The Gallery at The Marmara-Manhattan is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Joachim Marx. The title of this exhibition, Eros and Psyche, is taken from an essay Donald Kuspit wrote in 1998 on the works of Joachim Marx: "Thus Marx's man and woman often seem at odds, as their positions relative to one another indicate. They are never absolutely estranged, but not always unequivocally one, emotionally or physically. It is as though he is retelling the story of the marriage of Eros and Psyche: conveying the obstacles to their union, both internal and external -- the emotional tribulations and physical separation -- which are finally overcome in a consummate intimacy that is at once sexual and spiritual." One might say, Marx is painting the same painting again and again, watching it come out differently each time. It is mostly the formal aspects that interest him: the grounds, the material qualities of the paints and their application - the subject matter almost becoming an excuse to paint. And it is the repetition of his subject matter that reveals an observing, meditative approach to painting. Marx has exhibited in numerous shows in the US (German Consulate Gallery; La MaMa La Galleria, both New York, NY; Caesarea Gallery, Boca Raton, FL ) as well as in his native Germany since 1986. He also designed church windows. German television featured him in a documentary called "Marx and the Vulture of Contradiction" in 1993.