The New York Graphic Workshop: 1964–1970 September 28, 2008

This exhibition is the first comprehensive presentation of a crucial, yet little-known, episode in the history of American and Latin American Conceptual art. Showcasing over 100 prints, drawings and mixed media works, the exhibition will explore contributions made to the Conceptualist movement of the 60’s and 70’s through the printmaking of the The New York Graphic Workshop (NYGW). The NYGW was founded in 1964 by three young Latin American artists in New York–Luis Camnitzer, Jose Guillermo Castillo, and Liliana Porter–whose mission was to redefine the practice of printmaking in conceptual terms, focusing on the mechanical and repetitive nature of printmaking, rather than its traditional techniques. The exhibition will examine the group’s philosophies and processes through examples by NYGW founders Camintzer, Castillo and Porter, along with other artists. Works produced by the group on behalf of some of the leading contemporary artists of the period, including Michael Snow, Max Neuhaus, Jose Luis Cuevas, and Salvador Dali­ will also be exhibited.

Official Website: http://blantonmuseum.org/works_of_art/exhibitions/nygw/index.cfm