Palms and Smoke

Elizabeth Xi Bauer is pleased to present Palms and Smoke, a solo exhibition of new works by Abraham Kritzman, uniting painting, sculpture, and ceramics into a conceptual and spatial framework. Bringing together all facets of Kritzman’s practice for the first time, the exhibition reveals connections between different strands of the artist’s work across mediums and explores themes of introspection, transformation, and material process. Richly textured surfaces and imagined figures evoke a sense of intimacy and timelessness, seamlessly integrating narrative and biographical content.

Central to the exhibition are works created during Kritzman’s residency at the gallery’s Deptford studio, featuring recurring elements such as composite surfaces, articulated forms, and a tension between stillness and expression. Building on the developments explored in his previous exhibitions: Land’s End, Choir, and + Days + Nights, Kritzman further explores the interplay of sculpture and painting, deepening the layered methodology that defines his multidisciplinary practice.