Dana Schutz
waiting for the barbarians
Description:... The motifs of Dana Schutz?s earlier groups of works usually originated from her interest in absurd, imagined "what if" scenarios, where the figures follow the logic of their on invented meaning. The subjects of her most recent paintings, however, increasingly reflect real events, since in her view the lines between fact and fiction have become increasingly blurred in American politics and culture. 0Dana Schutz?s newest paintings act as containers for events - both mundane and horrific - where time is suspended, but perhaps also reconfigured and reordered. The beholder is confronted with a series of violent scenes. In contrast to the series 'God Paintings' of 2013, the new paintings are not serial. Rather, the unease and discomfort suggested by the title 'Waiting for the barbarians' - taken from J.M. Coetzee?s novel of the same name - is atmospherically present in all the paintings of the show. They are united by the anxiety before the not yet visible, bit approaching and possibly ominous unknown. 00Exhibition: CFA Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany (17.09.-29.10.2017).
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