Although geographically distant from one another, the landscapes of Canada and Scandinavia have a feature in common: the taiga, or boreal forest, which, in the late 19th and early 20th century, inspired artists from both regions. This exhibition in Buffalo, which has travelled from the Fondation Beyeler, focuses on some 60 landscape paintings, including a view of the Oslo fjords by Edvard Munch, Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s icy scenes of Finland, and works by Canadian artists such as Emily Carr and Lawren S. Harris – both members or affiliates of the Group of Seven – who during this period pioneered the development of Canadian modernism by assimilating influences from Europe, the art of Canadian First Nations communities and, most importantly, direct contact with the landscapes of their home country (1 August–12 January 2026). Visitors interested in a more documentary take on icy woodland may wish to take a trip down to Salem, where the exhibition ‘Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest’ opened last week.
Find out more from Buffalo AKG’s website.
Preview below | View Apollo’s Art Diary
