Fragments
Wade Kramm
August 5–September 15, 2023
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition Space
Fragments plays with architectural space and perception by directing viewers' attention to their bodies within the gallery space. Kramm's "Wall Fragments" — fabricated from common building materials, such as drywall, molding, and floor boards — offer a seemingly arbitrary glimpse into another space. These works and their strategic placement within the gallery encourage the viewer to consider the whole: the work itself, gallery walls, and surrounding architecture.
Artist Talk
5:00pm
Saturday, August 26th
Fragments artist Wade Kramm will be in conversation with Charlie Taylor, the University of Pittsburgh Fine Foundation Fellow. Wade and Charlie will discuss the current exhibition, as well as the artist's practice as a whole.
About Wade kramm
Wade Kramm’s recent works explore Minimalism, architecture and perception to reshape the viewer's engagement with the gallery space. Using construction materials such as drywall, floor boards, molding, light switches, and doors, he fabricates alternative spaces, called Fragments, within the gallery. Standing in front of each piece the phenomenological experience fluctuates between seeing the materials simply as materials and a perceptual/physical engagement with the new spaces made within the surrounding architecture.
Wade Kramm received his M.F.A. in sculpture at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. He has received multiple prestigious grants, including the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant, The Rhode Island State Council for the Arts and an Artist Resource Trust Grant.
Wade Kramm has participated in exhibitions worldwide at galleries, museums, and art fairs including: Piero Atchugarry Gallery (Pueblo Garzón, Uruguay), Tapir Gallery (Berlin, Germany), Odetta Gallery (Brooklyn, NY), Space 776 (Brooklyn, NY), Sammer Gallery (New York, NY), Concept Gallery (Pittsburgh, PA), Esther M. Klein Art Gallery (Philadelphia, PA); Athens Contemporary Museum of Art (Athens, GA); Expo Chicago (Chicago, IL), and Art Project Fair (Verona, Italy).
Photos by Chris Uhren