Charles Gaines

Born: 1944, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Education: Jersey City State College (1966); Rochester Institute of Technology, School of art and Design, New York (1967)

links:
· Wikipedia page

Current Exhibitions

Hauser & Wirth West HollywoodLos Angeles follow

just opened

Charles Gaines. Numbers and Trees, The Tanzania Baobabs

19 Feb - 24 May 2025

,
Tue-Sat 11am-6pm
not open today
new Plexiglas works and watercolors by the pioneering conceptual artist in his first LA solo exhibition since 2019

Principal Galleries

Galerie Max Hetzler

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon Series 10, Set 11 (quartet), 2022

Watercolor and ink on paper
3435.0 × 1444.0 × 0.0 mm
Overall: 144.4 x 343.5 cm.;56 7/8 x 135 1/4 in Each: 144.4 x 78.3 cm.; 56 7/8 x 30 7/8 in
© Charles Gaines / courtesy Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris | London. Photo : Nicolas Brasseur

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon Series 4, Set 5 (quartet), 2022

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon Series 5, Set 6 (quartet), 2022

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon Series 6, Set 7 (quartet), 2022

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon Series 7, Set 8 (quartet), Tree #1, Tongva, 2022

Watercolor and ink on paper
1000.0 × 2015.0 × 0.0 mm
201.5 x 100 cm; 79 3/8 x 39 3/8 x in.
© Charles Gaines / courtesy Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris | London. Photo : Nicolas Brasseur

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon Series 7, Set 8 (quartet), Tree #2, Miwok, 2022

Watercolor and ink on paper
1000.0 × 2015.0 × 0.0 mm
201.5 x 100 cm; 79 3/8 x 39 3/8 x in.
© Charles Gaines / courtesy Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris | London. Photo : Nicolas Brasseur

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon Series 7, Set 8 (quartet), Tree #3, Taaqtam, 2022

Watercolor and ink on paper
1000.0 × 2015.0 × 0.0 mm
201.5 x 100 cm; 79 3/8 x 39 3/8 x in.
© Charles Gaines / courtesy Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris | London. Photo : Nicolas Brasseur

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon Series 7, Set 8 (quartet), Tree #4, Nomlaki, 2022

Watercolor and ink on paper
1000.0 × 2015.0 × 0.0 mm
201.5 x 100 cm; 79 3/8 x 39 3/8 x in.
© Charles Gaines / courtesy Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris | London. Photo : Nicolas Brasseur

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon Series 8, Set 9 (quartet), Xalychidom Piipaa, 2022

Watercolor and ink on paper
1360.0 × 795.0 × 47.0 mm
79.5 x 136 x 4.7 cm.; 31 1/4 x 53 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.
© Charles Gaines / courtesy Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin | Paris | London. Photo : Nicolas Brasseur

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon Series 9, Set 10 (quartet), Esselen, 2022

contact gallery

Added to list

Done

Removed

Works Elsewhere

Hauser & Wirth

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Trees Series 2, Tree #1, Cahuilla, 2019

Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, photograph, two parts
1448.0 × 2775.0 × 146.0 mm
Overall: 277.5 x 144.8 x 14.6 cm / 109 1/4 x 57 x 5 3/4 in
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Trees Series 2, Tree #4, Kumeyaay, 2019

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Trees Series 2, Tree #7, Mission, 2019

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Assorted Trees #1, Red Trees, 2019

Watercolor and ink on paper
1073.0 × 1381.0 × 51.0 mm
Overall: 138.1 x 107.3 x 5.1 cm / 54 3/8 x 42 1/4 x 2 in (framed)
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Manifestos 3, 2018

Single-channel video (black and white, color, sound, 15 minutes 53 seconds) Two graphite drawings on paper, one monitor, one pedestal, two speakers, hanging speaker shelves
Installation dimensions variable
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Drawing 37, 2017

Ink on paper
457.0 × 591.0 mm
59.1 x 45.7 cm / 23 1/4 x 18 in
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Drawing 13, 2016

Ink on paper
826.0 × 635.0 mm
63.5 x 82.6 cm / 25 x 32 1/2 in
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Central Park, Series I, Drawing 9, 2016

Ink on paper
826.0 × 635.0 mm
63.5 x 82.6 cm / 25 x 32 1/2 in
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Assorted Trees #6, Orange (Red Shade) Trees, Tree K, 2019

