Episode 61: Under The Midnight Sun
“Adelsteen Normann is very friendly! A few days ago he took me to an artists’ get-together!” ”
They say that those who can do and those who can’t teach. But “they” don’t seem to have ever met a proper teacher. In honor of the Norwegian town of Bodø’s recognition as a 2024 European Capital of Culture, we dive into Bodø’s most famous artist, Adelsteen Normann, the teacher you’ve never heard of, the picture-postcard modernist who introduced us to the scream that is Edvard Munch, and, eclipsed though he may have been, the painter who illuminated both the town that loved and the students he nurtured with the warmth of a sun that never set.
This episode was produced in partnership with Bodø2024: European Capital of Culture.
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Music Used:
The Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
The Blue Dot Sessions, “Lerennis,” “Lissa,” “Ice Tumbler,” “Mr. Graves,” “Throughput,” “A Rush of Clear Water,” “Pinky,” “The Green Room”
Vivaldi, “Summer”
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