JOSHUA LINER - Andrew Schoultz

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Channel: NYC GALLERY OPENINGS · 2016 · Entertainment

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Artist: Andrew Schoultz
Exhibition Title: Age of Empire 
Exhibition Dates: April 28 to May 27, 2016
Gallery Link: http://joshualinergallery.com/exhibitions/schoultz_age_of_empire_april_28_2015/  

Joshua Liner Gallery is pleased to present Age of Empire, a solo exhibition of new work from Los Angeles-based contemporary artist Andrew Schoultz. This is Schoultz’s first exhibition with the gallery featuring painting, work on paper, and a site specific installation. The exhibition will run from April 28 to May 27, with an opening reception on Thursday, April 28. The artist will be present for the reception.

Having presented his work in various contexts from museums to galleries to public murals, Schoultz is known for his densely layered artworks exploring patterns in history related to war, natural disasters, and globalization. The social, political, and economic crises that manifest as a result, are explored in detail in works such as Broken Tapestry (2016). Exceptionally detailed, the acrylic and collage work features throngs of war horses, elephants, a war ship, and eyes of providence upon an exploding field of radiating bands of color and shredded one dollar bills. Inspired by underground comics, graffiti, German map-making, the archaic illustrations of the Nuremberg Chronicle of 1492, and Persian Miniatures to name a few, the artist’s work is profoundly chaotic both visually and thematically. Schoultz elaborates:

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