Parts I & II

January 6 - March 1, 1997

JIM KEMPNER FINE ART presents a group exhibition of master prints at his Chelsea gallery from January 6 - March 1, 1997. The exhibit will include many striking examples of contemporary American printmaking by the following artists: JOHN BALDESSARI, JENNIFER BARTLETT, ROSS BLECKNER, LOUISE BOURGEOIS, CHUCK CLOSE, JIM DINE, SAM FRANCIS, HELEN FRANKENTHALER, DAVID HOCKNEY, HOWARD HODGKIN, ROY LICHTENSTEIN, BRICE MARDEN, ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG, ED RUSCHA, FRANK STELLA, and ANDY WARHOL.

The exhibition will be held in two parts. Part I will be installed for the month of January and Part II for the month of February. The print media presented will include: color lithography, silkscreen, etching, woodcut, photogravure and multiples of a variety of media. This exhibition offers our viewers an opportunity to view a strong selection of American printmaking from the 1960s-1990s. During this period of American contemporary art there occurred a literal leap in the technological processes in printmaking. Artists and printers began to establish a different kind of working relationship, making the print project a collaboration. Their efforts pushed the limits of traditional methods of making prints. By the mid 1980s, print publishers such as Tyler Graphics, ULAE, Graphicstudio and Gemini were outfitting their print shops with state-of-the-art equipment to produce large, more multiple process editions. Our exhibition will include work made in this span of four decades, from the more established shops as well as editions made by other lesser known publishers.

Our gallery hours are: Tuesdays - Saturdays, 10-6 and Sundays 12-5.

For further information please contact the gallery.