Print/OutFebruary 19–May 14, 2012
At MoMA.
This exhibition examines the evolution of artistic practices related to the print medium, from the resurgence of traditional printmaking techniques—often used alongside digital technologies—to the proliferation of self-published artists’ projects.
... Examines the many roles that prints play in artistic practices today, embracing the versatile and global nature of contemporary art in the last two decades. On view from February 19 to May 14, 2012, in The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Gallery, Print/Out brings together approximately 70 series or projects drawn from MoMA's extensive collection of more than 50,000 prints and illustrated books, while also including several important loans from private and public collections.
Print/Out is part of a series of large-scale print surveys periodically organized by the Museum's Department of Prints and Illustrated Books in order to assess the current state of the medium. The last two exhibitions were Printed Art: A View of Two Decades, organized by Riva Castleman in 1980, and Thinking Print: Books to Billboards: 1980-1995, organized by Deborah Wye in 1996. Part of Print/Out takes place on the Museum's second floor with the exhibition Printin', co-organized by the artist Ellen Gallagher and Associate Curator Sarah Suzuki, and centered around Gallagher's major portfolio DeLuxe (2004-05). The Museum is also hosting Print Studio, an interactive space that explores the evolution of artistic practices relating to the medium of print. -- Dexigner
Print/Out review by Ken Johnson in The New York Times: "Abounding in blatant verbiage, it has a hectoring, noisy feeling, as if you were being yelled at for the duration of your visit".
Ouch!
