Christopher Beane Baroquecoco Bodega

June 2023

In Baroquecoco Bodega, Beane continues to masterfully synthesize a diverse range of mediums as he continues pushing the boundaries of this very personal visual vocabulary. Beane uses his keen eye and remarkable sense of color to reinterpret both the vibrant energy of the city and his experience with the awe-inspiring beauty of nature.

“When I agreed to write an essay for Beane’s book (Beane Flower. Artisan, 2008), at the request of a mutual friend, I had no idea I would be writing about one of the greatest photographers I have ever run across. It was easy enough for me to locate his position in the history of photography and art as a whole. I saw its importance immediately. Such an approach hardly begins to meet the challenge of explaining his work.”

-Curator and Art Historian, Anthony F. Janson

501 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10011 Tel: (212) 206-6872

Email: info@jimkempner.com www.jimkempnerfineart.com

Blue Boot Genesis (Baroquecoco Series), 2018

Printed 2023

Popped Cherry (Baroquecoco Series), 2023

Flex chromogenic

48 x 36”

Edition of 3

Spoke Trellis with Lily and Dahlia (Baroquecoco Series), 2021

Flex chromogenic print

48 x 36”

Edition of 3

Printed 2023

Daffodil and Sweet Pea Orgy (Baroquecoco Series), 2023

Flex chromogenic print

Casa Studies (Pink Calamari), 2018

Mixed media

13 1/2 x 15 1/2”

TBV Graffiti Gardens #13, 2023

Mixed media

27 1/2 x 58 1/4”

Ranunculus Grid Variant I, 2023

Chromogenic print

Unique variation 27 5/8 x 49 3/4”

Titian’s Ring (from the Ranunculus Series), 1997-2010

Flex chromogenic print

36 x 30”

Edition of 3

Violet and Neon (Baroquecoco Series), 2022

Flex chromogenic print

48 x 36”

Edition of 3

Casa Studies VII, 2018

Mixed media

11 1/2 x 8 1/2”

Casa Studies III, 2018

Mixed media

12 1/4 x 18”

Casa Studies VI, 2018

Mixed media

11 1/2 x 8 1/2”

Tulip Orgy #3, 2011

Silver gelatin print

20 x 16”

Edition of 10

Snow Berries Dahlias (Baroquecoco Series), 2022

Sailors’ Jewels (Baroquecoco Series), 2023

Flex chromogenic print

62 x 48”

Edition of 3

Fried Eggs and Peonies (Baroquecoco Series), 2022

Flex chromogenic print

32 x 24”

Edition of 3

TBV Window Box 3, 2022

Mixed media

18 x 35”

Thousand Eyes, Silk Avenue (Baroquecoco Series), 2023

Flex chromogenic print

62 x 48”

Edition of 3

Jim Kempner has been an art dealer, based in New York, since 1987. His focus has always been to be accessible to everyone, from the new collector, to the museum curator, to the curious neighbor who walks in off the street. For over three decades he has placed work in major private collections and museums, worldwide. Since moving to Chelsea in the fall of 1997, Jim has created a program that represents nearly 30 artists of different generations, whose work crosses a broad spectrum of mediums, from painting, drawing, and printmaking to sculpture and multi-media installation. Aside from the artists Jim Kempner Fine Art represents, the gallery spotlights work from the mid- to late-20th century. As a leading expert in prints, Jim represents the Dedalus Foundation (Robert Motherwell’s print archive) and has been a member of the International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) for over 25 years.

Jim thrives on the relationships he fosters with his artists and his clients. These relationships have led to many artist commissions and projects such as published editions with Bernar Venet, Paula Scher, Robert Indiana, Charlie Hewitt and Rinaldo Frattolillo, as well as Gianfranco Gorgoni’s photographs of Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty. Other significant gallery publications/collaborations include the book Tracks, published in conjunction with the gallery’s 2015 survey exhibition of Rauschenberg’s Tracks series; LigoranoReese’s Line Up portfolio - in collaboration with Dru Arstark (under the name “Madness of Art Editions”) - as well as their 2020 sculpture, The Persistence of Truth. The gallery has worked with Yoko Ono three different times including, her interactive Wish Tree, in the Kempner sculpture garden.

Jim Kempner is also the creator/writer/star of the cult comedy web-series The Madness of Art, as well as the artistic creator of three editioned prints.

Jim Kempner Fine Art, on the corner of 23rd and 10th, continues to imbue that old-school art world feel: a place where his artists, clients and neighbors regularly stop by to view great work, hang out for a bit and talk art, life and the gap between.