Re: Annie Liebowitz Giclee prints at ICP

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From: Wisbl (isabella32@earthlink.net)
Date: 12/03/00-12:48:00 AM Z


They were indeed Iris prints. I remember reading an article about them,
but don't remember who printed them. I do recall that the article
mentioned that she chose to use some of the least archival inks in order
to achieve the colors she wanted.

William Linne

Doug Niven wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I vaguely remember discussion of Annie's prints when her show "Women"
> first opened at the Corcoran last year sometime. I recall the jury was
> still out as to what method she used to make her prints.
>
> Can anyone confirm that these prints were made with the Iris? And does
> anyone know who made them?
>
> Overall I thought the prints were pretty impressive, though the shadow
> detail was sadly lacking in both the color and b/w prints. They are not
> even close to Jon Cone's Piezography prints in terms of quality (the b/w
> ones, that is). Of course the seams were troublesome, too, but this is
> the limitation of the current generation of printers--I'm sure that will
> change soon enough.
>
> Any comments would be appreciated.
>
> Cheers, Doug Niven
> Bangkok, Thailand


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