Collect(ive/ions)

As we are gearing up for Art Basel Miami, I started to think about our collective buying patterns and how much overlap there is in our collections. Although none of us have the same image of an editioned print or photograph (except for benefit prints), we often buy work by the same artists, sometimes even part of the same series. It actually gives some depth to our personal collections, and the collective collection would probably make an interesting show- as much about the art as the social connections. Here is a list of artists that are in the collections of more than one of us (again, benefit prints aren't represented here). (If I left any out, please add them in the comments.)
Christiane Baumgartner
Erik Desmazieres
Lalla Essaydi
Claes Oldenburg
Julian Opie
Judy Pfaff
Stephen Sheffield
Doug and Mike Starn
Kate Sullivan
Kara Walker

Editions/Artists' Book Fair

Attended the opening of the Editions/Artists' Book Fair last night.  The name is somewhat misleading.  Although they do have books (or more often portfolios) of artist's works, the fair is more a showcase for contemporary prints.  In many cases, the print presses themselves are there representing their artists.  Many of these print centers like Tamarind Institute, Dieu Donne, and Cad Tompkins invite artists to come in and do special projects.  

Last night we had the opportunity to meet the artist, Christiane Baumgartner who produces large scale woodcut prints.  Christiane explained to us that she is working with video and transferring the image ultimately to a woodcut -- which she finds interesting because video is one of the most contemporary forms of media, whereas the woodcut is the orginal message of printing.  The sort of blurryness of the image and the reference to video remind us of the Suara Welitoff prints and videos we've posted about previously.