Marcel Dzama ‘Tree with Roots’ Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 2006
Marcel Dzama ‘Tree with Roots’ published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name curated by Nigel Prince, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham 24 May - 16 July 2006 and Centre for Contemporary Art Glasgow 5 August- 16 September 2006. Hardcover first edition
Title: Tree with Roots
Author: Marcel Dzama and Carter Foster
Publication Date: 2006, First Edition
Publisher: Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
Format: Hardcover pictorial boards, no dust-jacket as issued. 29 x 22 cm with colour and b&w illustrations throughout.
Pages: 143 pp
Condition: Very good to near fine. Spine tips very slightly pressed.
“There is a weird mix of innocence and decadence in the work of Marcel Dzama, the kind of psychological alloy that occurs in semi-conscious states. As surreal narrative shifts occur in dreams, especially those that are conjured up just before wakefulness, so too it is impossible to make sense of Dzama's images. We identify with them because they are like the stories we tell ourselves when no one else is listening: candid, shameless, childish, vulgar, cruel and tender. Recent work here tends to be more emphatic, even more vivid with its occasional nakedness, militaristic parades and rituals, amputations and ominous passivity, arguable in response to a real world gone wrong. Like the best children's authors, writing equally for adults, Dzama understands that fun is not always good, clean and / or honest. It is, on the other hand, honestly, all-too-human. This catalogue accompanies Dzama's first major museum exhibition in the UK and includes his most recent work from 2003-2006.” – Carter Foster
Marcel Dzama ‘Tree with Roots’ published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name curated by Nigel Prince, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham 24 May - 16 July 2006 and Centre for Contemporary Art Glasgow 5 August- 16 September 2006. Hardcover first edition
Title: Tree with Roots
Author: Marcel Dzama and Carter Foster
Publication Date: 2006, First Edition
Publisher: Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
Format: Hardcover pictorial boards, no dust-jacket as issued. 29 x 22 cm with colour and b&w illustrations throughout.
Pages: 143 pp
Condition: Very good to near fine. Spine tips very slightly pressed.
“There is a weird mix of innocence and decadence in the work of Marcel Dzama, the kind of psychological alloy that occurs in semi-conscious states. As surreal narrative shifts occur in dreams, especially those that are conjured up just before wakefulness, so too it is impossible to make sense of Dzama's images. We identify with them because they are like the stories we tell ourselves when no one else is listening: candid, shameless, childish, vulgar, cruel and tender. Recent work here tends to be more emphatic, even more vivid with its occasional nakedness, militaristic parades and rituals, amputations and ominous passivity, arguable in response to a real world gone wrong. Like the best children's authors, writing equally for adults, Dzama understands that fun is not always good, clean and / or honest. It is, on the other hand, honestly, all-too-human. This catalogue accompanies Dzama's first major museum exhibition in the UK and includes his most recent work from 2003-2006.” – Carter Foster
Marcel Dzama ‘Tree with Roots’ published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name curated by Nigel Prince, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham 24 May - 16 July 2006 and Centre for Contemporary Art Glasgow 5 August- 16 September 2006. Hardcover first edition
Title: Tree with Roots
Author: Marcel Dzama and Carter Foster
Publication Date: 2006, First Edition
Publisher: Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
Format: Hardcover pictorial boards, no dust-jacket as issued. 29 x 22 cm with colour and b&w illustrations throughout.
Pages: 143 pp
Condition: Very good to near fine. Spine tips very slightly pressed.
“There is a weird mix of innocence and decadence in the work of Marcel Dzama, the kind of psychological alloy that occurs in semi-conscious states. As surreal narrative shifts occur in dreams, especially those that are conjured up just before wakefulness, so too it is impossible to make sense of Dzama's images. We identify with them because they are like the stories we tell ourselves when no one else is listening: candid, shameless, childish, vulgar, cruel and tender. Recent work here tends to be more emphatic, even more vivid with its occasional nakedness, militaristic parades and rituals, amputations and ominous passivity, arguable in response to a real world gone wrong. Like the best children's authors, writing equally for adults, Dzama understands that fun is not always good, clean and / or honest. It is, on the other hand, honestly, all-too-human. This catalogue accompanies Dzama's first major museum exhibition in the UK and includes his most recent work from 2003-2006.” – Carter Foster
