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CHRIS MARTIN Green, Yellow, Orange

CHRIS MARTIN
Green, Yellow, Orange
2008
Spray-paint and charcoal on paper
30 1/8 by 22 3/4 in. 76.5 by 57.8 cm.

CHRIS MARTIN Seven Pointed Star (Black) (Basel)

CHRIS MARTIN
Seven Pointed Star (Black) (Basel)
2008
Acrylic on paper
16 5/8 by 12 in. 42.2 by 30.5 cm.

CHRIS MARTIN Arizona...

CHRIS MARTIN
Arizona...
2000
Acrylic and watercolor on paper
19 1/4 by 15 1/4 in. 48.9 by 38.7 cm.

CHRIS MARTIN Amanita Muscaria

CHRIS MARTIN
Amanita Muscaria
2008
Acrylic on paper
11 3/4 by 8 3/8 in. 29.8 by 21.3 cm.

CHRIS MARTIN Burma Sunrise

CHRIS MARTIN
Burma Sunrise
2000-02
Acrylic, collage and ink on paper
14 1/14 by 10 1/2 in. 35.7 by 26.7 cm.

CHRIS MARTIN 1,2,3,4,5,6,7...(Ravine)

CHRIS MARTIN
1,2,3,4,5,6,7...(Ravine)
2004
Paint or tar and indentation on foil
11 by 8 1/4 in. 27.9 by 21 cm.

CHRIS MARTIN Untitled

CHRIS MARTIN
Untitled
2008
Acrylic on paper
11 5/8 by 8 5/8 in. 29.5 by 21.9 cm.

CHRIS MARTIN Untitled

CHRIS MARTIN
Untitled
1985-97
Acrylic on paper
10 1/2 by 7 7/8 in. 26.7 by 20 cm.

CHRIS MARTIN W123 B123...

CHRIS MARTIN
W123 B123...
1999
Oil on fabric
13 7/8 by 10 7/8 in. 35.2 by 27.6 cm.

CHRIS MARTIN Untitled

CHRIS MARTIN
Untitled
2008
Spray-paint on hand made paper
33 3/4 by 21 1/4 in. 85.7 by 54 cm.

CHRIS MARTIN 1-7... (Utah)

CHRIS MARTIN
1-7... (Utah)
2000-01
Acrylic on paper
19 1/8 by 13 1/4 in. 48.6 by 33.7 cm.

CHRIS MARTIN Works on Paper

CHRIS MARTIN
Works on Paper
Installation view at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, NY, 2009

CHRIS MARTIN Works on Paper

CHRIS MARTIN
Works on Paper
Installation view at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, NY, 2009

CHRIS MARTIN Works on Paper

CHRIS MARTIN
Works on Paper
Installation view at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, NY, 2009

CHRIS MARTIN Works on Paper

CHRIS MARTIN
Works on Paper
Installation view at Mitchell-Innes & Nash, NY, 2009

Press Release

Mitchell-Innes & Nash will present an exhibition of works on paper by Chris Martin in its Madison Avenue gallery from February 12 through March 27. This will be the artist's second solo show with Mitchell-Innes & Nash. The exhibition will include over forty works from the last twenty years. The works in the show capture Martin's spirit of experimentation and demonstrate an almost compulsive approach to art-making. The drawings and paintings on paper utilize wildly diverse materials, from paint and crayon to fabric, aluminum foil, album covers and the artist's own last will and testament. They vary from rapid sketches to collages and complete paintings, and explore Martin's recurrent themes of geometric forms, seven-pointed stars, number systems, and jazz icons. Some imagery hints at the mystical and psychedelic – mushrooms and pyramids – while other works fall squarely within the traditions of abstraction. For Martin, the two are not necessarily distinct: abstract painters are his shamans, their works talismanic. His irreverent references to artists including Alfred Jensen, Frank Stella, and Barnett Newman yield a body of work both playful and utterly serious about the practice of painting. Chris Martin was born in 1954 and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts and attended Yale University. Recent group shows have included "Abstract America" at the Saatchi Gallery in London, "Painting as Fact – Fact as Fiction" at de Pury and Luxembourg, Zurich, and "The Painted World" at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, New York. He is represented by Mitchell-Innes & Nash. Listing Information: Mitchell-Innes & Nash: 1018 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor (between 78th and 79th) Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 10-5 T: 212.744.7400 Opening Reception: Thursday February 12, 6-8 pm Press Contact: Jessica Duffett jessica@miandn.com 212 744 7400