Vanessa Baird

Vanessa Baird is confrontational, morbidly funny, even infamous, with her sharp, oblique observations of herself and her times. Go Down with Me, the book accompanying MUNCH's exhibition of the same name, is richly illustrated with works from her whole career. This includes the installation You Must Never Go Down to the End of Town if You Don't Go Down with Me, created especially for MUNCH, which reflects on the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip. Also included are thought-provoking essays by Kari Brandtzaeg, Jon Refsdal Moe, Trude Schjelderup Iversen and Vegard Vinge, demonstrating Baird's ceaseless productivity and unique ability to hit where it hurts the most. AUTHOR: Vanessa Baird (b. 1963) lives and works in Oslo. Baird was educated at the National Academy of Arts in Oslo, Norway and Royal College of Art in London, UK. Baird is considered one of Norway's leading contemporary artists known for her works on paper, ranging from large scale murals - to intimate series. Baird is represented in the British Museum's Prints and Drawing Collection as well as key Norwegian collections, such as The National Museum of Norway, Stavanger Kunstmuseum and KODE. Baird has done several permanent commissions in public spaces in Norway. SELLING POINTS: . Vanessa Baird (b. 1963) has established herself as one of Norway's foremost visual artists since the 1990s . Featuring works specifically made for this exhibition . The room installation You Must Never Go Down to the End of Town if You Don't Go Down with Me contains intense depictions of the brutality of war and human suffering and are shown in full in the book . Made for MUNCH on the occasion of the exhibition at Munchmuseet, Norway from 11 October to 31 December 2024 165 colour illustrations