Watercolor and ink on paper
356.0 × 356.0 mm
35.6 x 35.6 cm / 14 x 14 in
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Assorted Trees #7, Turquoise Trees, Tree F, 2019

Watercolor and ink on paper
356.0 × 356.0 mm
35.6 x 35.6 cm / 14 x 14 in
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: London Series 1, Tree #9, Idol Lane, 2020

Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, photograph, 3 parts
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
Overall: 241.3 x 335.9 x 14.6 cm / 95 x 132 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches
© Charles Gaines.  Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Alex Delfanne

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: London Series 1, Tree #6, Fetter Lane, 2020

Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, photograph
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
162.2 x 223.5 x 14.6 cm / 63 7/8 x 88 x 5 3/4 inches
© Charles Gaines.  Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: London Series 1, Tree #4, Devonshire Row, 2020

Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, photograph
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
162.2 x 223.5 x 14.6 cm / 63 7/8 x 88 x 5 3/4 inches
© Charles Gaines.  Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Alex Delfanne

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: London Series 1, Tree #3, Cannon Street, 2020

Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, photograph
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
162.2 x 223.5 x 14.6 cm / 63 7/8 x 88 x 5 3/4 inches
© Charles Gaines.  Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Alex Delfanne

contact gallery

Numbers and Faces: Multi-Racial/Ethnic Combinations Series 1: Face #16, Naoki Sutter-Shudo (Japanese/French/Swiss German), 2020

Acrylic paint, acrylic sheet and photograph
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
168.9 x 140.2 x 20.3 cm / 66 1/2 x 55 1/4 x 8 inches
© Charles Gaines.  Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Alex Delfanne

contact gallery

Numbers and Faces: Multi-Racial/Ethnic Combinations Series 1: Face #13, Ellen Yoshi Tani (Japanese/Irish/Danish/English), 2020

contact gallery

Numbers and Faces: Multi-Racial/Ethnic Combinations Series 1: Face #11, Martina Crouch (Nigerian Igbo Tribe/White), 2020

Acrylic paint, acrylic sheet and photograph
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
96.5 x 81.3 x 8.9 cm / 38 x 32 x 3 1/2 inches
© Charles Gaines.  Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Faces: Multi-Racial/Ethnic Combinations Series 1: Face #7, Eduardo Soriano-Hewitt (Black/Filipino), 2020

Acrylic paint, acrylic sheet and photograph
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
96.5 x 81.3 x 8.9 cm / 38 x 32 x 3 1/2 inches
© Charles Gaines.  Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: London Series 1, Tree #10, John Carpenter Street, 2021

Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, photograph
3359.0 × 2413.0 × 146.0 mm
3 parts. Overall: 241.3 x 335.9 x 14.6 cm / 95 x 132 1/4 x 5 3/4 in
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Walnut Tree Orchard: Set M, 1977

Gelatin silver print; Pen and ink and graphite pencil on paper; Pen and ink and correction fluid on paper
Dimensions variable
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Jack E. Chachkes Bequest 95.133a-c © Charles Gaines.

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Charleston Series 1, Tree #1, Old Towne Road, 2022

Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, lacquer, wood
2105 × 1524 × 146 mm
152.4 x 210.5 x 14.6 cm / 60 x 82 7/8 x 5 3/4 inches
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Charleston Series 1, Tree #5, Tranquil Drive, 2022

Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, lacquer, wood
2105 × 1524 × 146 mm
152.4 x 210.5 x 14.6 cm / 60 x 82 7/8 x 5 3/4 in
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Numbers and Trees: Charleston Series 1, Tree #8,  Sage Way, 2022

Acrylic sheet, acrylic paint, lacquer, wood, 3 parts
3378 × 2413 × 146 mm
Overall: 241.3 x 337.8 x 14.6 cm / 95 x 133 x 5 3/4 inches
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Pecan Trees: Set 3, 2022

Photograph, watercolor, ink on paper, 3 sheets
1870 × 708 × 51 mm
Overall: 70.8 x 187 x 5.1 cm / 27 7/8 x 73 5/8 x 2 in
© Charles Gaines. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Fredrik Nilsen

contact gallery

Pecan Trees: Set 5, 2022

contact gallery