Wendy Burton PhotographsCraig Krull Gallery

On September 3rd, Craig Krull Gallery opened Wendy Burton’s fourth solo exhibition at Craig Krull Gallery, entitled Trace Elements III, the artist continues to explore abandoned and decaying structures as subjects for her photographic archaeology of the not so distant past in American civilization. These vacant buildings are often the product of what Burton refers to as the “rust belt,” areas where industry has moved on, resulting in the disintegration of entire communities. In Tema Celeste, Shana Nys Dambrot wrote, “…these are undeniable compelling subjects, saturated in a sort of rural collapse…yet the morbid lyricism of Burton’s tone is suggestive rather than judgmental…[their] meaning built on cobwebs and ghost stories.” This exhibition also includes a portfolio of images entitled, “What Remains,” made in post-Katrina New Orleans.

Wendy Burton
Exterior, Closed Factory Youngstown, Ohio, 2006
Archival pigment print
18 x 18 inches
Copyright Wendy Burton, 2006
Courtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica




Wendy Burton
REA Freight Terminal No 7 Buffalo, New York, 2006
Archival pigment print
18 x 18 inches
Copyright Wendy Burton, 2006
Courtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica




Wendy Burton
REA Freight Terminal No 16 Buffalo, New York, 2007
Archival pigment print
18 x 18 inches
Copyright Wendy Burton, 2007
Courtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica




Wendy Burton
Scarf, Coaling Tower Youngstown, Ohio, 2006
Archival pigment print
18 x 18 inches
Copyright Wendy Burton, 2006
Courtesy Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica

The gallery is also featuring a solo exhibition of work by Dennis Hopper. Concurrent with his distinguished career as an actor and director, Mr. Hopper has been highly regarded as a photographer and painter. In the sixties, he was part of the seminal group of L.A. artists that included Ed Ruscha, Ed Kienholz and Wallace Berman.


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Wendy Burton
September 3 – October 4, 2008

Dennis Hopper
September 3 – October 4, 2008

Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 10 to 5:30
Saturday 11 to 5:30

Craig Krull Gallery
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Avenue, Building B-3
Santa Monica, California 90404

(310) 828-6410

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