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Home   Blog   Shadowbox Frames for Ai Weiwei Mask Series

Shadowbox Frames for Ai Weiwei Mask Series

March 29, 2021

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Creating The Best Custom Shadowbox Frames in New York City!

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Inside the Frames and Stretchers Studio: Lower East Side, NYC

Custom Picture Frames for Ai Weiwei
Mask Series for Humanitarian Relief


One of the most rewarding parts about working in art conservation and custom framing in NYC, Miami, and New Haven, Connecticut is the opportunity to collaborate with artists and collectors, and creating beautiful one-of-a-kind designs for artworks of all varieties and mediums.

A recent project we loved at our custom canvas stretching and picture framing studio in Lower East Side, New York City, was getting the chance to build two custom shadowbox frames for the legendary Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.

We use only the best archival materials for our custom picture frames and canvas stretching in NYC, Wynwood, Miami and New Haven, Connecticut. For these pieces by Ai Weiwei, our client chose Museum Glass to give these artworks the best 99% UV Protection and Anti-Reflection for preserving the collector items. Each custom wood frame we built in gallery white and sea foam green finish has been fitted and joined perfectly to complement these sculptural pieces by Ai Weiwei. With the best custom framing and canvas stretching studio n NYC, the possibilities for your design can be made to order exactly as you wish! Our team will be more than happy to provide recommendations to help you choose the right frame for your space, artwork and preferences.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ai Weiwei and the artist's son created a series of woodblock designs with the medical masks, and later a silkscreen edition of masks that could be purchased with proceeds going to humanitarian efforts, including Human Rights Watch, Refugees International, and Médecins Sans Frontières.

In the first month of the project alone, Ai Weiwei's Mask series raised over $1.4 million for these emergency mutual aid organizations. Partnering with Alexandra Munroe, curator of the project and curator for the Guggenheim in New York, a total of 10,000 masks were created and silkscreened by Ai Weiwei for humanitarian relief in circumstances affected by the pandemic. We were honored to offer these artworks the best archival preservation framing in New York City where we specialize in framing art on paper, textiles, or sculptural items such as Ai Weiwei's mask series.

 

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Details of Custom Shadowbox Maple Frame in Gallery White
for Ai Weiwei Mask Series


At our Frames and Stretchers canvas stretching and custom framing studio in New York City, we received two of these masks for custom shadowbox framing. Listening to our client's preferences and aesthetics, we first created a gallery white maple frame with black matting to make the vibrant colors and shape of the sculptural work stand out. 

For the second shadowbox frame, a natural maple frame stained with sea foam green was chosen to accentuate the cooler tones in Ai Weiwei's mask series. For mounting sculptural works in a shadbowbox frame, we used the conservation techinque of Japanese paper hinging with rice paste. This process ensures damage-free mounting and hinging, while offering archival benefits and fully-reversible conservation framing, should the owner wish to remove the artwork for transport, sale, or reframing in the future. 


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 The Best Custom Shadowbox Frames and Archival Picture Frames in NYC 
by Frames and Stretchers Lower East Side NY Studio


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Custom Designed Frames in Sea Foam Green for Ai Weiwei Mask Series 

A final layer of Museum Glass ensures the artworks will be protected with the best UV Protection and Anti-Reflective qualities for Museum-Grade Art Conservation. We even included part of the original certification documents in the shadowbox frame so the artist's name and series title could be showcased from face view within the frame. 

Any of our custom frames, canvas stretchers, or art crates in NYC, Miami or New Haven locations can be custom fitted for your fine art goals. Our team and Art Delivery Van are more than happy to meet you at your gallery, home, or other location for any installation projects and art handling services. We deeply care about the integrity of preserving artwork's longevity, and treat all of our custom with the utmost respect for the artwork in 

Have any questions about what kind of services we offer? We would love to meet you in our showroom at The Clemente Cultural & Education Center in the heart of Lower East Side New York, or any of our other locations in Wynwood Miami or New Haven Connecticut for the best custom framing and canvas stretching - come visit our best custom framing and let us take your artwork to the next level! One of our team members will be happy to work one-on-one with you to find the best custom framing solutions for your artwork and wishes.

For any questions, collaborations, or inquiries please call 347-705-0081 or Contact Us Here / info@framesandstretchers. We look forward to hearing from you!  



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