The Artist is an exhibition that discusses what it means to be an artist, in both a contemporary and a historical context. The exhibition examines roles, ideals and myths, illustrating how artists have related to the values, audiences and markets of their time. It also looks at the power relationships constructed around notions of gender, ethnicity, sexuality and class. The ideal and the norms have changed over the course of history, but many of the roles and issues persist or return in a new form. Co-produced by Konstakademien (The Royal Academy of Fine Arts), Moderna Museet and Nationalmuseum, the exhibition features art from the collections of these three institutions. On show will be close to 100 works by some of the biggest names in art history, from Rubens and Rembrandt via Renoir and Picasso to Cindy Sherman. To round out the exhibition, a small number of key works have been obtained on loan from other collections. The curatorial team comprises Margareta Gynning, Per Hedström and Carl Johan Olsson from Nationalmuseum, John Peter Nilsson and Andreas Nilsson from Moderna Museet Malmö, and Eva-Lena Bengtsson from Konstakademien.