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very nice.... ^^^ i purposely did not go to the website this morning so i would not be tempted.... lol...

i did go later and there were still some nice pieces left..... probably would have bought one but i did buy a new

camera this week (for my xmas gift) so the buying freeze is still on!!! happy holidays everyone! ec :D
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They all looked so nice. Loved #2! (the one from the Faile email blast)
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And all sold out
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Swoon currently has a gallery show running in Paris at Galerie LJ
from November 30th 2013 thru January 11th 2014
http://www.galerielj.com/

here are a few images from the show and from the streets, all images (c) lepublicnme

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ArrestedMotion.com just shared some photos of the Swoon's current solo show @ Galerie LJ in Paris (by yours truly)..
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nice little interview about Swoon's Motherlands show in Paris:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x181ck ... s_creation
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VNA magazine published a nice report from Swoon's "Submerged Motherlands" show @ Brooklyn Museum..
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"Getting excited for the release of this print tomorrow! It's a limited edition of 65, 8 color silk screen on hand made paper, and all funds will go to the continuation of our work in Braddock, PA. $1,250, dropping tomorrow on swooninprint.com at noon EST."

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here is the full image of Swoon's new print releasing @ SwoonInPrint.com on 22nd of April @ 12PM EST (check out what time that is in your time zone):

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This richly textured 8 color silk screen print depicts life and work in the American Steel town of North Braddock, PA, as community members work to create alternatives after the collapse of the steel industry. All funds from the sale of the print will go toward Swoon's continuing work to turn an abandoned church into an arts based learning center.

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$1250!?

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Sorry, IMO that's a rip.
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submethod wrote:Sorry, IMO that's a rip.
Not really. It's a big print, low edition, and she hand paints them.

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spagucci1 wrote:
submethod wrote:Sorry, IMO that's a rip.
Not really. It's a big print, low edition, and she hand paints them.

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you are assuming that "she" = swoon… there's nothing in that photo that tells me that person painting them is actually swoon. it's also an 8 color screen print which doesn't leave many colored areas left to be painted by hand.
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conartstudio wrote:
spagucci1 wrote:
submethod wrote:Sorry, IMO that's a rip.
Not really. It's a big print, low edition, and she hand paints them.

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you are assuming that "she" = swoon… there's nothing in that photo that tells me that person painting them is actually swoon. it's also an 8 color screen print which doesn't leave many colored areas left to be painted by hand.
I can see that she hand retouch the prints. But, there are artists who also do pretty nice sized prints hand retouched and ask a lot less. For instance, the How & Nosm print "Storm Predictions" from Paper Monster was a run of 300 all hand retouched with different mediums. The cost was $300.
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Swoon's Konbit Shelter and Guilds are having a benefit, celebration, and progress report about their projects in Haiti from 2010 until now.:
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submethod wrote:
conartstudio wrote:
spagucci1 wrote:
submethod wrote:Sorry, IMO that's a rip.
Not really. It's a big print, low edition, and she hand paints them.

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you are assuming that "she" = swoon… there's nothing in that photo that tells me that person painting them is actually swoon. it's also an 8 color screen print which doesn't leave many colored areas left to be painted by hand.
I can see that she hand retouch the prints. But, there are artists who also do pretty nice sized prints hand retouched and ask a lot less. For instance, the How & Nosm print "Storm Predictions" from Paper Monster was a run of 300 all hand retouched with different mediums. The cost was $300.
Yeah, swoon is nothing if not money hungry. :lol:
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submethod wrote:
conartstudio wrote:
spagucci1 wrote:
submethod wrote:Sorry, IMO that's a rip.
Not really. It's a big print, low edition, and she hand paints them.

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you are assuming that "she" = swoon… there's nothing in that photo that tells me that person painting them is actually swoon. it's also an 8 color screen print which doesn't leave many colored areas left to be painted by hand.
I can see that she hand retouch the prints. But, there are artists who also do pretty nice sized prints hand retouched and ask a lot less. For instance, the How & Nosm print "Storm Predictions" from Paper Monster was a run of 300 all hand retouched with different mediums. The cost was $300.
As a fan of How Nosm I can say that comparing them to Swoon just doesn't work. She has been around for way longer, has a massive legacy both on streets and galleries, and started doing museum shows. It's like comparing ticket to a Rolling Stones or any-great-new-band. Just can't be done.
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saL wrote:
submethod wrote:
conartstudio wrote:
spagucci1 wrote:
submethod wrote:Sorry, IMO that's a rip.
Not really. It's a big print, low edition, and she hand paints them.

