Publisher's Synopsis
Bringing together paintings from throughout the artist's career, discover the work of acclaimed American artist Susan Rothenberg in this captivating new publication.
Over five decades, Susan Rothenberg developed a charged visual language that carries immense physical presence, emotional intensity, and psychological nuance, redefining the medium of painting while capturing her unique vision of the world. This new publication offers a holistic presentation of Rothenberg's work, tracing her career from the monumental horse paintings that brought her to prominence in the 1970s, to the fragmented limbs and figures in motion that defined her production in the 1980s, through to the natural drama of New Mexico's desert landscape which infused her work throughout the 1990s. Introduced by Alexis Lowry, striking reproductions of Rothenberg's paintings are paired with thought-provoking responses by writers, artists, and thinkers, while a meticulously researched biography provides insight into Rothenberg's remarkable life.
