The Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky Gift of Contemporary Drawings

January 22 through March 22 2008

The exhibit showcases the Kramarsky family gift to the Pollock Works on Paper Study Collection of 36 rarely-seen contemporary drawings by American artists. The gift illuminates Wynn Kramarsky’s ongoing affection for the abstract, the geometric, and the minimalist vein of American art produced mostly since the 1960s and centered primarily on individuals working in New York.  Wynn Kramarsky emerged in the last decade as the major advocate for American contemporary drawing. Amassing a collection that once numbered several thousand works, he has systematically donated almost all of them to university art galleries and major museums both public and private. Unlike most major collectors, he prefers to have his collection shown where it can be viewed and studied by students. Kramarsky currently serves on the board of trustees of the Museum of Modern Art and played a crucial role in the creation and subsequent development of the renowned Drawing Center in New York, the only not-for-profit institution in the country to focus solely on the exhibition of drawings, both contemporary and historical. Visit the Brooklyn Rail for more information on Wynn Kramarsky.

David Dupuis, Rocks in My Bed III

Eve Ascheim, Untitled (water drawing)

George Mead Moore, Oaxaca - It's Going to Rain

Jack Pierson, You, You, You