The SUArt Galleries Shows Print Artwork Published by Universal Limited Art Editions

Written by Harold Messingham Thursday, 02 February 2012 21:34

Syracuse, New York. The Syracuse University Art Galleries (SUArt) is proud to present "Pressing Print: Universal Limited Art Editions 2000-2010", on view from February 2nd through March 18th. The exhibition chronicles the recent decade of artwork published by the renowned American printmaking workshop Universal Limited Art Editions [ULAE]. The exhibition assembles new print works created by the 20th century masters of American Art (Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Helen Frankenthaler) and emerging artists recently selected to collaborate at Universal (Zachary Wollard, Amy Cutler and Tam Van Tran). More than just a survey of artwork published since 2000, Pressing Print is a specific examination of ULAE's ongoing commitment to innovative approaches and techniques in contemporary printmaking.

Under the direction of Master Printer Bill Goldston, experimentation is embraced in the printshops at Universal- allowing the artists and printmakers total freedom to fully realize their work. Pigmented ink-jet printing and dimensional construction is featured alongside, and many times in addition to, traditional printmaking techniques. Ultimately, the 52 works in the exhibition exemplify why Universal Limited Art Editions has been, and continues to be, a transformative force in contemporary art. "This exhibition is very exciting to me, both as a printmaker and as an admirer of contemporary American Art," says Andrew Saluti, Assistant Director of the SUArt Galleries and curator of the exhibition. "To see recent work from the likes of Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Kiki Smith, Jane Hammond, Amy Cutler, and others is a rare experience, but to also see how they embrace the full range of what can be achieved through printmaking- incorporating digital prints with etching and lithography; collage and construction with a traditionally two-dimensional methods- it's truly a unique opportunity for the Syracuse community and a testament to the level of work that ULAE continues to produce."


SUArt Galleries' mission is to enhance the cultural environment of its community and surrounding area. The educational experiences concentrate on exhibitions in the main campus gallery and satellite galleries, utilizing the university's encyclopedic permanent collection and temporary exhibitions from outside collections examining a broad spectrum of visual arts themes, subjects and time periods. The Syracuse University Art Collection is one of the country’s oldest University collections, dating back to 1874. Numbering over 45,000 objects, there are large collections of American and European art, as well as ethnographic holdings including Chinese, Pre-Columbian, Korean, Japanese, African, and Asian Indian materials. Recent renovations in the SUArt Galleries will enable visitors to see more of the university’s permanent collection and its storage facility than ever before. This reconstruction has turned a once closed facility into an open storage space where visitors are welcome to examine over 1450 ethnographic objects illustrating different cultures and time periods in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Additional spaces contain further collections of sculpture, glass and ceramics; creating a loop enabling visitors to move in one continuous direction. Construction in the west galleries has also created an area to exhibit American objects from the permanent collection. Visit the museum's website at ... http://suart.syr.edu/

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