George Shaw The Other Side limited edition print

We love the work of George Shaw here at Switched On Art and were excited to see this limited edition print that is available to coincide with his latest exhibition The Sly and Unseen Day at BALTIC.

The Other Side print is based on photographs taken of and around his childhood home on the Tile Hill Estate Coventry. It is from an edition of 100 and is signed and numbered on the reverse. It is sized at 40.5cm x 55cm and is available at a special exhibition price of £200.

If you have ever fancied owning your own George Shaw this might just be your opportunity.

Find out more on the BALTIC website.

Sir Peter Blake Twenty Years of Printmaking exhibition in Harrogate

We often feature events and exhibitions featuring Sir Peter Blake in the capital, but the Sir Peter Blake Twenty Years of Printmaking exhibition takes place 'up north', specifically in Harrogate, Yorkshire. And Sir Peter Blake will be there himself.

It takes place at the RedHouse Originals Gallery, 15 Cheltenham Mount, Harrogate from 12th March - 10th April, with previews on Friday 11th March. Sir Peter will be there for that to open it, as will the double decker CCA Art Bus with Blake exterior. There will also be the unveiling of a new portrait and print edition called Boogie For Stu, featuring Ian Stewart, the legendary keyboardist and co-founder of The Rolling Stones.

Zara Wood The Lady of the Seas limited edition print for YSP

We have featured the work of Zara Wood before as we love her quirky characters, but now she has an exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park called Mirror Mime. This limited edition print titled The Lady of the Seas has been commissioned exclusively for the exhibition.

The print is made with slick black oil-based ink on metallic gold paper and features the new character the Lady of the Seas. It is a limited edition of 100 and is sized at 67cm x 47cm, and priced at £160.

The exhibition runs until 27 February 2011 so you have plenty of time to head over to Yorkshire Sculpture Park if you want to see the 20 new works on show.

Find out more on the YSP website

The Souls prints by Damien Hirst

Another print on our wish list at the moment is one of the new series of prints by Damien Hirst entitled The Souls. Currently being exhibited at the Paul Stolper Gallery until the 13 November, and produced by Other Criteria and Paul Stolper we would love to own one.

They come in a vast array of colour ways, but this one is our particular favourite in Silver Gloss, Fuchsia Pink and Topaz. They are foil block prints and 15 are available in each colour scheme. They are sized at 72 x 51 cm and are signed and numbered. The downside is the price of £3525, which puts them out the reach for us mere mortals.

Find see the full range on the Other Criteria website

 

Catalogue of iconic 1956 This is Tomorrow art exhibition reprinted

The 1956 This is Tomorrow exhibition, held at London's Whitechapel Gallery, was one of the seminal exhibitions in British art of the second half of the twentieth century, heralding the start of the British Pop Art scene. To accompany a display looking at the exhibition, the Whitechapel are printing a facsimile of the original catalogue. 

That's 132 pages, including 100 black and white images, looking at the work artists, architects and theorists produced for the exhibition. The long role call includes such name as Eduardo Paolozzi, Erno Goldfinger, Lawrence Alloway and Richard Hamilton who exhibited his famous 'Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?' collage in the show. The only difference between that and the original is a two page insert from the current director and the archive curator of the Whitechapel.