{"product_id":"william-shakespeare-z-marcel-dzama-a-midsummer-nights-dream-9781644230442","title":"William Shakespeare × Marcel Dzama: A Midsummer Night's Dream","description":"\u003cb\u003eSet in an enchanted forest, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is the ideal subject for artist Marcel Dzama, whose work frequently references dreams, fairy tales, and mythical worlds.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by Ovid's \u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare's celebrated romantic comedy intertwines multiple narratives under the influence of transformation and witchcraft. The play is often staged with actors wearing animal masks, an aspect which appeals particularly to Dzama, whose work is characterized by the fusion of human and animal, fantasy and reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The second title in David Zwirner Books's \u003ci\u003eSeeing Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e series revisits the ultimate fairy tale through the eyes of a contemporary artist who feels a special affinity for its imagery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince rising to prominence in the late 1990s, Canadian-born artist \u003cb\u003eMarcel Dzama\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1974) has developed an immediately recognizable visual language that investigates human action and motivation, as well as the blurred relationship between the real and the subconscious. Drawing equally from folk vernacular as from art-historical and contemporary influences, Dzama's work visualizes a universe of childhood fantasies and otherworldly fairy tales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Jamison\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath \u003c\/i\u003e(2018), a critical memoir; two essay collections, \u003ci\u003eThe Empathy Exams \u003c\/i\u003e(2014) and \u003ci\u003eMake It Scream, Make It Burn\u003c\/i\u003e (2019); and a novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Gin Closet \u003c\/i\u003e(2010). She is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and directs the graduate nonfiction program at Columbia University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Zwirner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50494052270354,"sku":"9781644230442","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4d057e3e-ee4e-45aa-a643-6e0de79632b4.jpg?v=1730659601","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/william-shakespeare-z-marcel-dzama-a-midsummer-nights-dream-9781644230442","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}