13.5.26 - Dana Schutz sculpture commission unveiled at Kistefos, Norway
A newly commissioned work by Dana Schutz has just been unveiled at Kistefos in Norway. Blind Boat (2026) is a monumental bronze sculpture, created specifically for the sculpture park at Kistefos. Representing a significant development in Schutz’s practice, this ambitious new work is her first public sculpture, and the first at this scale, standing seven metres tall and nine metres in length, and weighing more than 12 tonnes.
Long-recognised as one of the most distinctive painters of her generation, Schutz began making sculptures in 2018. These works are first modelled in clay before being cast in bronze, with raw, tactile surfaces that bear the trace of the artist’s hand. Blind Boat demonstrates Schutz’s unique ability to construct dynamic constellations of forms and figures. The sculpture depicts a boat carrying three characters, surrounded by elements such as a stylised sun, hollowed-out eyeballs, and a carrion bird holding a pupil in its beak. The figures in the boat are either blind or one-eyed, evoking the Cyclopes of Greek mythology. The central figure holds their companion’s eyeball aloft as a guiding light.
At Kistefos, the sculpture is situated in dialogue with the surrounding landscape and the waterfall behind it. The continuous sound of rushing water enhances the work’s sensory qualities, creating an interplay between the solidity of cast bronze and the perception of a dynamic sculpture in motion.
Dana Schutz
Blind Boat, 2026
Kistefos Museum
Kistefossveien 24
Jevnaker
Norway Further information
Long-recognised as one of the most distinctive painters of her generation, Schutz began making sculptures in 2018. These works are first modelled in clay before being cast in bronze, with raw, tactile surfaces that bear the trace of the artist’s hand. Blind Boat demonstrates Schutz’s unique ability to construct dynamic constellations of forms and figures. The sculpture depicts a boat carrying three characters, surrounded by elements such as a stylised sun, hollowed-out eyeballs, and a carrion bird holding a pupil in its beak. The figures in the boat are either blind or one-eyed, evoking the Cyclopes of Greek mythology. The central figure holds their companion’s eyeball aloft as a guiding light.
At Kistefos, the sculpture is situated in dialogue with the surrounding landscape and the waterfall behind it. The continuous sound of rushing water enhances the work’s sensory qualities, creating an interplay between the solidity of cast bronze and the perception of a dynamic sculpture in motion.
Dana Schutz
Blind Boat, 2026
Kistefos Museum
Kistefossveien 24
Jevnaker
Norway Further information