Special Edition: Keith Taylor

Posted in: artist newsletter    On: June 26, 2008    posted by: Jen Bekman

Bonus edition greetings, collectors. I am both exhausted and aglow from last night's festivities. The show came together beautifully, with admirers just flocking to the opening, craning their necks to take in all the avian goodness.

As I poetically foreshadowed yesterday, today's edition is the delicate and delightful Bird's Nest by talented photographer (and master printer) Keith Taylor. Our 20x200 edition is an archival pigment print based on an original hand-printed photogravure that's in the Ornithology exhibition.

Keith is an amazing craftsman, specializing in these increasingly rare and labor-intensive processes. He's generous with his talents too - he teaches these techniques and also prints for many amazing photographers, including our own Beth Dow. He created the amazing platinum palladium prints for her Fieldwork exhibition at the gallery last Fall, which included Bags, one of our earliest 20x200 editions.

When announcing Beth's edition, I described what gorgeous, precious and increasingly rare objects these prints are. And then, as now, one of the biggest thrills about 20x200 for me is being able to offer a beautiful yet affordable reproduction to a larger audience of collectors.

And offered it is, but you'd better move quick. We've had a busy week here at 20x200; editions are moving faster than ever, breaking hearts the world over. Tuesday's Carrie Marill edition was gone in minutes flat — curatorial assistant Sarah didn't even have a chance to snap one up in time.

Of course, Sarah is one busy woman - her days are filled with sorting out the logistics of future editions, which is good news for everyone. We're all hard at work, planning ever more art for your growing collections. In fact, we've got at least two more great pieces headed your way next week, I'll be back on Tuesday with the first treat of the week.

See you then!

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