DANA SCHUTZ

Viscerally evocative, Dana Schutzs newest paintings and sculptures depict allegorical scenes in which often grotesque characters negotiate their subjecthood. Schutzs large-scale paintings and sculptures portray tragicomic situations populated by characters preoccupied with self-preservation as they tilt towards oblivion. With mask-like featuresall jaws and nosesthey emerge, in groups and pairs, out of the painterly atmosphere.