Re: To Be

Certainly, it alludes to the classic pigment processes.
"Inkjet prints" or "Giclee prints" or "Iris prints" is the standard.
When I worked in a gallery years ago we used a different term:
"Posters"

-Phillip

Peter Marshall wrote:

> Were I in New York at the moment, I'd be taking a trip to the Laurence
> Miller gallery to take a look at their current shows, with Lois Conner's
> 'To Be' taking another look at one of the oldest motifs in art, the
> pregnant woman, as well as 15 prints by Atget.
>
> The online presentation of Conner's work at
> http://www.laurencemillergallery.com/currentexhibition.htm
> arouses a few thoughts at various levels. One of the less important is the
> description of the prints by the gallery as 'pigment ink prints'. Is this
> now a common term for inkjet prints made using pigment based inks? Do
> others consider it an acceptable term, or is it (perhaps deliberately)
> confusing, parasitic on the cachet of the pigment processes? What should
> we call our inkjet prints?
>
> (I'd also be interested if anyone has more information about the actual
> inks, paper and printer used to make these prints, although this perhaps
> shows my train-spotting side.)
>
> Certainly from the web presentation, this seems a show worth seeing - and
> some of the Atget prints certainly so as well. As the gallery says, the
> work by Conner is "a marked departure from the portraits and landscapes
> for which Ms. Conner has achieved her stature and renown."
>
> However, I'm in London, just about to go out and take a few more snaps.
> Its cool, overcast grey with a spot of rain in the air.
>
> Best wishes to all for the coming year,
>
> Peter
>
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Received on Wed Dec 31 08:44:26 2003