Dana Schutz's Violent and Ironic Painting Explores Regeneration
Born in 1976 in Livonia, Michigan, Dana Schutz, who now resides in New York, rose to fame in the art scene following her solo exhibition at LFL Gallery, New York, in 2002, just prior to completing her MFA at Columbia University. Her expressionist pieces, like 'Presentation,' which is part of the Museum of Modern Art's collection, depict dismembered figures and grotesque distortions. Schutz showcased her work at the 2003 Venice Biennale and in 'The Triumph of Painting' at Saatchi Gallery, London. Her series 'Frank from Observation' and 'Devourers' delve into self-consumption themes. Her recent creations, including 'Poisoned Man' (2005) and 'The Autopsy of Michael Jackson' (2005), comment on the post-9/11 generation's perspective on mutation and regeneration.
Key facts
- Dana Schutz was born in 1976 in Livonia, Michigan.
- Her first solo exhibition was at LFL Gallery, New York in 2002.
- She earned her MFA from Columbia University in 2002.
- Her painting 'Presentation' was acquired by MoMA.
- She participated in the 2003 Venice Biennale.
- Her series 'Frank from Observation' features a surfer as the last man on earth.
- The 'Devourers' series depicts self-consuming creatures that can regenerate.
- Recent works include 'Poisoned Man' (2005) and 'The Autopsy of Michael Jackson' (2005).
Entities
Artists
- Dana Schutz
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
- James Ensor
- Rembrandt van Rijn
- Henri Rousseau
- Paul Gauguin
- Mike Kelley
- Paul McCarthy
- Cindy Sherman
- Peter Saul
- Carroll Dunham
- Scott Bowe
- Philip Guston
- Eleanor Heartney
Institutions
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Columbia University
- Saatchi Gallery
- P.S.1
- LFL Gallery
- Zach Feuer Gallery
- Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
- Mario Diacono Gallery
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park
- Site Santa Fe
- Rose Art Museum
- Contemporary Fine Arts
- MoCA Cleveland
- Rose Museum, Brandeis University
- The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu
- Douglas Hyde Gallery
- Biennale di Venezia
- Biennale de Singapour
- BOMB Magazine
- Index Magazine
- Art in America
- ARTnews
- The New York Times
- The Washington Post
- art press
Locations
- Livonia
- Michigan
- United States
- New York
- Venice
- Italy
- London
- United Kingdom
- Overland Park
- Kansas
- Boston
- Massachusetts
- Santa Fe
- New Mexico
- Waltham
- Berlin
- Germany
- Cleveland
- Ohio
- Honolulu
- Hawaii
- Dublin
- Ireland
- Singapore
- Ukraine
- Abu Ghraib
- Iraq
Sources
- artpress —