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you are assuming that "she" = swoon… there's nothing in that photo that tells me that person painting them is actually swoon. it's also an 8 color screen print which doesn't leave many colored areas left to be painted by hand.
I can see that she hand retouch the prints. But, there are artists who also do pretty nice sized prints hand retouched and ask a lot less. For instance, the How & Nosm print "Storm Predictions" from Paper Monster was a run of 300 all hand retouched with different mediums. The cost was $300.
As a fan of How Nosm I can say that comparing them to Swoon just doesn't work. She has been around for way longer, has a massive legacy both on streets and galleries, and started doing museum shows. It's like comparing ticket to a Rolling Stones or any-great-new-band. Just can't be done.
at the same time, comparing swoon to the rolling stones is a bit silly because technically, swoon still belongs in the "new-bands" (or newishish bands) category… if you're going to compare swoon in terms of bands then i'd say she's more like pearl jam and an artist like Rauschenberg (rip) is more like the rolling stones.

regardless, sub method's point/opinion of them being a rip off holds some truth. just because she's been around longer or has done some museum show's doesn't justify the pricing of this print and clearly other's feel the same about the price point because they are still for sale.
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conartstudio wrote:
saL wrote:
submethod wrote:
conartstudio wrote:
spagucci1 wrote:
submethod wrote:Sorry, IMO that's a rip.
Not really. It's a big print, low edition, and she hand paints them.

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you are assuming that "she" = swoon… there's nothing in that photo that tells me that person painting them is actually swoon. it's also an 8 color screen print which doesn't leave many colored areas left to be painted by hand.
I can see that she hand retouch the prints. But, there are artists who also do pretty nice sized prints hand retouched and ask a lot less. For instance, the How & Nosm print "Storm Predictions" from Paper Monster was a run of 300 all hand retouched with different mediums. The cost was $300.
As a fan of How Nosm I can say that comparing them to Swoon just doesn't work. She has been around for way longer, has a massive legacy both on streets and galleries, and started doing museum shows. It's like comparing ticket to a Rolling Stones or any-great-new-band. Just can't be done.
at the same time, comparing swoon to the rolling stones is a bit silly because technically, swoon still belongs in the "new-bands" (or newishish bands) category… if you're going to compare swoon in terms of bands then i'd say she's more like pearl jam and an artist like Rauschenberg (rip) is more like the rolling stones.

regardless, sub method's point/opinion of them being a rip off holds some truth. just because she's been around longer or has done some museum show's doesn't justify the pricing of this print and clearly other's feel the same about the price point because they are still for sale.
How the f can you then justify a 5k litho from os? The reasoning in this day & age cracks me up!
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the how & nosm on paper monster was a steal :D

i hope we do but i don't think we'll see another release like that from them.

but back to the swoon = this swoon is amazing in person i'm sure. and if it were for sale at $500 face, what do you think the aftermarket would look like? seems reasonable enough to think that there would be some sales at the $1k mark. makes sense for swoon IMHO to not have an instant sell out and take the higher price for each sale she does make rather than leaving room for a secondary market on this one. her prints are few and far between and i don't recall having seen one quite this intricate
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if you like your art to be priced by the square foot you should buy it from ikea and not from swoon or any other reputable artist.
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The very first Braddock Tiles print is available again until Aug 15th HERE..
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PaperMOnster.com announced beautiful "Dawn and Gemma" by Swoon to be released Tuesday December 9th, 2014 around 12noon EST:
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Limited Edition of 300
Dimensions: 32 x 32 Inches.
3 Color Screenprint, on hand stained 310gsm Coventry Rag (Deckle Edge).
Signed and Numbered, Swoon 2014
$325
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Braddock Tiles has another print available. Don't know how long it's been up; I just noticed it. Nice image!

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It was released on December 12th of last year.

Beautiful print.

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