David Kramer
"Tired Act" Text Based Conceptual Fiber Artwork
2019

Name: "Tired Act" Text Based Conceptual Fiber Artwork
Brand: David Kramer
Price: 12000 USD
Availability: InStock

$12,000

About

This text based fiber work by New York artist, David Kramer incorporates elements of crafting known as hook rug, which are tooled over hand drawn elements on the burlap. A Firestone tire is the main visual subject, taking on the satirical wit that David Kramer is well known for, the text reads: "Still working my tired act." "Tired Act" is presented stretched and signed on the reverse by the artist. A child of the 1970s, David Kramer pulls from that formative decade, re-crafting its lifestyle advertisements and distinctive interior design into paintings, drawings, and installations both nostalgic and ironic. His compositions resemble the advertisements that, as he claims (with the tongue-in-cheek humor that shapes his output), modeled his future: “I felt certain that my future would look a lot like what I was looking at in those ads. […] I am still hoping to grow up and get my hands on those things.” Text is central to Kramer’s work. He overlays what he calls “one-liners” onto his images, revealing the falsity of the idealized vision they present and the disillusionment of adulthood. Kramer's work has been the subject of national and international solo exhibitions including Galerie Laurent Godin in Paris, France; Aeroplastics Contemporary in Brussels, Belgium; Front Room Gallery in New York, NY; Pierogi in Brooklyn, NY; Tom Jankar Gallery in Los Angeles, CA; Pollard + Mulherin Gallery in New York, NY; and Heiner Contemporary in Washington DC. He is the recipient of the New York Foundation for the Arts Grant Fellowship and The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Fellowship. Front Room first became involved with David Kramer in 2004, when we featured him in the exhibition “Sellout” at Voorkamer gallery in Lier, Belgium (which coincidentally means “Front Room in Dutch). He has exhibited internationally. His work is in the collection of the Pompidou Museum and Museum London, Ontario, and he has screened his videos and performed at the Whitney Museum of American Art and The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Pompidou Museum, and many other institutions and galleries.

Details

Creator
David Kramer (1963, American)
Creation Year
2019
Dimensions
Height: 74 in. (187.96 cm)Width: 54.5 in. (138.43 cm)Depth: 1.75 in. (4.45 cm)
Medium
Enamel,Canvas,Glitter,Oil,Acrylic,Pencil
Movement & Style
Contemporary
Period
2010-
Condition
Gallery Location
New York, NY
Reference Number
1stDibs: LU6924623661
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