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An
adage states that a picture is worth a thousand words. If that
is true, published images are worth many times more. Printed images
have long been a source of both practical information and aesthetic
pleasure. Circulating far and wide and crossing cultural and temporal
boundaries, prints profoundly affect how we perceive our world
and the things within it, above it, and beneath it.
Yet
no matter how high-minded or low-down the artist's intent, or
how high- or low-tech the production method, a degree of subjectivity--of
willful invention--inevitably governs how an image is conceived
and, ultimately, how it is interpreted.
This
exhibition gathers fine art prints, books, and maps from many
cultures, spanning over five hundred years of printmaking history.
Included are images of remote places and imaginary realms, real
and fictional scientific investigations, and serious and comic
inventions. Whether based on direct observation or pure fantasy,
these images illustrate the power of an artist's imagination under
the pressure of ideas.
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Imagined
Worlds is on view from November 2, 2005-January 28, 2006 at
AXA Gallery, 787 7th Avenue at 51st Street, New York City
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 11-6; Saturday 12-5; Closed Sundays
For Information Please Call 212-554-4818
Imagined
Worlds was curated by
Amy Baker Sandback and organized by International Print Center
New York. Support has been provided by the International Fine
Print Dealers Association, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and
the Arthur Ross Foundation. The AXA Gallery is sponsored by AXA
Financial. Additional support is provided by AXA Art Insurance
Corporation.
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