Dana Schutz: Between Us

Dana Schutz is a renowned figurative painter known for her complex and gigantic compositions that merge the gruesome, grotesque, absurd, and comic. This mid-career catalog presents a comprehensive overview of her entire career, featuring paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture, along with a studio visit described by art critic Jarrett Earnest and Polaroids of her working methods. The catalog also includes a conversation between curator Anders Kold and the artist and a poetic essay by author Lauren Groff.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 04 July 2023
Publisher: Louisiana

Dana Schutz is a renowned figurative painter of our time, known for her intricate and often colossal compositions that depict individuals in complex and often unsettling ways. For over two decades, Schutz has distinguished herself with her remarkable storytelling ability, vibrant use of color, and remarkable ability to blend the grotesque, absurd, and comic. This extensively illustrated catalog presents a comprehensive overview of Schutz's entire career to date, featuring paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures. Alongside a thorough analysis of Schutz's work by curator Anaël Pigeat, the catalog also includes a detailed studio visit described in depth by art critic and friend of the artist, Jarrett Earnest. Earnest's text is accompanied by Polaroids of the studio that offer a glimpse into Schutz's working methods. Additionally, the catalog features a conversation between curator Anders Kold and the artist, as well as a poetic essay by award-winning author Lauren Groff.

Dana Schutz was born in 1976 in Livonia, Michigan, and received her BFA from the Cleveland Institute of Art, Ohio, and her MFA from Columbia University, New York. She currently resides and works in Brooklyn, New York. Schutz has had recent solo museum exhibitions in venues such as the Transformer Station in Cleveland, Ohio (2018), where she debuted a series of paintings; the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston (2017), where she showcased new work; the Musée dart contemporain de Montréal (2015), where she presented a career survey; and the Hepworth Wakefield in England (2013), which later traveled to the kestnergesellschaft in Hanover, Germany (2014).

Dimension: 330 x 248 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9788793659643