As the name suggests - the exhibition is a celebration of contemporary printing, in various techniques and materials with an interesting roll call of both established and more recent, less mainstream artists.

Roa seems to be on a roll of late - with shows North & South of the Thames as well as his usual international shenanigans - and I was pretty keen to see what he got up to. The piece does feel somewhat cramped and slightly out of place, given the relatively small size of the gallery space and the nature of the show - but there are parts of it that work really well - especially on first entering the space and seeing the large lenticular bird. Good stuff.

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The Printmaking aspect of the show is worth some attention - if just to see the likes of Grayson Perry, Hirst, Blake & Riley alongside the other less "mainstream" artists. If ever there were proof that urban / street art - whatever you want to label it - is up to the standards of the establishment - then this is it. Categories are blurred and genres are pleasingly rendered meaningless - perhaps summed up when I thought Blake's "I Love You" pieces were actually by D*Face.

Grayson Perry, Swoon, Hirst...

Grayson Perry

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Pure Evil, Matt Small, Peter Blake...

Hirst, Riley, D*Face, Fairey and more...

Damien Hirst

Matt Small

Peter Blake & Grayson Perry

Nick Walker

Candice Tripp

From a super critical curatorial point of view - one might question the inclusion of some of the pieces - but then I guess that's the point. The breadth, variety and talent is all there and each piece holds it's own as an example and celebration of printmaking. Good to see Grayson Perry's "Map of Nowhere" - it still makes me chuckle and gawp in equal measure - and Candice Tripp's gorgeous 10 colour "Can You Smell Burning" screenprint made for a great finale on the way out. Lovely stuff... and even though there was nothing particularly groundbreaking - a strangely refreshing show.