Innes' exhibition is comprised of a specific group of major new 'exposed' paintings. The paintings in the main gallery all employ Scheveningen Black as their base pigment. In the "exposed paintings" a single color, mixed by the artist, is applied to the canvas, turpentine is utilized to remove a section of the paint before it dries.
Scheveningen black
Sean Kelly Gallery is delighted to announce a solo exhibition of new works
by Callum Innes.
The opening of the exhibition will take place on Friday,
February 21st from 6pm until 8pm. The artist will be present.
Innes' exhibition is comprised of a specific group of major new 'exposed'
paintings. The paintings in the main gallery all employ Scheveningen Black
as their base pigment. In the "exposed paintings" a single color, mixed by
the artist, is applied to the canvas, turpentine is utilized to remove a
section of the paint before it dries. Innes washes away, or as he has
described it, "unpaints" the canvas, leaving all but the faintest vestigial
traces of color. The result reveals varied veils of color, buried within
the seemingly monochromatic single pigment. This interplay between the
additive and subtractive processes, making and unmaking, underlies this
ground breaking and sophisticated body of work. The lyrical and luminous
paintings that result, are both conceptually complex and evocative. The
Scheveningen Black paintings, are complimented by a group of medium sized
exposed paintings in the second gallery, including a single shellac painting
and intimate white on white paintings in the first gallery.
Working within an abstract tradition closely linked to minimalism, Innes'
strategy is to limit his vocabulary to explore the inherent possibilities of
his process. While the technique and 'action' of painting is present in all
of Innes' paintings, it is not the sole subject of the work. It is perhaps
more accurate to posit his work within conceptual practices, rather than
within the strictly painterly precedents of minimalism and abstract
expressionism.
Innes has emerged as one of the most significant abstract painters of his
generation achieving widespread recognition through major solo and group
shows worldwide. Innes was awarded the Jerwood Prize for Painting in 2002,
and the Nat West Prize in 1998. In 1995 he was shortlisted for both the
Turner Prize and the Jerwood Prize for Painting.
Forthcoming exhibitions in America include a major solo exhibition curated
by David Moos, originating in 2004 it will travel to the Birmingham Museum
of Art, Birmingham, Alabama and the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington,
amongst other venues and be accompanied by a catalogue. Recent solo
exhibitions include The Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, Scotland in
2000; the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin; the Kunsthalle Bern,
Switzerland in 1999. Innes has recently been included in several group
exhibitions including: Sphere (loans from nvisible Museum), Sir John Soane's
Museum, London; FRESH: Recent Acquisitions, Albright Knox Art Gallery,
Buffalo, NY and Heads and Hands, Loans from the nvisible Museum, Washington
Project for the Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Innes' work
is included in the permanent collections of many major museums worldwide.
Please contact Amy Gotzler at the gallery (212.239.1181) or amy@skny.com for
more information. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11am until
6pm.
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Amy Gotzler.
Associate Director
Sean Kelly Gallery
528 West 29th Street
New York, NY 10001
Tel. (212) 239.1181
Fax. (212) 239.2467