In Print

CFPR Editions is now 'in print' or more specifically p 56 in this years Editions and Multiples supplement that is part of Art Reviews Nov 2012 Power 100 issue. Other editioning galleries and studio's in the supplement include the ICA, Manifold Editions, Baltic, Whitechapel, Eyestorm and Other Criteria to name but a few.

Creating Craters

'27.3 to 29.5', 2012 by Hen Coleman, Laser engraved black somerset paper 400gsm, (97cm x 97cm) Edition of 10

CFPR Editions is pleased to announce its recent collaboration with London based artist Hen Coleman whose work combines photographic, drawn and printed elements.

In this new work an image of the moon´s surface has been burnt into a heavyweight black paper, recreating a literal topography of the lunar surface. Here the light of the laser elicits the image in the same way that the sun illuminates Earth´s moon.

Collaborative print team contributors include: Tom Sowden, Hen Coleman and Paul Laidler

Murray on Multiplied

Supporting Multiple Art, Interview with Murray Macaulay by Isabel Elorrieta, Grabado & Edicion, Print and Art Edition Magazine, 2012

The Print and Editions magazine g&e (Grabado & Edicion) has recently interviewed the director of the Multiplied Art Fair Murray Macaulay. The interview entitled Supporting Multiple Art is available to read as as an e-publication on their g&e website. As part of the the interview Murray Macaulay discusses the premise behind initiating the editions fair at Christie's, the perceptions of the graphic art market in the UK and what to expect from the London based event from 12th - 15th October 2012 now in its third year.

CFPR Editions in Münsterland

Snap 2012, 2nd International Printmaking Symposium, Rheine, Germany 27th - 30th September 2012

Paul Laidler (Academic Lead for CFPR Editions) has been invited to present a lecture about the development and ethos of the university based publishing practice at Snap 2012 - part of the 2nd International Printmaking Symposium in Rheine, Germany. The event includes major publishers, galleries, museums and dealers, which will illuminate the subject of printmaking from the economic side whilst raising questions about educational strategies with regards to printmaking in contemporary times.

As part of the opening day lectures Paul will be presenting alongside Dr Carinna Parraman and Sarah Barnes from the University of the West of England, Bristol. On the following day Paul will then contribute to a panel of speakers on the topic of Contemporary Prints in the  Museum World and the Art Market. The panel includes; Diana Ewer (Co-founder of TAG Fine Arts), Daniel F. Hermann (Curator and Head of Curatorial Studies at the Whitechapel Gallery, London), Matthias Kunz (Sabine Kunst Gallery), Susan Tallman (Chief editor of Art in Print online magazine) and Prof Liz Ingram (Professor of Printmaking at the University of Alberta, Canada).

Two heads are better than one.

Brownister Hen, Waste 2, 2012 (cast resin skull series)

The second cast resin skull by the artist Brownster Hen in the 'Waste series' is now complete. Preparations for the next installment is under way. See Waste 1 here

A fair assessment

When visiting the Editions/Artists' Books Fair in New York last November there was a lot of talk about an emerging UK version of the US based event. At the same time and in contrast to the established uptown Armory show the E/AB fair (located in Chelsea) appeared to be encouraging broader interpretations of the multiple and editioned artefact whilst potentially nurturing the up and coming print enthusiast. With these sentiments in mind CFPR Editions are excited to be gearing up for this years London editions fair at Christie's. 

Highlights from last years Multiplied Contemporary Editions Fair

Christie's Murray Macaulay, Director of Multiplied, talks about the pioneering art fair dedicated to contemporary editions, held during London's Frieze Week. This video takes you inside the fair and features works by Henningham Family Press, Ackroyd & Harvey, Bob and Roberta Smith, John Frankland, Printed Wonders, Michael Craig-Martin, Jack Featherstone, Juan Fontanive, photographer Chris Floyd and others.

The seed of an idea

We have spent the past few days considering the incremental digital 'decimation' of a scanned tulip bulb for the artist Gordon Cheung. In no more than five devolutionary stages the bulb moves from a high resolution 3D recording (constructed of 381,774 triangles) to a simplified and singular pyramid structure. The specific tulip bulb that was recorded for the series is a Rothchild bulb that was selected by the artist whilst visiting Amsterdam earlier this year. The artist explains that the bulb is named after one of the most powerful banking family dynasties in history and therefore a principle player in spreading Capitalism globally. More to follow in the coming weeks.....