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Image of: Forsaken
  • Marlene Dumas
  • Forsaken, 2011
  • Oil and crayon on canvas
  • 200 x 100 cm
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  • Image of: Forsaken
  • Image of: Tree of Life
  • Image of: Ecce Homo
  • Image of: The Crucifix
  • Image of: Solo
  • Image of: Phil Spector – To Know Him is to Love Him
  • Image of: Phil Spector – Without Wig
  • Image of: Amy – Blue
  • Image of: Amy – Pink
  • Image of: Peter O’Toole as Lawrence of Arabia
  • Image of: Lawrence of Arabia
  • Image of: The Son of
  • Image of: Osama
  • Image of: Brain Drain
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Marlene Dumas: Forsaken

14 October 2011 – 26 November 2011

Related Artists: Marlene Dumas

Frith Street Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Marlene Dumas. The subjects of these works range from The Crucifixion to images of famous as well as infamous contemporary figures. Forsaken is Dumas’ first solo presentation in the UK since 2004.

This is an exhibition that takes the words of Christ on the cross as its starting point. The moment of feeling utterly and absolutely alone, when he cries out – “My God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
It is not an exhibition only about the dilemmas of Christianity,
but also about the loss of love and beliefs that we have forsaken.
It is about tragic lives and falls from grace.
It is about portraits betraying states of mind.
About people becoming ghosts of themselves.

Marlene Dumas