Wednesday Edition: Michael Lundgren to Benefit Radius Books
Ironwood at Dusk
8"x10" ($20) | 11"x14" ($50) | 16"x20" ($200) | 24"x30" ($1000)
Yuha Basin
8"x10" ($20) | 11"x14" ($50) | 16"x20" ($200) | 24"x30" ($1000)
Proceeds for Ironwood at Dusk will directly benefit Radius Books, the publishers of Michael's monograph Transfigurations.
These prints are created using archival inks on 100% cotton rag paper. Our editions are supervised by the artist and each one comes with a signed certificate of authenticity.
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Wednesday greetings, collectors! I'm a little tongue-tied and nervous about introducing today's editions: first and foremost because I am so in love with the photographs themselves in all their mysterious gorgeousness and also because of the admiration, respect and affection I have for the photographer who made them, the very talented, devoted and brilliant Michael Lundgren. My encounters with Michael's work — first via his recent exhibition at Clamp Art and continually since then via his stunning monograph published by Radius Books, which is well-thumbed and kept handy in my home — have been the source of a lot of meaningful interactions. I think about it a lot, and love having it close at hand.
Yuha Basin and Ironwood at Dusk are not the easiest images to convey via the .jpg format, but I just had to roll the dice and hope that you, dear collectors, will trust me when I say that they are totally, breathtakingly stunning in person. When I saw Michael's show at Clamp Art back in November, the photo that took my breath away was the one I nearly missed to start with — a photo which at first glance seemed uniformly black, its surface and detail revealed to me as my eyes adjusted. I knew then and there that this was exactly the sort of photo that I wanted to do an edition of, in spite of (maybe because of?) the challenge. To coax the tonal range required to make them work as pigment prints is quite a daredevil-ish feat, but I was also certain that our Minneapolis printers were up for the job.
Just as Eric Recktenwald and his colleagues at The Lab produce the best black & white pigment prints I've ever seen, Radius produces the most gorgeous black & white books. They're still very new but they've already made quite a mark with a stunning array of releases, many of them monochromatic volumes. One of its founders, Darius Himes, is a dear friend, not to mention a Hey, Hot Shot! panelist. He's also a total book freak. I couldn't think of a better role for him, and I'm so happy that we have an opportunity to support these amazing publishers.
If you don't have any of their publications on your shelves yet, you really ought to get some! Knowing that 20x200 collectors are just the sort of people who'd love their books, Radius is offering a special 20% discount to each of you, applicable to everything in their online store, including their tempting array of limited edition volumes. Enter the code RADIUSML to have your discount applied.
20x200 has a Radius just-for-you opportunity of its own to offer: Collectors who purchase the (OMG, so totally gorgeous!) 24"x30" editions of Ironwood at Dusk or Yuha Basin will receive a complimentary copy of the Transfigurations monograph, signed by Michael.
And with those tantalizing offers extended, I'll take my leave for the week. I'll see you soon, of course — next Tuesday to be exact — but I'll see you sooner if you put the Lower East Side on your weekend agenda! Jen Bekman Gallery is pleased to be participating in artlog's Collect LES Art Crawl which is this Saturday, April 18th from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
The evening kicks off with a private, curator-led tour of the New Museum's triennial exhibition Younger Than Jesus. After touring the LES, the evening wraps up with a reception at The Sixth Ward and after party at Gallery Bar. Purchase tickets in advance to secure your spot for this 21+ years of age event.
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