Digital BW, The Print

Just a reminder for anyone in the NYC area. Tomorrow is the last day 
for the AIPAD show at the Hilton, on 6th Ave, between 53/54th. $20 
for day ticket, for EIGHTY FIVE GALLERIES! Talk about one stop 
shopping -- this is the ultimate demonstration of that. Galleries 
from all over the world -- France, Australia, Canada, Germany, and of 
course, all the heavyweights from the U.S. It was honestly quite 
overwhelming after a few hours -- I had to go up to 55th and eat a 
bunch of french fries and mellow out.

But breathtaking work of all kinds, but mostly concentrating on 
vintage it appeared. Tons of bromoil, gum bichromate, and GSP, but 
then some color Cprints and Cibas scattered in there as well. I saw 
MAYBE one inkjet in the whole two stories, sadly to say though. These 
people are too highbrow I would assume, to treat inket seriously, at 
least from a sales/investor standpoint. (And, after seeing the show, 
I can't say as I blame them -- with so much mis/dis=information 
floating about, and Wilhelm nowhere to be found, and with metamerism 
in the equation with the pigments, the choices are few. I guess you 
quad guys and Piezo guys would argue with that, but the evidence was 
on the wall today -- or should I say, NOT on the wall).

Anyway, if you wanna get your socks blown off, check out this show. 
It'll either inspire you, or you'll start selling insurance, because 
the bar is quite high. It's a quick Masters Class in fine art 
photography in 2002.

Mark Tucker, http://marktucker.com/