MoMA The Museum of Modern Art (Venue Partner)
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Marlene Dumas, Glass Tears (for Man Ray), 2008, Courtesy the Museum of Modern Art
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Dec 14, 2008 – Feb 16, 2009
Mondays (10:30am–5:30pm)
Wednesdays–Thursdays (10:30am–5:30pm)
Fridays (10:30am–8pm)
Saturdays–Sundays (10:30am–5:30pm)
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$20
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Working from photographic source material — both found media imagery and personal snapshots — Marlene Dumas has constructed an impressive body of work, centered on issues of humanity and representation. Her subjects range from birth and death to sex and oppression, and all are currently on view in MoMA's much-anticipated retrospective of her paintings and works on paper. When asked in a June 2008 Artkrush interview about her considerations in creating paintings from photos, Dumas said, "The painterly and formal aspects are crucial. The way painting moves between illusionism and flatness determines the tone and dynamics of the visual impact." Trace such nuances through more than 100 works, beginning with her earliest pieces from the 1960s and continuing through a 2008 self-portrait, newly added to this traveling show.
