evening, actor Gábor Nagypál reads excerpts from Gauguin’s diary Noa Noa, in which the artist transforms his experiences and impressions of Tahiti, as well as his own personal mythology, into literary form.
Bringing together different art forms, the evening offers a fresh perspective on Gauguin’s artistic legacy, inviting audiences to discover, behind the paintings, the voice of the writer, the observer and the storyteller.
VISITOR INFORMATION
The programme can be attended with a ticket valid for any of the museum’s exhibitions (permanent and/or temporary) on the day of the event, or with a Szépmű Annual Pass.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
The Museum of Fine Arts presents monuments of universal and Hungarian art from antiquity to the end of the 18th century. As part of the Heroes' Square monument complex, it is one of Budapest's World Heritage Sites.
