Karl Benjamin, #17, 1970, oil on canvas, 56 3/4 x 56 3/4 inches

Louis Stern Fine Arts is pleased to present Dance the Line Paintings by Karl Benjamin. The exhibition opens on Saturday, September 29 with a reception for the artist from 6-9 pm and continues through Saturday, December 22, 2007.

Infinite would indeed seem to be the appropriate word for the extraordinary range and virtuosity of Karl Benjamin’s work. A dazzling practitioner of what critic Jules Langsner termed hard edge painting and one of the four artists featured in the landmark 1959 Abstract Classicists exhibition, Benjamin fills each canvas with meticulously orchestrated color. Throughout his exemplary 50-year career, Benjamin has re-defined the flat planes of his canvases with an infectious joie de vivre and a ruthlessly disciplined technique. Stripes morph into op art eye candy. Column-like shapes deconstruct themselves as if they were exploding stars. Circles re-align themselves with verticals to create rhythmic sequences worthy of the silkiest jazz imaginable. His intuitive sensitivity to the peculiar union of form and color produces works that defy reason and return the viewer to the singular delight of seeing.

The artist’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe and is included in a number of prestigious international private and public collections. Karl Benjamin is represented exclusively by Louis Stern Fine Arts. This exhibitions is accompanied by a hard bound, full color 125 page catalogue with text by Dave Hickey.

For further information contact Marie Chambers or Jenise Ramos.