The Tamarind Institute at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque’s world-renowned lithography studio and gallery, has been awarded $100,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts to support its 50th anniversary exhibition and catalogue. “Impressive Impressions: Fifty Years of Tamarind Lithographs” (working title) will be organized by Tamarind in collaboration with the UNM Art Museum. The exhibit is scheduled to open Sept. 10, 2010 and will travel to other venues around the U.S.
“Impressive Impressions” will feature 80 lithographs representing the range of work done during Tamarind's five decades, as well as an honoree section with lithographs by artists who have made outstanding contributions to American lithography, Jim Dine and Ed Ruscha, and Tamarind's founding directors, June Wayne, Clinton Adams and Garo Antreasian.
The exhibition will reinforce the relevance of lithography in the history of American art. Artists including Josef Albers, Vija Celmins, Louise Nevelson, Nicola López, Polly Apfelbaum and Willie Cole have made significant works of art at Tamarind.
UNM Press will publish the exhibition catalogue with full color reproductions and three essays. Faye Hirsch, associate editor, Art in America, will write the lead essay on Tamarind’s importance in the development of American printmaking.
In conjunction with the exhibit, Tamarind will host a symposium drawing printmakers and print enthusiasts from around the world. Tamarind’s new building at 2500 Central Ave. SE, scheduled for completion next summer, will house much of the symposium as well as a didactic exhibition open to the public. The UNM Art Museum will present lectures on topics related to the exhibit as part of its regular programming.
Tamarind Institute, a division of UNM’s College of Fine Arts, is a nonprofit center for fine art lithography that trains master printers and houses a professional collaborative studio for artists. Founded in 1960 in Los Angeles, Tamarind helped revive the art of lithography in the United States and continues to provide professional training and publishing opportunities worldwide.
Tamarind Institute is located at 110 Cornell SE and is open to the public Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, contact (505) 277.3901 or tamarind@unm.edu or visit Tamarind Institute.
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Posted by scarr at May 19, 2009 02:58 PM