Cirrus Gallery and Cirrus Editions Limited Publishing and Printing is an art gallery, print workshop and publishing venue in
Los Angeles, California. Cirrus Gallery, which houses Cirrus Editions, was founded by Jean Milant and opened in January 1970 in
Hollywood
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, before moving to its permanent location in 1979 on Alameda Street in
Downtown Los Angeles
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. Notable artists whose works were shown and printed with Cirrus Editions include
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,
John Baldessari,
Vija Celmins,
Judy Chicago,
Judy Fiskin,
Craig Kauffman
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,
Allan McCollum,
Ed Moses,
Bruce Nauman,
Ed Ruscha,
Betye Saar
Betye Irene Saar (born July 30, 1926) is an African-American artist known for her work in the medium of assemblage. Saar is a visual storyteller and an accomplished printmaker. Saar was a part of the Black Arts Movement in the 1970s, which eng ...
,
Alexis Smith
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, and
Mary Weatherford
Mary Weatherford (born 1963) is a Los Angeles-based painter. She is known for her large paintings incorporating neon lighting tubes. Her work is featured in museums and galleries including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Brooklyn Mus ...
.
Archives
In 1986 the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) acquired the entire archive of artworks produced by Cirrus Editions, including etchings, lithographs, mixed media prints,
screenprints
Screen printing is a printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink (or dye) onto a substrate, except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencil. A blade or squeegee is moved across the screen to fill the open me ...
, and woodcuts along with corresponding plates and woodblocks.
The archive represented every single print that was editioned through Cirrus Editions.
In 1995, LACMA presented 130 artworks from the archive in the exhibition titled "Made in L.A.: The Prints of Cirrus Editions" curated by Bruce Davis.
References
Publishing companies established in 1970
Companies based in Los Angeles
Art galleries established in 1970
1970 establishments in California
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