About the work+
Christopher Wool's a.k.a. (2016) is a suite of eight large-format lithographs printed on Rives BFK paper and published by Universal Limited Art Editions, New York, the workshop behind landmark print projects by Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. On each sheet a tangle of looping black lines, drawn with the speed of graffiti, is overlaid with a string of scrambled typeset characters such as "Gj8u;kN", "eRxqN" and "do0]g", alias-like codes that give the suite its title. The pairing of free gesture with mechanical type runs through Wool's work, from his stencilled word paintings to his later line-based abstractions. Sheets from a.k.a. are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Wool (b. 1955) came to prominence in New York in the late 1980s with his stencilled word paintings and has since become one of the most influential American painters of his generation, the subject of a major retrospective at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in 2013. Printmaking has remained central to his practice alongside painting and photography.
Complete set of eight lithographs. Each sheet 42 1/2 × 34 in (108 × 86.4 cm). Each signed and dated in pencil along the lower edge, with the ULAE blindstamp lower left. Offered unframed. Price on request.
Authenticity & provenance+
Authenticated and accompanied by a Mimesis Certificate of Authenticity. Full provenance chain and prior exhibition history are documented and supplied with the work.
Purchasing & delivery+
White-glove logistics with full transit insurance, climate-controlled. Domestic delivery within 5 business days; international within 10. Crating included.
Framing+
Conservation-grade framing with UV-filtering acrylic, acid-free matting, and hand-finished moulding. Quoted on request.
