Matthew Barney: Photogravure Prints July 1, 2008

The eight prints in this exhibition comprise a limited edition of eight signed and numbered black-and-white photogravure prints created by Barney from production stills of his film 'Drawing Restraint 9' (2005). In the photogravure process, a photographic image is applied to a copper plate, the plate is chemically etched, the plate is hand-inked, and a print is created from the plate. Since the plate must be inked separately for each print, the process is quite time-and labor-intensive.