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mounting & framing edition
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Hello from Lightside,
This issue of the monthly newsletter covers a series of mounting and framing projects that Lightside produced over the past six months. Created in close collaboration with the artists, what follows are five distinctly different approaches that solve the problems of mounting and framing that exhibitions inevitably bring to the table.
Beyond simply identifying the appropriate materials and methods to best meet their exhibition expectations, Lightside was chosen to navigate the conflicting minefields of time and budget constraints, geographic logistics, and last but not least ... individual personality quirks.
Click on the images to see extended portfolios from the artists. As always, should you feel crushed by spam, please note that you may easily unsubscribe below at anytime.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Kane
Lightside Photographic Services
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Marc Joseph
The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Gallery
Reed College, Portland, Oregon
January / March 2007
New York based photographer, Marc Joseph, produced 23 prints ranging from 24 x 30 to 48 x 60 inches for a solo exhibition showcasing the work from his recent Steidl publication, "New and Used". The show, however, was to be at Reed College's Cooley Gallery in Portland, Oregon. While Joseph was comfortable having the framing handled on the west coast, he felt strongly that his various sized glossy digital c-prints, some with extra-wide mono-chromatic borders, be mounted with Lightside in New York. Lightside recommended 1/8" clear acrylic to insure a perfectly flat mounting surface for the glossy prints and provided custom built wood shipping crates for the cross-country journey. |
Tommy White
Harris Lieberman Gallery, New York City
January / February 2007
Tommy White created 24 uniquely altered black + white photographs for his solo exhibition at Harris Lieberman. White's use of traditional photographic print combined with ink and paint created an interesting series of concerns regarding the framing options. Lightside provided a minimal profile (1 1/4" x 1/2") splined maple frame finished in off-white lacquer. To accommodate the varying borders of the hand manipulated images, an off-white 8 ply matt was cut specifically for each print. The result presented White's work in a manner that showcased its mixed media construction and striking color without creating unnecessary distraction.
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 Gail Albert Halaban
Robert Mann Gallery, New York City
November / December 2006
For her "This Side of Motherhood" exhibition, Gail Albert Halaban presented (24) 44 x 50 and 44 x 60 archival pigment prints. Lightside mounted the self-matted prints on 3mm white sintra and provided maple frames fitted with a matching spacer, Acrylite OP-3 UV protection acrylic glazing, and a hand painted white finish. This simple mounting and framing combination quietly complimented Halaban's rich, modern imagery.
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 Aaron Young
Weekend Prince (Reddish Fetish and Push Up Plum), 2007
from the Weekend Prince series
Silkscreen on mylar mounted on aluminum
Diptych: 36 x 23 inches (each)
Aaron Young's mylar serigraph series is presented on floating braced .080 anodized aluminum. Lightside suggested anodized aluminum for its rigidity and particularly smooth finish. The aluminum also provided a natural contextual compliment to the metallic quality of the silver mylar and the floating brace hanging method lended an element of lightness well suited to its mirrorized reflectivity.
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Carlos Garaicoa
Lombard-Fried Projects, New York City
October / November 2006
Beginning with original black + white negatives, Lightside provided 16 bit hi-resolution drum scans and output for eight neutral balanced 48 x 60 light jet chromogenic prints. Garaicoa's prints were then sealed with a semi-gloss, optically clear polyester film over-lamination and top mounted to 1" black gator board with Formica sealed edges. This was done in preparation for the artist to augment each image with pins and thread without damaging the photograph's delicate surface. The exhibition prints were fitted with wooden braces for hanging. | |
About Lightside
Lightside Photographic Services was created to oversee and organize all stages of processing, printing, and presentation related to fine art and commercial photography projects. Lightside offers the unique service of managing its clients post-shoot imaging needs from start to finish, including traditional processing to digital file preparation, conventional enlargement to digital print output, plus exhibition mounting and framing. Jeffrey Kane, Lightside's owner and operator, has spent 20 years working with photographers in New York City and has developed solid relationships with the most respected service providers the city has to offer.
Lightside's clients include fine art and commercial photographers, galleries, museums, art consultants, curators, and collectors who need their artwork expertly prepared for exhibition or reproduction ... read more
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