Hauser & Wirth Editions Debuts at London Original Print Fair 2024

Thomas J Price, 'Shattered Times (Camden, Point of Contact #1),' 2019Bharti Kher, 'Mimesis,' 2024

21 – 24 March 2024
​Booth S9, Somerset House, London

Hauser & Wirth debuts at LOPF with an outstanding selection of contemporary and historical works, reflecting the gallery’s diverse international program and ongoing support for collaborations between artists and master printers. The gallery brings contemporary editions by Rita Ackermann, George Condo, Rashid Johnson, Mark Bradford, Amy Sherald, Thomas J Price, Anj Smith, Sonia Boyce, Bharti Kher and Mika Rottenberg, alongside prints by modern masters Louise Bourgeois, Luchita Hurtado, Eduardo Chillida, Takesada Matsutani and more. Following Hauser & Wirth’s inauguration of a new dedicated Editions space in New York, the gallery’s ongoing work with prints and editions highlights the important role of printmaking within the multifaceted practices of its international family of artists.

Mark Bradford, 'Rona,' 2023Sonia Boyce, 'Sofia,' 2021

Special charitable editions
​Hauser & Wirth brings four special charitable editions to LOPF 2024. These include benefit prints by Bharti Kher, the proceeds of which will support her forthcoming solo exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, opening on 22 June 2024; Anj Smith, with proceeds going to Chisenhale Gallery; and the late Phyllida Barlow, one of the last works the artist made before her passing in March 2023, with proceeds going to The Hepworth Wakefield. Also featured is a special edition lamp by Mika Rottenberg, titled ‘Earth Edition Series’ (2023), created from recycled household plastic for Earth Day 2024. The edition benefits Art to Acres and Mika Rottenberg’s plastic reclamation studio.

Booth Highlights
​Recent works released by Hauser & Wirth Editions in the last six months are showcased in London for the first time, including two screenprints by Rita Ackermann made in collaboration with Keigo Takahashi; an etching by George Condo; a silkscreen by Rashid Johnson; and Mark Bradford’s ‘Rona’ (2023) and Amy Sherald’s ‘As Soft as She Is...’ (2023), both produced in collaboration with Luther Davis, master printer at Powerhouse Arts.

Rita Ackermann, 'How the West Was Won 2,' 2023George Condo, 'Diagonal Composition,' 2023

Thomas J Price’s woodblock print, ‘Shattered Times (Camden, Point of Contact #1)’ (2019) is shown alongside works by other London-based artists, including Sonia Boyce’s ‘Sofia’ (2021), which debuted in her Golden Lion-winning exhibition at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia (2022). Also on view is a lithograph by the late Phyllida Barlow, one of the last works the artist made before her passing in March 2023.

Prints by modern masters Louise Bourgeois and Luchita Hurtado are offered alongside 20th-century works by Eduardo Chillida presented in tandem with the centenary of the artist’s birth. The booth also includes a selection of historic works by Takesada Matsutani from the 1960s – 1970s—during which time he worked at Atelier 17 in Paris, Stanley William Hayter’s printmaking studio.

Amy Sherald, 'As soft as she is...,' 2023Takesada Matsutani, 'White Sake,' 1970Louise Bourgeois, 'The Maternal Man,' 2008

On during LOPF 2024
​From Thursday 21 March, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) will present a sale of original prints by artist Robert Indiana, from Gillian and Simon Salama-Caro of The Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative. Hosted at Hauser & Wirth London, the sale supports the charitable aims of YSP.

Press contacts:
​Maddy Martin, Hauser & Wirth, maddymartin@hauserwirth.com, +44 7585 979564

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^{Thomas J Price, Shattered Times (Camden, Point of Contact #1), 2019, Woodblock print on 145g Japanese paper, Edition of 6 + 1 AP, 76.5 x 53.3 cm / 30 1/8 x 21 in © Thomas J Price. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Damian Griffiths}

^{Bharti Kher, Mimesis, 2024, Bindis on 4-colour screenprint and 2-colour lithograph on Somerset Warm White 400gsm, Edition of 26 + 5 APs, 36 x 39.3 cm / 14 1/8 x 15 1/2 in © Bharti Kher. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Damian Griffiths}

^{Mark Bradford, Rona, 2023, 60-color screenprint on Lana Aquarelle White Hot press 640 gsm, 121.9 x 157.5 cm / 48 x 62 in © Mark Bradford. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer}

^{Sonia Boyce, Sofia, 2021, Digital pigment print with glitter, Edition of 5 + 1 AP, 60 x 40 cm / 23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in © Sonia Boyce. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2024. Courtesy the artist, Hauser & Wirth and Apalazzo Gallery}

^{Rita Ackermann, How the West Was Won , 2023, 20-color screenprint with collage on 4-ply museum board and Coventry rag mounted on Saunders watercolor paper 425gsm, Edition of 15 + 5 AP, 77.8 x 103.2 x 3.8 cm / 30 5/8 x 40 5/8 x 1 1/2 in (framed), Image size: 68.6 x 91.4 cm / 27 x 36 in © Rita Ackermann. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer}

^{George Condo, Diagonal Composition, 2023, Hard ground etching with drypoint on Hahnemuhle Copperplate Bright White Paper, Edition of 35 + 10 AP, 30.5 x 25.4 cm / 12 x 10 in © George Condo. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer}

^{Amy Sherald, As soft as she Is..., 2023, 70-color screenprint on Lana Aquarelle 600gsm, Edition of 35 + 10 AP, 128.3 x 107.3 x 4.4 cm / 50 1/2 x 42 1/4 x 1 3/4 in (framed), Image: 102.23 x 81.28 cm / 40 1/4 x 32 in, Paper: 114.93 x 93.98 cm / 45 1/4 x 37 in, © Amy Sherald. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer}

^{Takesada Matsutani, White Sake, 1970, Silkscreen on offset paper, Edition of 50, 57.2 x 63.2 cm / 22 1/2 x 24 7/8 in © Takesada Matsutani. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich}

^{Louise Bourgeois, The Maternal Man, 2008, Digital print, Edition of 12 + 3 AP, 1 BAT, ​ 121.9 x 82.5 cm / 48 x 32 1/2 in © The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY and DACS, London 2024. Courtesy the Foundation and Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Sarah Muehlbauer}