Sarah Dwyer: Penti Menti

Dwyer's tumultuous canvases document her painting processes: layering and erasing, burying and excavating

The title of the inaugural monograph of Irish artist Sarah Dwyer (born 1974) refers to the art historical concept of pentimento--from the Italian pentirsi, "to repent"-- which refers to the visible traces of an artist's revisions within a painting. For Dwyer, these transformations lie at the heart of her practice.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
Published: 09/29/2026
ISBN: 9783775762465
Pages: 96
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 12.00h x 10.00w x 0.70d