Christian Holstad @ Andrew Kreps

June 6, 2017 

2-TIMES • Art
Christian Holstad,
‘New Positions’
@ Andrew Kreps
Gallery 
— 

“...United not in
material, but in
approach – he
employs traditional
techniques and
meticulous craft to
unexpected, and
transformative
ends.” 

Title meaning: 
Holstad's works
in ‘New Positions’ 
function not as
self-portraits, but
as an intuitive
meditation on
the male figure — 
collectively recasting
it as a vessel, able
to receive & change. 

The exhibition: 
Is the American
artist's 2nd solo
with Andrew Kreps
Gallery, for which
he presents several 
unique but connected
bodies of work —
including a series
of life-size ceramic
figures, new pastel
drawings and a
large-scale collage,
which are furthered
by the presence of
healing herbs and
flowers, contained
in a grouping of
phallic vases. 

2-TIMES' highlights: 
· Ritual Bathers, 2017 
· Showering Figure
(Purple), 2017 

On view at: 
Andrew Kreps Gallery 
— 
537 W. 22nd Street, 
New York, NY 10011, 
United States. 

Closes: 
June 24, 2017.