Thomas Schutte

by Robert Fleck, Thomas Schütte, Jan Avgikos

This new catalogue documents a current exhibition of works by German artist Thomas Schütte at the Goetz Collection in Munich, and features over 60 full-color reproductions of his work. Schütte's work in various media, including sculpture and installation, has gained increasing recognition stateside over the past few years after impressing audiences and critics in Europe. In addition to Schütte's works, there are several illuminating essays on the artist's Cay Sophie Rabinowitch focuses on Schütte's work from the past five years, particularly his large-scale sculptures of nude women; Jan Avgikos discusses the reception of Schütte's work in the United States; Robert Fleck places Schütte's work in the context of contemporary European art; and Rainald Schumacher documents the exhibition history of the works presented in the catalogue, and explores their connection to other works by Schütte.

100 pages, Hardcover

First published April 15, 2001