THE MET 150
A portfolio of twelve limited-edition prints by contemporary artists, each signed and numbered in an edition of sixty, created for the occasion of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 150th anniversary. The twelve contributing artists are Siah Armajani, Vija Celmins, Jasper Johns, Kerry James Marshall, Julie Mehretu, Wangechi Mutu, Gabriel Orozco, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra, Ranjani Shettar, Sarah Sze, and Xu Bing. The portfolio is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, and The National Gallery of Art.
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
SIAH ARMAJANI
HOUSE ABOVE BRIDGE, 2021
Lithograph in seven colors on Pescia Cream Paper
Estate stamp and hand numbered in an edition of 60
15 x 15 inches
Printing and production by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Included in the portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
VIJA CELMINS
Fragment, 2021
Wood engraving on hand-made Gampi mounted on Rives BFK paper
Signed and numbered in an edition of 60
15 x 15 inches
Printed by The Grenfell Press, New York
Included in portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
JASPER JOHNS
Artists at Work, 2021
Soft-ground etching with aquatint and open bite printed a la poueé in six color on Hahnemühle Cooperplate Bright White paper
Signed, dated and numbered in an edition of 60
15 x 11.5 inches
Printing and production by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Included in the portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
KERRY JAMES MARSHALL
Untitled (Exquisite Corpse), 2021
Screenprint, woodcut and linocut in six color on Somerset Velvet Softwhite paper
Signed, dated, titled and numbered in an edition of 60
15 x 15 inches
Printing and production by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Included in the portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
JULIE MEHRETU
Arms, 2021
Drypoint in one color with chine colle on Somerset Satin White paper with Gampi White colle
Signed, dated and numbered in an edition of 60
15 x 15 inches
Printing and production by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Included in the portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WANGECHI MUTU
girl, 2021
Lithograph and screenprint in four colors with hand-applied gold pigment on Arches Cover White paper
Initialed, dated and numbered in an edition of 60
15 x 15 inches
Printing and production by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Included in the portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
GABRIEL OROZCO
Simon’s Lines, 2021
Pigment inkjet on Luster Photo Paper
Signed on the verso and numbered in an edition of 60
15 x 12 inches
Printed by Ribuoli Digital, New York
Included in the portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
ED RUSCHA
Boon Town, 2021
Lithograph in four colors with embossment on Arches Cover White paper
Signed, dated and numbered in an edition of 60
15 x 15 inches
Printing and production by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Included in the portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
RICHARD SERRA
Composite for THE MET, 2021
Etching with oil stick in one color on St. Armand White Paper
Signed, verso and numbered in an edition of 60
10 ¾ x 15 inches
Printing and production by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Included in the portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
RANJANI SHETTAR
Alae alae, 2021
Woodcut and screenprint in eight colors, die-cut and folded, on Somerset Satin White and Saunders Waterford papers
Initialed, dated and numbered in an edition of 60
15 x 13 inches
Printing and production by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Included in the portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
SARAH SZE
Papillon, 2021
Screenprint in thirteen colors with embossment on Somerset Satin White paper
Signed, dated and numbered in an edition of 60
15 x 30 inches, fold to 15 x 15 inches
Printing and production by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Included in the portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
XU BING
Art for the People for The MET, 2021
Each seal functions as a QR code that links to a hidden message
Lithograph in six colors with relief print on Pescia Cream paper
Signed and numbered in an edition of 60
15 x 15 inches
Printing and production by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Included in the portfolio, THE MET 150
Co-published by Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and The Metropolitan Museum of Art
