Box 2007 graphite, colored pencil and gouache 75 x 56cm (29 1/2 x 22 inches)
About the Artist: Born in Chicago in 1960, Jonathan Hammer has had over 45 solo exhibitions. For nearly 30 years he has worked in several mediums including: works on paper, photography, unique books, sculpture, and prints, as well as his signature screens and panels made from marquetry of exotic skins. Hammer has exhibited widely in Germany, Switzerland, Norway, France, England, Japan, Mexico, and the United States. In Spain he has had two solo exhibitions at Joan Prats Gallery in Barcelona, five at Galeria Fucares and Galeria F2 in Madrid. He has had 10 solo exhibitions in New York (including five at Matthew Marks Gallery). Along with numerous group exhibitions in museums, Hammer has had solo shows in Geneva at the Centre d’Art Con-temporain and the Berkeley Art Museum. His works are in many private and public collections including multiple pieces in each of the following: Museum of Modern Art (MOMA); Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA); Hammer Museum (UCLA); Berkeley Art Museum; Whitney Museum of American Art; New York Public Library; and the Jumex Collection, Mexico City. An authority on Zurich Dada, Hammer has published his critical writings on the subject in his book Ball and Hammer (Yale University Press, 2002). He has received honors from among others: Art Matters, NY; Pro Helvetia (the Swiss Arts Council); The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, NY; and most recently, The Pollock Krasner Foundation, NY. Hammer spends his time between Barcelona and Aragon.
