Omega's Eyes: Marlene Dumas on Edvard Munch (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780300243741)

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

Author: Trine Otte Bak Nielsen
ISBN-10: 030024374X
ISBN-13: 9780300243741
Publisher: Mercatorfonds
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2019
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.20w x 0.70d