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Sonja Ferlov Mancoba : mask and face

Title
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba : mask and face / Mikkel Bogh [and five others] ; edited by Cecilie Høgsbro Østergaard.
Publication
  • Copenhagen : SMK - the National Gallery of Denmark, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Mancoba, Sonja Ferlov, 1911-1984.
  • Bogh, Mikkel
  • Høgsbro Østergaard, Cecilie
  • Statens museum for kunst (Denmark), host institution
  • Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, host institution
Description
295 pages : illustrations (some color); 32 cm
Summary
She was uncompromising, intensely self-critical and lived most of her life in poverty. But her message of community continues to inspire today. This spring's exhibition at SMK, 'Sonja Ferlov Mancoba', focuses on one of the most important Danish artists of the modern age. Learn the whole story about this prominent sculptor, and explore her poetic, warlike figures. The exhibition follows Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (1911-84) throughout her career, beginning in the 1930s where she was affiliated with the artists' association Linien (The Line) and explored Surrealism alongside fellow artists such as Richard Mortensen and Ejler Bille. In 1936 she set out for Paris, where she rented a studio next to Alberto Giacometti, now a world-famous artist. Ferlov Mancoba created semi-abstract beings, warrior figures and masks out of clay and plaster. However, she was extremely critical of her own work, discarding many of her pieces. She even threw one of her most important works into a lake because it would not 'behave.' She never really got involved with the commercial art market: and as a result she lived in great poverty.
Alternative Title
Mask and face
Subjects
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • In conjunction with an exhibition held at SMK - the National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, February 9 - May 5, 2019; Centre Pompidou, Musée d'art moderne, Paris, June 26 - September 23, 2019.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-293).
Call Number
JQG 20-43
ISBN
  • 9788775511754
  • 8775511754
LCCN
9788775511754
OCLC
1104135881
Title
Sonja Ferlov Mancoba : mask and face / Mikkel Bogh [and five others] ; edited by Cecilie Høgsbro Østergaard.
Publisher
Copenhagen : SMK - the National Gallery of Denmark, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-293).
Added Author
Mancoba, Sonja Ferlov, 1911-1984. Sculptures. Selections.
Bogh, Mikkel, author.
Høgsbro Østergaard, Cecilie, editor.
Statens museum for kunst (Denmark), host institution.
Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, host institution.
Other Standard Identifier
9788775511754
Research Call Number
JQG 20-43
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