Not a retrospective, but a perspective: the life and art of Marlene Dumas (Cape Town, 1953) are depicted in a raw, heartfelt representation of the human body. One hundred painting, some very new, converse with one another along several halls where one steps from death to life, from despair to love to kiss, from innocence to guilt, from violence to tenderness. All is played on a duality that is shown in the size of the paintings, alternating different rhythms and perspectives. The artist seems to be present beside each artwork, almost showing how the meaning of the piece goes beyond the image on to the next one in a continuous stream, where the end is an open beginning.
