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Marcel Dzama — The Revolution Will Be Female
Marcel Dzama

The Revolution Will Be Female

2017

Conceived for an exhibition at La Casa Encendida in Madrid, this 2017 lithograph and silkscreen print by Marcel Dzama channels the spirit of political uprising through the artist's signature cast of flat, stylized figures rendered in muted, earthy tones punctuated by moments of graphic intensity. The work draws its title from the protest slogans circulating in feminist movements, echoing declarations such as "The Future is Female" and the Spanish rallying cry "La Revolución será feminista o NO será," weaving contemporary political urgency into Dzama's characteristically mythological visual language. At the same time, the composition reaches back a century to invoke Rudolf Schlichter and John Heartfield's notorious Prussian Archangel, the effigy of a German military officer fitted with a papier-mâché pig's head that hung provocatively from the ceiling of the 1920 First International Dada Fair in Berlin. That historical citation binds Dzama's feminist statement to a longer lineage of art made as dissent, reminding the viewer that the impulse to ridicule power through imagery is as old as the avant-garde itself. Produced in collaboration with David Zwirner, the print occupies a compelling position within Dzama's broader practice, which moves fluidly between comic book vernacular, theatrical tableau, and politically charged provocation. At 100.3 by 70.8 centimeters, the work commands attention as both a formal object and a statement piece, its large format giving full weight to the dense symbolic choreography Dzama orchestrates across the picture plane. Signed by the artist, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a substantive work from a specific and historically grounded body of production, one that rewards close looking and carries genuine resonance in any serious collection of contemporary printmaking.

Medium
Lithograph and silkscreen print
Sheet
Signed
Yes
Location
The Kitchen, New York, NY

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Marcel Dzama, The Revolution Will Be Female, 2017

Conceived for an exhibition at La Casa Encendida in Madrid, this 2017 lithograph and silkscreen print by Marcel Dzama channels the spirit of political uprising through the artist's signature cast of flat, stylized figures rendered in muted, earthy tones punctuated by moments of graphic intensity. The work draws its title from the protest slogans circulating in feminist movements, echoing declarations such as "The Future is Female" and the Spanish rallying cry "La Revolución será feminista o NO será," weaving contemporary political urgency into Dzama's characteristically mythological visual language. At the same time, the composition reaches back a century to invoke Rudolf Schlichter and John Heartfield's notorious Prussian Archangel, the effigy of a German military officer fitted with a papier-mâché pig's head that hung provocatively from the ceiling of the 1920 First International Dada Fair in Berlin. That historical citation binds Dzama's feminist statement to a longer lineage of art made as dissent, reminding the viewer that the impulse to ridicule power through imagery is as old as the avant-garde itself. Produced in collaboration with David Zwirner, the print occupies a compelling position within Dzama's broader practice, which moves fluidly between comic book vernacular, theatrical tableau, and politically charged provocation. At 100.3 by 70.8 centimeters, the work commands attention as both a formal object and a statement piece, its large format giving full weight to the dense symbolic choreography Dzama orchestrates across the picture plane. Signed by the artist, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a substantive work from a specific and historically grounded body of production, one that rewards close looking and carries genuine resonance in any serious collection of contemporary printmaking.

Medium
Lithograph and silkscreen print
Dimensions
sheet: 100.3 x 70.8 cm
Year
2017
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
The Kitchen, New York, NY

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