If the esteem in which contemporary printmaking is held ever returns to the level it enjoyed during its revival in the 1960s and ’70s, it will be because of innovative, open-minded outfits like Forth Estate. Glen Baldridge cofounded Forth Estate (with master printer Luther Davis) in 2005, and his second solo show is on view at the diminutive but always lively Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery in Williamsburg. In recent years, the pendulum of taste for works on paper has swung to the “original” end of the spectrum, with drawing in its various forms commanding collectors’ attention. The materially elaborate objects Mr. Baldridge makes span this divide, and the artist’s imagery is aided rather than encumbered by his interest in technique. Read More
New York Sun
Art-In-Brief, Glen Baldridge: It Took Several Lies
By Stephen Maine
May 31, 2007