Christo and Jeanne-Claude:

        

The Prinzhorn Prize Exhibition 

December 5, Noel Night @ the Russell Industrial Center

This celebratory exhibition was organized by the Museum of New Art (MONA) with special thanks to Christo and Jeanne-Claude for their generous donation of forty signed reproductions of prints, collages and photographs. 

The printing technique is a special offset-lithography with a high density of dots. Many of these images are printed on a special paper called hammered cardboard with an ivory surface. It is similar to the paper used by artists for drawing. The paper is very thick, a little rough and therefore very resistant to any damage.

The master printer needs between three and ten times the ink in relation to a normal art print because the surface is not closed and the ink goes deep inside the paper. This makes the image much more brilliant. 

Other images are printed on standard art print paper with a closed surface. The ink sits on the surface of the paper. Again, the printing technique is a special offset-lithography with a high density.


Christo has signed all his prints of preparatory works: his drawings, collages, and paintings. Both Christo and Jeanne-Claude have signed those prints of completed projects.

All 40 signed images are for sale, and have been donated by the artists to help fund future projects.

(Pricing has been set reasonably low by the artists themselves, ranging from $250 to $400.)

 

Noel Night Preview: Saturday, December 5 - from 1pm until 10pm

@ Detroit MONA

The Russell Industrial Center

1600 Clay Street
Detroit - Bldg. 2, 3rd Floor

 

 

       

 

Opening Reception

Part I: Friday, December 11

from 6-10pm - Opening Reception

@ Detroit MONA

The Russell Industrial Center

1600 Clay Street
Detroit - Bldg. 2, 3rd Floor

 

 

Part II: Saturday, December 12

second reception from 1-5pm

and duration of the exhibition

@ Pontiac MONA

7 North Saginaw Street
Pontiac, Michigan 48307

 



Preview: Noel Night - a documentary film and a handful of works from the upcoming exhibit. And a glimpse at the new Detroit satellite.

 

On View: The remainder of the exhibition from December 11 - January 16, 2010


Regular Hours: Thursday to Saturday from 1-5 pm in Pontiac.

 

 

 

 

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 Some of the work on exhibit -  covering four decades: