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Ends and Means
Charles Lutz, January 17 - March 1, 2013

Ends and Means: Charles Lutz

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Alan, 2012 Signed and stamped on verso Oil on canvas
CHARLES LUTZ, ALAN, 2012
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New York, December 13 - C24 Gallery is pleased to announce Ends and Means, the first solo exhibition by gallery artist Charles Lutz. Ends and Means will be on view from January 17th through March 1st, 2013, with an opening reception on Thursday, January 17th from 6 - 8pm. Ends and Means brings together a group of related paintings and sculptures that exemplify Lutz's investigation into the value structures of American identity. Each group of works is derived from a relationship to the American experience - its abstraction of value and transience - both monetarily and morally. The first group of paintings are constructed from stretched canvas and linen bags once used for transporting currency; they are reminiscent of Robert Rauschenberg's Combine paintings from the early 1970's. Their varied and tactile nature, which points to their origin of service, is now frozen. Another group of paintings are based on transcripts of bank robbery notes; copied by the artist, they mimic a gradual descent into the erratic nature of the original writer. Another group of paintings are taken from news wire images, manipulated and rendered in oil on canvas. These images reference internal conflict, financial peril, and the abstraction of monetization, which could be tapped from the current American psyche. 514 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011 +1 (646) 416-6300 c24gallery.com Lutz also translates these themes into three-dimensions, with a series of sculptures of ski masks worn in armed robberies. These works stand solemnly in polished stainless steel - as empty vessels, allowing the viewer to insert themselves into a historical or participatory role with the objects. The works in Ends and Means allow the artist to continually mine our collective history, revealing a cold yet intimately personal reflection of the American consciousness. Through a dialogue with the readymade, Lutz explores and exploits both its aesthetic and emotional transcendence from low to high, creating a unique signature that at times replicates and references others directly, yet remains totally and unequivocally his own. About Charles Lutz Charles Lutz lives and works in New York, NY. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1982, and graduated with a BFA in Painting and Art History from the Pratt Institute in 2004. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions including: the 2004 Terminal 5 show, New York; 2007 Denial & Acceptance, PEP Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; 2010 Charts, Price Lists, Corrections, and Other Relevant Statements, Five Myles Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, and others. On view concurrently to Ends and Means, Lutz's Artificial Tree (Brillo Tree), a 15 ft. tall stack of replicated Warhol Brillo Boxes, produced in association with The Andy Warhol Museum will be on view at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, through February 2013. About C24 Gallery Based in New York and founded in 2011, C24 is a gallery of international contemporary art that focuses on artists from diverse geographies. The gallery is dedicated to identifying and providing a platform for international talent who are often emerging artists or who have already achieved critical acclaim outside of New York.
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