Featured Artists
Metropolitan frames go to London
This fall we had the pleasure of working with Graphicstudio on a new project for Allan McCollum. We had worked with Graphicstudio on a previous project for the artist. After that initial series, a commissioned version of the work entitled “One Thousand Women” was recently installed in the Chanel store in London. The Chanel installation features…
Read MoreRobert Brinker at Francis M. Naumann Fine Art
“Robert Brinker” is the first solo show of paintings by Robert Brinker to be held at Francis M. Naumann Fine Art. The eight large paintings and smaller studies in this exhibition were produced over the course of the past year, but they mark the culmination of a ten-year exploration of integrating figurative elements…
Read MoreA centennial exhibition of Will Barnet’s work
The Arkansas Arts Center will display more than 75 drawings given to them by the artist in honor of his long-time friendship with former director Townsend Wolfe. Will Barnet As a student Barnet studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 1930 Barnet continued his studies at the Art Students League…
Read MorePrint by Print: Series from Dürer to Lichtenstein at The Baltimore Museum of Art
This is an exhibition of more than 350 prints by American and European artists working in series from the late 15th through the 21st centuries, including Canaletto, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, and Ed Ruscha. The exhibition presents a rare opportunity to view 29 series of multiple images in…
Read MoreHarry Callahan at 100 at National Gallery of Art
One of the exhibitions we worked on this summer is the Harry Callahan exhibition for the National Gallery of Art (NGA). Because the NGA is one of my favorite museums, I started to do a little research on the photographer and the museum. The exhibition marks the centenary of his birth (1912 – 1999). It is…
Read MoreMichael Bentley Abstract Landscapes; large works on paper
We recently met Michael and his wife Elizabeth when they came to our production center to pick up their frames for their upcoming show at the Gruen Gallery in Chicago. Bentley has been a customer since 2003. He is a very accomplished artist and he clearly was not afraid to tackle a large scale framing…
Read MoreBrian Ulrich: Copia – Retail, Thrift, and Dark Stores, 2001-11 at The Cleveland Museum of Art
It has been a busy summer. One of the projects we were working on was the Brian Ulrich exhibition at the Cleveland Museum. After looking at these images, I share Brian Ulrich’s opinion about our consumer society and the excess and waste it creates. A reminder to all of us why photographers are important and how…
Read MoreCraig Kosak – Myth and Legends
Craig Kosak has been a customer for many years and it’s always fun to see his new work. His work captures the West and Southwest with what I would call a magical realism. He describes his process as “ Rather than faithfully documenting the flora and fauna, I strive to capture the feeling and emotions these…
Read MoreDreamers
I just received this email from Susan Armington, a customer of ours. "I'm attaching a photo of my artwork "Lucid Dream with Palace" in its Metropolitan Picture frame, hanging at the Dream Art Exhibit at the conference for the International Association for the Study of Dreams in Rolduc, Kerkrade, the Netherlands. What a conference! Artists, academics, analysts, dreamers. All of…
Read MoreCustomer Studio Visits
When we travel, we always try and visit our customers. On our recent New York trip we not only visited five of our customers but we made a video tape of the visit. We did this for a number of reasons. The primary reason is that it is fun. We share an interest in how things are made. We are…
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