The first comprehensive monograph on one of today's most innovative
and successful painters - made in close collaboration with the artist
Defined by bold brushstrokes, a dynamic use of color and imaginative
compositions, the paintings of Dana Schutz are panoramic expanses that
offer visions of humanity in all its complex facets. Her deeply
subjective approach, untethered from realism, translates into images
that seem to exist in a place that transcends time while celebrating the
intrinsic qualities of her medium of choice with freedom and
intelligence. As the artist herself stated, 'I'm interested in painting
as an affective place where the hierarchies of the world can be
rearranged within the space of a painting.' This first comprehensive
monograph on her work was created in close collaboration with the artist
and features a number of never-before-seen paintings and drawings.