Marlene Dumas

ISBN-13: 9780714845845 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 238 str.

Jan Avgikos

Opis

Marlene Dumas's work is widely admired for its emotionally-charged portrayal of the human figure and its potent combination of drama, humor and sexuality. Born in South Africa in 1953 and based in Amsterdam, Dumas is a highly-skilled ?painter's painter?; her work comments on the state of painting today while asking what it means to be a woman working within the predominantly male genre of Expressionist art. Dumas's work is collected and exhibited internationally, and since the publication of the first edition of this book, her following has continued to grow. This revised edition, with a new essay by Ilaria Bonacossa and new writings by Dumas, has been expanded by 80 pages to include the artist's most recent work.

Recenzje

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O autorze

Jan Avgikos is an art historian and critic and teaches at the School of the Arts at Columbia University. She is contributing editor at Artforum.

Dominic van den Boogerd was Chief Editor of Metropolis M and is currently Director of De Ateliers international artists' institute in Amsterdam. He is guest lecturer at the Fachhochschule f r Kunst und Gestaltung, Bern, and the Institute of Fine Arts/Technology, Dublin.

Barbara Bloom is a photographer, designer and installation artist who has exhibited at the Venice Biennale, MoCA, Los Angeles and the ICP, New York. Her books include Ghost Writer (1988) and The Reign of Narcissism (1990).

Mariuccia Casadio is a writer on contemporary art, fashion and design. Formerly Editor of Vogue Italia, Milan (1986-90) and Editor-at-Large of Interview, New York (1990-3), at present she contributes regularly to Vogue Italia and L'uomo Vogue.