Dana Schutz, Trouble and Appearance in Munich
Published on 08/25/2026 at 10:32 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Dana Schutz anchors a major drawing-focused exhibition with Trouble and Appearance at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. As the museum states, the show runs from July 10 to October 4, 2026 and centers on a new suite of monumental charcoal works. Pinakothek der Moderne exhibition page
The Munich exhibition frame
The Pinakothek der Moderne presents Trouble and Appearance as a focused exhibition of Schutz's works on paper, organized with the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München and on view in Munich from July 10 to October 4, 2026. David Zwirner exhibition news
According to the museum and the associated graphische Sammlung, the exhibition concentrates on large-format charcoal drawings up to roughly six meters in length, alongside prints, monotypes and preparatory sketches for paintings. These works build on Schutz's longstanding interest in allegorical, narrative figuration.
Drawing, scale and market attention
The core of Trouble and Appearance is a new group of wall-spanning charcoal drawings that recall the mural scale of mid-century American abstraction while maintaining Schutz's dense figurative scenes. The institution describes these as world premieres conceived specifically for the Munich presentation. in-muenchen exhibition listing
Beyond charcoal, the show includes etchings, monotypes and rarely exhibited sketch material that reveals how Schutz constructs her layered compositions, which has implications both for curators tracking her drawing practice and for collectors assessing the depth of her works on paper.
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The work core in Munich
Schutz's charcoal works in Trouble and Appearance extend her interest in compressed scenes where multiple figures, architectural fragments and gestural marks collide on the same surface. The drawings push her familiar painting language into a more linear, graphite- and charcoal-driven register.
Where the artist stands now
As of late August 2026, Dana Schutz is present in Munich with Trouble and Appearance at the Pinakothek der Moderne, running through October 4, 2026.
Dana Schutz in key facts
- Artist: Dana Schutz
- Medium / Genre: Painting and drawing (figurative)
- Born: 1976, Livonia, Michigan, USA
- Place(s) of practice: Studio in New York
- Active since: Early 2000s, with early recognition following her 2002 solo exhibitions
- Key work groups: The Visible World, Jupiter's Lottery, Trouble and Appearance, One Big Animal
- Current/last exhibition: Trouble and Appearance, Pinakothek der Moderne / Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, July 10–October 4, 2026
- Major collections: Museum of Modern Art (New York), Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Museum Brandhorst (Munich), Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris
- Awards: Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award (2002), American Academy of Arts and Letters Jackson Pollock Prize (2012)
- Next date: July 10–October 4, 2026, Trouble and Appearance, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
Frequently asked questions about Dana Schutz
Where can visitors see Dana Schutz in Europe in mid-2026?
In mid-2026, visitors can see Dana Schutz in Munich, where the Pinakothek der Moderne and the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München present Trouble and Appearance from July 10 to October 4, 2026.
What characterizes the exhibition Trouble and Appearance?
Trouble and Appearance focuses on large-format charcoal drawings, prints, monotypes and sketches that expand Schutz's established painting practice into a concentrated survey of her graphic work.
How does Dana Schutz balance drawing and painting in her recent work?
In recent projects such as Trouble and Appearance, Schutz uses charcoal and other graphic mediums to test compositional ideas, which then inform her painted canvases while also standing as autonomous works on paper.
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