Marlene Dumas’ collage “Three Ladies and I,” 1982, invitation card for the group exhibition “The Personal = Political” at Gemeentemuseum Arnhem, NL, 1984.

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Marlene Dumas, The Personal = Political, Card, Gemeentemuseum Arnhem (NL), 1984

Size: 8.25 x 4 Inches

This card illustrates a door-sized assemblage with reworked images of newspaper clippings depicting Winnie Mandela, Pauline Lumumba and Betty Shabazz, whose husbands were assassinated or held as political prisoners.

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Dumas’ primarily paints people, a subject with infinite possibilities that she explores from multiple perspectives depending on her mood. She often gravitates towards disgruntled, anguished and threatening subjects. She is fascinated by taboos, and likes to push boundaries.