Idiots: On Munch and von Trier (opens in new tab)

Karl Ove Knausgaard at the Paris Review: The Sick Child by Edvard Munch is undoubtedly a highlight of Norwegian painting, still compelling and touching, still unsurpassed. The odd thing is that the painting seemingly came out of nothing: Munch was twenty-one years old when he painted it, he had hardly any education, hardly any experience as…