Ovartaci

Ovartaci was the artistic name of the Danish visual artist Louis Marcussen (1894 – 1985).[1] Ovartaci was committed to the Risskov psychiatric hospital in 1929. She then had a sex change operation in 1957. She lived and worked in the institution for fifty-six years.[2][3]

Ovartaci's phantasmagoric work features numerous female and animal figures set within an abundance of symbols, interiors, and landscapes. These figures are invested with a sense of identification that seems to defy the divide between real life and the realm of art. In 2018 an expansive exhibition entitled "Ovartaci and the Art of Madness" included a survey of the artist's work, as well as homages and related works by contemporary artists.

References
  1. "Ovartaci". Museum Ovartaci. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  2. Ovartaci og kønnet on ovartaci.dk
  3. Kryger, Mathias; et al. (2018). Ovartaci and the Art of Madness. Copenhagen: Antipyrine and Billedkunstskolernes Forlag. p. 227. ISBN 978-87-7945-108-7.


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