GLENN LOWRY: Hello, I'm Glenn Lowry, Director of The Museum of Modern Art. I'm pleased to welcome you to Print/Out, an exploration of printmaking over the last 20 years. Taking advantage of the Museum’s extensive collection, the exhibition examines how the medium has evolved and what it means to a broad range of artists from around the world.
CHRISTOPHE CHERIX: And one of the things we have witnessed in the last two decades is how artists have been moving in and out of print-making with a great fluidity, often combining techniques which traditionally were not associated with printmaking.
GLENN LOWRY: Christophe Cherix, Chief Curator of the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books.
CHRISTOPHE CHERIX: So today, to define what a print is, is a much more complex exercise than it used to be. New techniques have emerged, a new way of distributing art works have been used by artists. And the work of a publisher has changed over the last two decades as well.
GLENN LOWRY: On this tour you will also hear from artists, printers and publishers whose work has helped expand the definition of printmaking.
In addition, a special sound piece was created by the artist Trisha Donnelly, whose series Satin Operator is dispersed throughout the exhibition. You will hear this audio intervention intermittently throughout the tour.
For detailed instructions on using this Acoustiguide, press 1-0-1 and the ‘play’ button at any time.
MoMAudio is offered free of charge courtesy of Bloomberg.