Schjerfbeck

At the turn of the twentieth century, the art world was shaped almost entirely by men. From the margins of Europe, a Finnish woman, Helene Schjerfbeck quietly challenged that order. Beloved in Nordic countries for her highly original style, Helene Schjerfbeck is relatively unknown to the rest of the world. This is about to change with a major exhibition of her art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Schjerfbeck in New York-documentary tells the story of Schjerfbeck’s life and artistic career. The viewer gets to explore Schjerfbeck’s artistic journey, as well as the preparation, realization, and reception of the Schjerfbeck exhibition in New York. This documentary invites a reassessment: not only of Schjerfbeck’s place in Nordic art, but of her significance in the global history of modern painting.