Moomins and more: UK show to exhibit Tove Jansson`s broader work
(The Guardian Finland)

Britain´s first major retrospective of Finnish artist at Dulwich Picture Gallery aims to enhance her reputation as serious artistHalf way through the first major UK retrospective of paintings by Tove Jansson, which opens this week at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, visitors will recognise some little blobby creatures in a glass case - the Moomins. The stars of some of the most famous children´s books of the 20th century, they have become deeply familiar in their incarnations as fridge magnets, soft toys, on the tail fins of Finnish planes and in a newly opened museum in Finland. They have also appeared in cartoon strips and animations, with a new film coming at Christmas, and a new animated series is promised in 2019 featuring the likes of Kate Winslet, Rosamund Pike and Will Self. Related: New Moomin museum opens in Finland Related: The Moomins: Tove Jansson´s feminist legacy Continue reading...