Exclusive Co-launch: New Limited Edition Prints by Charline von Heyl
Artspace, in partnership with Universal Limited Art Editions, is pleased to offer 3 captivating new editions by the esteemed German artist, Charline von Heyl, titled Old Words, Villa Curonia, and Metals Metals, exclusively available on Artspace for a limited time. Notably acclaimed by The New York Times as "one of the most intriguing abstract painters working today," Charline von Heyl's works can be found in prestigious collections worldwide, including the Tate, London; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
“I just want to get the viewer to move past definitions and on to something more personal and fragile, a place where thoughts and feelings meet, where looking feels like thinking.”
Charline von Heyl's natural affinity for the unexpected, and joy in discovery pushes the boundary of conventional print medium as evident in the three new prints, Old Words, Villa Curonia, and Metals Metals produced with ULAE.
Inspired by the poetry of Gertrude Stein and Russell Edson, each composition is a testament to von Heyl's experimental spirit and artistic depth. The artist showcases her innovative approach to printmaking, blending graphic elements with expressive mark-making techniques.
About Metals Metals
The print is inspired by the creator of prose poetry, Russell Edson's poem of the same name:
Metals Metals by Russell Edson
Out of the golden West, out of the leaden East, into the iron South, and to the silver North...Oh metals metals everywhere, forks and knives, belt buckles and hooks...When you are beaten you sing. You do not give anyone a chance...
You come out of the earth and fly with men. You lodge in men. You hurt them terribly. You tear them. You do not care for anyone.
Oh metals metals, why are you always hanging about? Is it not enough that you hold men’s wrists? Is it not enough that we let you in our mouths?
Why is it you will not do anything for yourself? Why is it you always wait for men to show you what to be?
And men love you. Perhaps it is because you soften so often. You did, it is true, pour into anything men asked you to. It has always proved you to be somewhat softer than you really are.
Oh metals metals, why are you always filling my house?
You are like family, you do not care for anyone.
Universal Limited Art Editions
Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE) is a fine print publisher located in Bay Shore, NY. Since it
was established by Tatyana Grosman in 1957, ULAE has collaborated with more than 50 artists
and its editions are represented in major museum collections including The National Gallery of
Art in Washington DC, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Tate Gallery in London and the
National Art Museum of China in Beijing. The Museum of Modern Art in New York began
acquiring the first impression of every edition published by ULAE in 1960 and still continues that
tradition today. Its time-honored practice of artistic collaboration, quality, and technical
experimentation has continued to keep ULAE in the forefront of contemporary printmaking in the
U.S. and around the world for over 60 years.
