Marcel Dzama: Sower of Discord

About this book

This lavishly illustrated monograph is the definitive publication on the internationally renowned Canadian artist Marcel Dzama. Characterized by an immediately recognizable cast of fanciful and frightening characters Dzamas work draws from a diverse range of influences including Dada and Marcel Duchamp. While the artist is best known for his delicate psychosexual drawings his work also includes sculpture painting and film. More than 500 color images from the late 1990s through the present trace the artistic evolution and tremendous talent of this highly acclaimed young artist. Textual contributions include a foreword by the contemporary artist Raymond Pettibon three original short stories inspired by Dzamas work by Dave Eggers an essay by the art historian Bradley Bailey and an interview with Dzama by the filmmaker Spike Jonze.