Omega’s Eyes
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Marlene Dumas on Edvard Munch
Text by Trine Otte Bak Nielsen
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This original volume juxtaposes the work of two artists: the South African–born, Netherlands-based painter Marlene Dumas (b. 1953) and the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863–1944). Organized by Dumas, the project stems from her longstanding, personal connection to the works of Munch. The book focuses particularly on Munch’s 1908–9 series of lithographs titled Alpha and Omega and on a new series of works by Dumas titled Venus & Adonis. Both series deal with themes of innocence, sexuality, loneliness, anxiety, and death, and each is structured around a love story. Through this book, Dumas shows us how she perceives Munch not simply as an emotional expressionist, but rather as an intelligent artist thoughtfully reflecting on human conditions in general.
Distributed for Mercatorfonds and the Munch Museum
Exhibition Schedule:
Munch Museum, Oslo
09/29/18–01/13/19
Trine Otte Bak Nielsen is curator at the Munch Museum in Oslo.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Munch Museum, Oslo
09/29/18–01/13/19
ISBN: 9780300243741
Publication Date: February 26, 2019
Publishing Partner: Distributed for Mercatorfonds and the Munch Museum
Publication Date: February 26, 2019
Publishing Partner: Distributed for Mercatorfonds and the Munch Museum
192 pages, 7 1/8 x 9 3/4
100 color + b/w illus.
100 color + b/w illus.
Sales Restrictions: For sale in North America only
