New York, New York

The first of a series of about 30 silk screen prints by Franticham about New York to be published in spring 2010 in a book 23x35 cm in an edition of 69 copies. The cover of the book will be made of alluminium offset plates.
Prints are from pictures they took during their recent New York trip in October 2009.
Thes prints are from the Brooklyn bridge, view from inside MoMA, Patti Smith collage in MoMA, Obey sticker and Mike Tyson stencil.
Prints can be seen on http://www.redfoxpress.com/prints-NY.html

geneva & montreux

Visiting swiss artist Gilbert Mazliah
in his house and studio in Troinex near Geneva.
I met the the first time Gilbert in the eighties in Luxembourg
and have since then printed regularly screen prints for him.

The alphorn echoing in Geneva's old city.
Originally the alphorn was used as means of communication
in the mountainous regions.

A visit at the MAMCO in Geneva.

Late afternoon in Montreux on the border of the Lac Leman.

Trip to Zurich

view from our room

Meeting with Fritz Sauter in Cabaret Voltaire.
Dada originated in this place with Hugo Ball,
Hans Arp and Tristan Tzara.

A present by Fritz Sauter..
an edition of dada prints he published in 1996