Urban Art Association

try and sell it without mentioning the damage???

you idiot

um, not sure you should do that though! note to self: never buy anything from Jopkop....

cut off the border? or put the print in a trouser press. ;D

or maybe the best advice is a print restorer.

EDIT. I seem to remember that Mrframeman has someone he use's for print restoration, try sending him a P.M

Iron it!!. Put iron on lowest heat (non steam), put craft or brown paper beneath and on top of the print and pretend the white border is a collar... it sounds scary but it will help. Just don't leave the iron on there too long, don't steam the print. Im not joking as i ve bought damaged prints before, ironed them and framed em up

it sounds a bit scary yes.. but I will try it I think..

I was planning to send it to gary anyway so maybe he will have some tips for me too thanks guys!

Depends what the print's worth I suppose... I'd be apprehensive about DIYing it with an iron.

Someone on here recommended this paper restorer called Graham Bignell in Coronet Street, Hoxton. Didn't end up using him in the end but he sounded very knowledgeable and friendly when I called. Could probably sort it for 40-50 quid. His details are here:

www.conservationregister.com/WorkshopID.asp?Workshop=76

this is the best advice on here. i used to get pissed off when prints used to arrive damaged. but it happens so often i got used to it. just use a mount to cover the damage. or if you really want to float it and seeing the damage will do you nut in then get in touch with a restorer. for minor creases i always iron a print, but this doesnt look like a crease to me, although the pics arent great. so get intouch with MR Frameman and get the number of the restorer( if you dont want to mount the print).

I don't think that that looks like a crease, but rather that the top layer of paper has come off, and scuffed it in the process. It looks pretty small though, unless that's your knee in the photo

Unless you're planning on selling it soon, I would be tempted to frame it out with the mat covering the damage. The only problem comes if the border we're looking at is the one with the signature on it.

It looks like it's got wet and someone's tried to dry it rolling the top layer off as said before.
Can't tell if the paper is matt or shiney. I don't think that you can do much about it - but - I remember something similar happening at college and there was a utensil made from extremely (glass) smooth slightly rounded bone, similar to a old fashioned knife handle - (which worked for me at a later date) which you rub over lightly in tiny circles from the outside in - you'd have to be careful it doesn't create a shine if the paper is matt. You'd also have to make sure you unravelled any rolled edges as much as possible too to make it as flat as possible before . It would be best to re-create the problem on another piece of similar paper and try that first.

Drymounting (badly) a print seems to trump any edge damage, especially if you can frame the latter out.

I don't have all the background details on this one - so this suggestion can be of no help at all... but is it a recent edition? Like last 2-3 months? If so, first thing you should do is try contacting the artist and telling them what happened. Even if its your fault, its standard practice to overprint with printers proofs and what not - some (or all) of which then become APs, and some get destroyed.

There is a possibility the artist will replace it for by just resigning and numbering it and swapping it out for one of these proofs. Obviously, its slightly frowned upon if the print damage was your fault and not the fault of shipping - but I've known artists to take pitty on collectors and do them this favor as its not like they are increasing the edition number.

I have known artists to hold onto unsigned, unnumbered overruns for years - though its expected that any prints outside of the official edition and APs of record, and possibly signed Printers Proofs of record will be disposed of after a certain amount of time.

As for the actual damage... What was the damage caused by?

Also, curious as to what print it is or what artist? Considering the cost of a professional print restorer, you may just want to buy a new one - especially given the rapidly imploding market for prints.

name & shame jopkop