The Journal
Picks from the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
A selection of our favorite works that are currently on view at the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair in London.
Studio Visit | Cali Framing
Visiting the Southern California factory where all of our custom Simply Framed orders are are produced, mounted and shipped.
Printshop Tour | Problems Printing
Stopping by Tom Kracauer’s huge new space for Problems Printing in South El Monte, California.
Printshop Tour | New Impressions Print Studio
A pair of MassArt Printmaking grads have set up an impressive new space in Somerville's Union Square.
Printshop Tour | Mirabo Press, Buffalo NY
Touring around the printshop of Mirabo Press during our visit to Buffalo, NY.
Building Utopia
“The most exciting prints are born of curiosity and an eagerness to dive into the process.” A conversation with Elleree Erdos, Director of Prints and Editions at David Zwirner.
An Interview with Phoebe Beard
“ The edition process is an opportunity to share ideas with people outside the art community, distributing booklets and brochures that allow me to engage with social and political narratives.”
Where (else) to Buy Museum-Quality Affordable Prints Online
For those who want to start or build on a contemporary art collection, buying prints can be a wonderful way to have work from prominent artists without the hefty price tag.
Picks from the IFPDA Fair, New York
Favorite works that are currently on view at the IFPDA fair in New York
An Interview with Stephanie Van Riet
“ I enjoy the mystery of the final print, as it does not always reveal all the layers and processes that took place, but still records the journey between the work and the artist.”
Reaction and Redaction: An Inquiry into Kate McQuillen’s Unique Approach to Painting and Print
“I sought out a method that allows me to use techniques and markmaking of print, but the approach of a painter.”
Printshop Tour | Washington University, St. Louis
Artist and academic, Sage Dawson shares a tour of the printmaking studios at Washington University.
Studio Visit | A Return to Cody Hoyt’s Brooklyn Studio
Visiting the Brooklyn studio of one of our long-time collaborators.
An Interview with Isabel Wilkinson
“I started to realize the possibilities of print as a way of communicating not just graphic information but more nebulous ideas too.”
An Interview with Liz Wilson
“I use 3D scanning a lot within my practice to digitize objects as technological artifacts, enabling me to traverse through a digital container on screen and re-translate these movements back into prints.”
Favorites | IFPDA Spring Fair
A small group of compelling printed works where wilderness is rendered in woodcut, resistance acted out through screenprint and views offered both inwards and outward.
Monuments at a Whisper | Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Little Sparta
A walk through Little Sparta is to encounter a constant sequence of fluctuations between narrow walkways and open expanses, thresholds between lush darkness and airy light.
An Interview with Padma Rajendran
“I became attracted to the balance of immediacy and the intervention of the press as a kind of mediator between myself and the plate.”
An Interview with Aryana Minai
“Bridging painting and printmaking started with my interest in architectural rubbings. A quick and immediate way to record something and [create] this connection to a place that held layers of history and memory...”
An Interview with Bianca Barandun
“I enjoy the act of removing the paper from the plate after it has gone through the press…this moment where it bridges over to a rather sculptural work is the moment where it gets interesting for me.”