Digital BW, The Print

Galleries avoid mounted prints because the material upon which they've
been mounted has often been a problem.

Many of us have seen this problem in older Ansel Adams and Edward
Weston prints. 

Crescent matte board is beautiful but it damages unless it's the 100%
rag type that's hard to find and that few use. 

Many doubt that adhesive film protects prints from improper mount
board and 100% rag surface on non-rag board does not do the job. We
know dry mount tissue doesn't do the job (Adams and Weston). 

Dry mount tissue, glue, and adhesive films are not easily removed, so
curators have to neutralize the entire print and mount to prevent
continuing damage...a dangerous process. 

 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Neilsen"
<e.neilsen2@...> wrote:
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> Not Mounted is a "standard" that is being imposed on the artist by
galleries
> because the archivists have been telling them for years that it is a bad
> idea. What is behind that? The piece itself properly hinge mounted
is easier
> to hold in files without the bulk of backing and matting. The quality of
> both of those items needs to be of high quality or the original
piece may be
> damaged by them as well as other works in the same proximity. Are
there good
> ways to pull off a mounted, matted print that is archival? Sure ,
but you'll
> be up against the prevailing thinking that you must NEVER do these
things to
> a piece of art. 
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>    If you want in the door, sometimes you have to play by their rules. 
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> Eric
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark
> Savoia
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 3:09 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Why heavyweight paper?
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> I think he and I mean not mounted. Ask any big gallery.
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> Mark
> http://www.stillriv <http://www.stillrivereditions.com> ereditions.com
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> On Aug 29, 2008, at 4:05 PM, handyman856 wrote:
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> > Do you mean a "serious" fine art print should not be matted... or 
> > what?
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