Amos Eno Gallery, a non-profit, artist-run gallery, is pleased to present Flag Building, a solo exhibition by Philadelphia-based artist Adam Erlbaum.

 

The exhibition will be on view from February 13 to March 16, 2025, with an artist reception on Friday, January 21, at 191 Henry St. on the Lower East Side. Works are also available to view on Artsy.

 

Adam Erlbaum begins his paintings with a pencil diagram. He denotes the width of each stripe in fractions of an inch. These measurements are then transferred to canvas with a ruler. Erlbaum cannot mark sixteenths of an inch exactly by hand. The lines he draws between the marks further depart from the initial diagram, as these lines must jibe with each other on the canvas. 

 

Rather than build according to plan, each step further removes the painting from Erlbaum’s initial diagram, until the painting ‘stands’ independently. The word ‘building’ conjures heavy brick and mortar, yet a flag is light enough to be raised by a small wind. For Erlbaum, building is not about plan or weight, but a felt sense of constructive action. 

 

About Adam Erlbaum

Adam Erlbaum received a BA in Mathematics from The Colorado College in 2002.  He has attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the University of the Arts, and the MFA program at the Vermont College of the Fine Arts.

 

Erlbaum's work has been shown in Philadelphia at InLiquid Gallery, The Yard, I Brewster Gallery, and Artist's House Gallery and at the St. Louis Artists Guild in St. Louis, Missouri; Center for the Arts in Rock Hill, South Carolina; Studio Montclair in Montclair, New Jersey; and Bower Center for the Arts in Bedford, Virginia. He paints at The Mill Studios in Philadelphia.

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About Amos Eno Gallery

Amos Eno Gallery has been a fixture in the New York art scene since 1974 when it opened in Soho. The gallery is open Thursdays through Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. and is run by a small community of professional artists, both from New York City and across the country, and a part-time director. 

 

Amos Eno Gallery's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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For more information, please contact Gallery Director Ellen Sturm Niz at amosenogallery@gmail.com.