International Print Center New York (IPCNY) announces Lonely Hearts: New Prints 2021/Summer, an exhibition of 42 new artworks selected by Christiane Baumgartner. “My selection is my very personal statement about the time we are living in,” Baumgartner commented, noting the relative scarcity of human presence and sense of desolation that emerged in her selection of works, all of which were made since the COVID-19 pandemic began. “There is work showing empty streets or empty billboards, for instance—but there is also abstract or non-figurative work that contains a certain concentration or contemplation.” 

This in-person and online exhibition brings together works by 36 artists across the country and internationally. It is the latest presentation of IPCNY's long-standing New Prints Program, a biannual open call that supports artists from a wide range of backgrounds and reflects print-based artistic production of the last twelve months. Baumgartner’s selection includes a wide variety of classic printmaking techniques such as woodcut, drypoint, and mezzotint, as well as mixed-media works and print-based videos, reflecting her interest in works that present traditional methods in a contemporary context. 

In conjunction with the exhibition, IPCNY will host two online Artist Talks with selected exhibiting artists on July 13 and August 10 at 7pm ET. These talks are free and open to the public on Zoom with live captioning. Check ipcny.org/public-programs for more information. 

Artists: Diana Behl, Leonie Bradley & Silverlining, Julie Cowan, Jason Dorler, Eduardo Fausti, Gaurang Garg, Keith Garubba, Katerina Guillermo, Heikedine Günther, Travis Janssen, Nina Jordan, Marina Kim, Janne Laine, Ellen Lesperance, Lance Letscher, Julia Ludwig, Mike Marks, Graham McDougal, Austin Nash, Franziska Neubert, Thomas J. Norulak, Gina Osso-Carbonaro, Goedele Peeters, Tuukka Peltonen, Adam Pitt, Aric Russom, Nicholas H. Ruth, Tushar Sahay, Jens Schubert, Merrill Shatzman, Giske Sigmundstad, Josh Welker, Karen Whitman, Cleo Wilkinson, and Julie Wolfe.

About the Juror: Christiane Baumgartner is best known for monumental woodcuts based on her own films and video stills. By making woodcuts of video stills, Baumgartner combines one of the most recent and one of the oldest means of producing an image. Her work is held in over forty international public collections. She lives and works in Leipzig, Germany, and is currently represented by Cristea Roberts Gallery, London.