British paper innovators and suppliers of archival and display papers to the world’s leading art galleries and artists joins international collectors to celebrate the work of past masters.
Since 2012, Frieze Masters has brought art lovers and selected international galleries together to reflect on and collect the work of many of history’s most revered artists. James Cropper has been proud to sponsor the annual event and will support this year’s edition, taking place in Regents Park, London, between Wed 15 – Sun 19 October 2014.
Focusing on art made prior to 2000, the fair assembles over 120 leading galleries, representing work from ancient to modern art. Previous editions have seen galleries from as far as Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Spain take up temporary residence at the London event.
Representatives from many of the world’s leading arts institutions visit Frieze Masters to view the vast range of sculptures, paintings and drawings on show and listen to professional talks from many of the most respected artists and arts professionals. Among those reflecting on historical works in a contemporary context at this year’s fair are Wim Pijbes, Director of the lauded Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and celebrated British ceramicist and writer, Edmund de Waal.
Mark Cropper, Chairman of James Cropper PLC and sixth generation member of the Cropper family, said: “James Cropper has a long history of providing specialist papers to artists and arts institutions and is proud to extend this association with the classical and contemporary arts by sponsoring Frieze Masters for the third year. We will look forward to welcoming our guests to the fair, giving them the opportunity to enjoy the remarkable breadth of art on display.”
James Cropper paper is the world’s only manufacturer to have a Mountboard factory located alongside the paper mill itself, enabling the company to provide bespoke solutions for the storage, display and archive of precious works of art to internationally-renowned galleries. The same factory assists photographers and artists to display their work on durable digital board products, including the recently launched Khora Digital, a creative box presentation that can be directly printed, instantly assembled and hung.
James Cropper PLC maintains constant links with the creative industries, not only within its paper division, incorporating converting capabilities, but also Technical Fibre Products, a specialist supplier into to the composites market for non-wovens for aerospace, automotive and construction
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ABOUT JAMES CROPPER & TECHNICAL FIBRE PRODUCTS (TFP):
James Cropper is based in the Lake District, England’s first and foremost National Park, with a paper-making heritage that started in 1845. Since its inception the business has been carefully stewarded and nurtured by six generations of the Cropper family.
Today the business is renowned globally for its luxury packaging papers, which accompany many of the world’s most exclusive brands, while the world’s leading artists, galleries and museums use its framing and archival boards alongside its range of conventional artists materials. As well as paper products, James Cropper also manufactures nonwovens from carbon, glass and polymer fibres, which play a key part in production of composites in the automotive, energy and aerospace sectors.
Technical Fibre Products (TFP) is a leading nonwoven manufacturer, offering a broad range of high quality, technically advanced nonwovens into the composites market, which can be customised to meet specific application requirements. Established nearly 30 years ago, TFP primarily operates within the automotive, and aerospace composite markets while also providing effective solutions in the defence, energy, consumer electronics, industrial, construction and healthcare markets. Utilising extensive materials knowledge within polymers, particulates & speciality fibres together with high specification lamination, metal fibre coating and converting capabilities, TFP provide a wide range of customised solutions.
To find out more about the innovative production methods, product range, responsible manufacturing principles and history of James Cropper and Technical Fibre Products, please visit www.jamescropper.com and www.tfpglobal.com
About Frieze Masters
Frieze Masters is an art fair founded in 2012 to give a unique contemporary perspective on art of all ages. Frieze’s first fair for historical art, Frieze Masters coincides with, and is within walking distance of Frieze London. Frieze was founded by Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp with the launch of frieze magazine in 1991 this was followed by the opening of Frieze London in 2003, which is now one of the world’s leading contemporary art fairs.