Two Exhibitions of New Paintings
March 22– April 19, 2003
Charles
Cowles Gallery and Ameringer & Yohe Fine Art are pleased to announce
joint exhibitions of HARRY KRAMER's new paintings. KRAMER injects the Abstract
Expressionist tradition, which he clearly belongs to, with a contemporary
energy. His densely painted surfaces reveal his dynamic relationship with the
medium and with painting as an all-embracing activity. His work is empowered by
absolute intuition. Spontaneity charges the brushwork, the mysterious markings,
scribblings, and formal devices. In his latest canvases, he achieves a tension
that is at once provocative and satisfying. Invaluable for their integrity, KRAMER's
paintings renew the worth of latter-day Action Painting, of a truly American
Expressionism.
KRAMER has
exhibited throughout the United States, and his work is included in
major public collections including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York; the
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; the Detroit Institute of Art,
Michigan; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
There is a catalogue with an essay by Michael
Thomas available for sale ($5).
The exhibition will be on
view at the Charles Cowles Gallery at 537 West 24th Street, between
10th and 11th Avenues in Chelsea. Hours are 10am to 6pm, Tuesday through
Saturday. There will be a reception for
the artist on Friday, March 21, from 6-8 pm.
The exhibition will be on
view at Ameringer & Yohe Fine Art at 20 West 57th Street, between
5th and 6th Avenues.
Hours are 10am to 6pm, Monday through Friday and 10am to 5pm, on
Saturday. There will be a reception for
the artist on Thursday, March 20, from 6-8 pm.
For further information or photographs, please contact the galleries.
Above image: Infidel, 2002,
oil on canvas, 71 ¾ x 90" UF