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Title: William Shakespeare × Marcel Dzama: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Condition: New
Author: Marcel Dzama, William Shakespeare
Contributor: Leslie Jamison (Introduction by)
Format: Hardback
EAN: 9781644230442
ISBN: 9781644230442
Publisher: David Zwirner
Genre: Poetry & Drama
Topic: Arts & Photography
Release Date: 20/05/2021
Description: Set in an enchanted forest, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the ideal subject for artist Marcel Dzama, whose work frequently references dreams, fairy tales, and mythical worlds.

Inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Shakespeare’s celebrated romantic comedy intertwines multiple narratives under the influence of transformation and witchcraft. The play is often staged with actors wearing animal masks, an aspect that appeals particularly to Dzama, whose work is characterized by the fusion of human and animal, fantasy and reality.

As the second title in David Zwirner Books’s Seeing Shakespeare series, this book revisits this ultimate fairy tale through the eyes of a contemporary artist who feels a special affinity for its imagery.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 152mm
Item Weight: 400g
Book Series: Seeing Shakespeare
Release Year: 2021

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