Omega’s Eyes: Marlene Dumas on Edvard Munch

by Trine Otte Bak Nielsen (Contributor)

This original volume juxtaposes the work of two 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 Munch Museum, Oslo
09/29/18–01/13/19

Genres: Nonfiction, Art

192 pages, Hardcover

Published February 26, 2019

Reviews

[Ward De Meyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zo ongelooflijk mooi en teder. Echt een aanrader!!