Her complex, multi-layered paintings unfold fields of conflicts and persistently reflects on questions of authorship, painting’s relationship to objecthood, and its scenic character. Formally and technically, they negotiate traditional motifs, gestures, and the contemporary condition of the praxis. Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions, including the Kestnergesellschaft in Hannover, the Museum Abteiberg in Mönchengladbach, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Pinakothek der Moderne in München, the mumok in Vienna, and the Documenta 12 in Kassel. She is represented by Galerie Barbara Weiss in Berlin, Richard Telles in Los Angeles, and Greene Naftali in New York. Monika Baer is a Professor at the Städelschule in Frankfurt and teaching at the UCLA Department of Art this Fall as a UC Regents’ Lecturer.