Chris Hammerlein (1962) Man and seated woman Ink on paper 1996 hand-monogrammed and dated Edition: unique in good condition Sheet size: 18.5 x 28.5 cm Motif size: 8.0 x 13.5 cm The drawing by Chris Hammerlein sono Exuberant, works of ink that elegantly recall Holbein, Dürer and the densely wrought “Blacks” of Samuel Palmer. In depictions of Classical Western themes the drawings treat archetypal human patterns of thought and emotional struggle with delicacy, humor and startling invention that suggest the counterpoint intricacies of Bach, the opera of Wagner and Verdi, and the heaving summer sultriness of Led Zeppelin. Born in 1962, Chris Hammerlein received his education at Boston University and Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He has had a solo exhibition at Derek Eller Gallery in New York, and was featured in Greater New York at PS1 Contemporary Art Center. Chris Hammerlein Born: 1962, Cincinnati, Ohio Education MFA, University of Cincinnati BA, The New School, New York, NY Boston University Atelier Italia, Ronciglione Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Solo Exhibitions 2016 ‘God Is My Only Friend’, SWAC, Brussels, Belgium 2015 ‘It’s A Wonderful World’, SWAC, Brussels, Belgium 2014 ‘Hammerfest’, Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany 2012 Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany 2008 Derek Eller Gallery, NY 2007 Arena México, Arte Contemporáneo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 2006 Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 2006 Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2005 Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 2002 Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY (project room) 2001 Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 2000 “Hammer of the Gods”, Universidad De Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 1996 Dan Bernier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1995 “Skin and Bones”, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA 1994 “Dumb”, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA 1993 “Failure”, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA Selected Group Exhibitions Group Exhibitions 2018 “Touch Wood”, SWAC, Brussels Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium 2017 “All My Heroes”, SWAC, Brussels Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium 2016 “Only Lovers”, Le Core, Paris 2016 ‘Green Doesn’t Sell’, SWAC, Brussels Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium 2015 “Ngoro Ngoro”, Berlin, Germany 2015 Brussels Art Fair, Cruise & Callas, SWAC, Brussels, Belgium 2008 “How To Cook A Wolf: Part One,” Dinter Fine Art, New York, NY “Summer Group Exhibition,” Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 2007 “NeoIntegrity”, curated by Keith Mayerson, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY “Tease”, Mireille Mosler Ltd., New York, NY “Don’t Look”, The Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA “Hard Times”, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY 2006 “Transformer”, curated by Jovi Schnell, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (upcoming) “Summer Group Exhibition”, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY “Twice Drawn”, The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY “Drawing III”, g-module, Paris, France “Inaugural Group Exhibition”, Derek Eller Gallery, New York, NY 2005 “Looking at Words: The Formal Presence of Text in Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY “The General’s Jamboree/2nd Annual Watercolor Exhibition”, Guild & Greyshkul, New York, NY “Viviseccion. Dibujo contemporaneo”, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico 2004 “Termite Art Against White Elephant: Present Behaviour in Drawing”, Fundacion ICO, Madrid, Spain 2003 “Brooklyn Bounce & The Cootie Catcher”, The Beaker Gallery, Tampa, FL “The Company We Keep”, Inman Gallery, Houstn, TX “Zounds”, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL 2002 “Pop Patriotism”, Momenta, Brooklyn, NY “The Empire Strikes Back”, ATM Gallery, New York, NY 2001 “Three Project Rooms”, In Arco, Torino, Italy 2000 “Il Contratto del Disegnatore”, In Arco, Torino, Italy “Greater New York”, P.S.1, New York, NY “Hairy Forearm II”, Feature, Inc., New York, NY 1999 “Group Show”, Feature, Inc., New York, NY “Would Have Had “, Cabinet Gallery, London “Jason Fox and Chris Hammerlein”, Feature, Inc., New York, NY “Chris Hammerlein, Daniel Heimbinder, Kinke Kooi”, M du B, F, H&G Gallery , Montreal 1998 “YOYOGAGA”, Feature, Inc., New York , NY 1997 “Group Show”, Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York, NY 1996 “Mirror Enough”, Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York, NY 1995 “Spring Selections”, Drawing Center, New York, NY 1994 “Toys/Art/Us”, Castel Gallery, New Rochelle 1994 “Mondo Lot”, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1993 “Trance Sex”, Amanda Obering Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA Bibliography -McQuaid, Cate, “It’s easy to get drawn in by these works,” The Boston Globe, December 2, 2007. -Schambelan, Elizabeth, “Chris Hammerlein”, ArtForum, February 2007, p.297. -Johnson, Ken, “Chris Hammerlein”, The New York Times, Art in Review, 28 January, 2005. -Jana, Reena, “Chris Hammerlein”, Time Out New York, Art, 27 January – 2 February, 2005, Issue 487, p. 59. -Davis, Nicole, “Chris Hammerlein at Derek Eller Gallery”, artnet, Reviews: The New York List, January 2005. -Duncan, Michael, “Chris Hammerlein at Derek Eller”, Art in America, September 2002. -Schambelan, Elizabeth, “Tasteless to the Core”, Greater New York catalogue, 2000. -Beatrice, Luca, “Drawing is a Big Mess”, Galleria in Arco, May 2000. -Cotter, Holland, “Yoyogaga”, The New York Times, Art in Review, 20 November 1998, page E43. -Cotter, Holland, “The Empire Strikes Back” The New York Times, Art in Review, 19 April 2002, page E36. -Dimichele, David, “Gramercy International Contemporary Art Fair at Chateau Marmont”, Artweek, February 1995. -Duncan, Michael, “Chris Hammerlein at Derek Eller”, Art in America, September 2002. -Grand Street,#68, “Symbols”, Portfolio, pp 195- 200. -Klaasmeyer, Kelly, “Body Art”, Houston Press, July 24-30, 2003, p. 42. -Kushner, Rachel, “The Windmills of a Minotaur’s Mind”, Galleria in Arco, September 2001. -McConaughty, Claire, “Chris Hammerlein”, Cover, January 1994, p.13. -McEvilley, Thomas, “Chris Hammerlein, Idiot Savant”, Galleria in Arco, September 2001 -New Observer, “Fertility”, Summer/Fall 199. Portfolio, pp 45-47. -Nolan, Timothy, “Bumpy and Leonard Bravo at Post and Christopher Hammerlein at 1 Drive By.” Artweek, November 1995. -Nolan, Timothy, “Chris Hammerlein: Skin and Bones.” Zing, issue #2. pp 242-243. Public Collections Museum of Modern Art, NY Walker Art Center, MN