Jimmy Baker’s Interview

We take a look at one work and discuss it in depth with the artist, form its correlation to their past works to the narratives at large. We will be featuring these interviews on frequent intervals.

Burning Out

Opening: Friday, February 15, 6-8 pm
Exhibition Runs: February 15 – March 24, 2019

LMAK Gallery
298 Grand Street
New York, NY 10002

LMAK Gallery is pleased to present Burning Out, Jimmy Baker’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. Presenting eight new process-heavy paintings that combine the conventions of oil painting with digital collage, UV printing, and vinyl masking. The acidic color palettes and viscous surfaces create a vibratory space for imagery to dissolve into dense compositions that hint toward psychoactive experiences. Burning Outexposes the grit of a cultural fixation with pleasure.Read More

FOTOFOCUS BIENNIAL 2018:
OPEN ARCHIVE
FotoFocus Biennial Program: October 4–7, 2018

Now in its fourth iteration, the 2018 FotoFocus Biennial encompasses more than 90 projects at museums and galleries across Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Dayton, and Columbus, and features more than 400 artists, curators, and educators—the largest of its kind in America.

http://www.fotofocusbiennial.org

Wide Angle: Photography Out of Bounds

September 21, 2018–November 18, 2018
Curated by Carissa Barnard, FotoFocus Deputy Director

Featured Artists: Jimmy Baker, Kathe Burkhart, Harry Callahan, Tom Friedman, Robert Heinecken, John Houck, Mike Jacobs, Sol Lewitt, Goshka Macuga, Rick Mallette, Christian Marclay, Marilyn Minter, Laurel Nakadate, Seth Price, Robert Rauschenberg, Brett Schieszer, Sheida Soleimani, John Stezaker, Sigrid Viir, John Wesley Read More

The Summit Hotel has acquired four small paintings from my Arrangement series, and one medium sized canvas. These works are on public display along with many other major artists in the permanent collection.

5345 Medpace Way, Cincinnati, OH 45227

Chase Manhattan Bank has acquired four small paintings from my Legacy System series, and one large canvas, Mystic Sieve, for the permanent collection on a new campus outside of Dallas, TX.

Opening: Wednesday January 10, 6-8 pm

Jimmy Baker and Tatiana Kronberg
Exhibition Runs: January 10 – February 4, 2018

LMAK Gallery
298 Grand Street
New York, NY 10002

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Exhibition Runs: November 11, 2017, – May 28, 2018

Crystal Bridges link

This exhibition focuses on works from their permanent collection, while also introducing new acquisitions. Included are five of my paintings that were recently accepted into their collection.

Zing Zam Blunder
June 24 – July 23, 2017
curated by Brian Scott Campbell

Harbinger Projects
Reykjavík, Iceland

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