The Balcony: The World is Made of Eggs

Wardell Milan first initiated The Balcony by creating a suite of eight etchings in 2019. In 2022, he extends the portfolio through a second series of eight etchings entitled The Balcony: The World is Made of Eggs. Though made at different times, both suites are strongly affected by the circumstances in which they came into being and the way Milan engages with the visual culture surrounding him, including imagery from news feeds.
The result is a portfolio of prints employing a range of time-honoured printmaking techniques which are executed in a range of grey tones, pattern and line work to create decidedly contemporary, politically charged visual narratives.
The Balcony alludes to the relationship between performer and spectator in a theatre setting. Milan imagines the viewers observing the action ‘as if they are sitting above in a balcony watching the melodrama unfold before them.’

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Wardell Milan

I never spend this much time with myself, 2022

1.625

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Print technique
Aquatint Burnishing Line etching Open bite Scraping Soft ground etching Spit bite aquatint Sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Paper size 39.5 x 50 cm – Plate size 25.5 x 35.5 cm
Edition
Edition of 12
Series/Set
Series of 8
Printer
Printed by Thomas Jennions
Publisher
Published by BORCH Editions
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Signed and numbered by the artist
Registration no
ID: WaM 22 003-1

Acquired by Benton Museum of Art, Claremont

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Wardell Milan

Fire, Debris and Charred Mannequins: A Missile Strike Hits a ___ Shopping Center, 2022

1.625

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Print technique
Aquatint Burnishing Line etching Open bite Scraping Soap ground aquatint Soft ground etching Spit bite aquatint Sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Paper size 50 x 39.5 cm – Plate size 32.5 x 25.5 cm
Edition
Edition of 12
Series/Set
Series of 8
Printer
Printed by Thomas Jennions
Publisher
Published by BORCH Editions
Signed by:
Signed and numbered by the artist
Registration no
ID: WaM 22 001-1

Acquired by Benton Museum of Art, Claremont

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Wardell Milan

We don’t want devils in the house. We only want the Lord, 2022

1.625

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Print technique
Aquatint Burnishing Line etching Scraping Soap ground aquatint Soft ground etching Spit bite aquatint Sugar lift aquatint Water bite on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Paper size 50 x 39.5 cm – Plate size 32.5 x 25.5 cm
Edition
Edition of 12
Series/Set
Series of 8
Printer
Printed by Thomas Jennions
Publisher
Published by BORCH Editions
Signed by:
Signed and numbered by the artist
Registration no
ID: WaM 22 002-1

Acquired by Benton Museum of Art, Claremont

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Wardell Milan

Sisyphus Ascending a Staircase, 2022

1.625

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Print technique
Aquatint Burnishing Line etching Open bite Scraping Soap ground aquatint Soft ground etching Spit bite aquatint Sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Paper size 50 x 39.5 cm – Plate size 32.5 x 25.5 cm
Edition
Edition of 12
Series/Set
Series of 8
Printer
Printed by Thomas Jennions
Publisher
Published by BORCH Editions
Signed by:
Signed and numbered by the artist
Registration no
ID: WaM 22 004-1

Acquired by Benton Museum of Art, Claremont

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Wardell Milan

__ Migrants arrive to __ in Record Numbers, on Foot Not by Boat, 2022

1.625

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Print technique
Aquatint Burnishing Line etching Scraping Soap ground aquatint Spit bite aquatint Sugar lift aquatint Water bite on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Paper size 39.5 x 50 cm – Plate size 25.5 x 35.5 cm
Edition
Edition of 12
Series/Set
Series of 8
Printer
Printed by Thomas Jennions
Publisher
Published by BORCH Editions
Signed by:
Signed and numbered by the artist
Registration no
ID: WaM 22 005-1

Acquired by Benton Museum of Art, Claremont

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Wardell Milan

The most dangerous thing about being a Black woman in America. Is being a Black woman in America, 2022

1.625

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Print technique
Aquatint Burnishing Line etching Scraping Soft ground etching Spit bite aquatint Sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Paper size 39.5 x 50 cm – Plate size 25.5 x 35.5 cm
Edition
Edition of 12
Series/Set
Series of 8
Printer
Printed by Thomas Jennions
Publisher
Published by BORCH Editions
Signed by:
Signed and numbered by the artist
Registration no
ID: WaM 22 006-1

Acquired by Benton Museum of Art, Claremont

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Wardell Milan

Our Lives to Live, 2022

1.625

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Print technique
Aquatint Burnishing Line etching Scraping Soap ground aquatint Spit bite aquatint Sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Paper size 39.5 x 50 cm – Plate size 25.5 x 35.5 cm
Edition
Edition of 12
Series/Set
Series of 8
Printer
Printed by Thomas Jennions
Publisher
Published by BORCH Editions
Signed by:
Signed and numbered by the artist
Registration no
ID: WaM 22 007-1

Acquired by Benton Museum of Art, Claremont

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Wardell Milan

The World Rarely Goes Under: Civilians during a lull in fighting, 2022

1.625

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Print technique
Aquatint Burnishing Line etching Scraping Soft ground etching Spit bite aquatint Sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Paper size 39.5 x 50 cm – Plate size 25.5 x 35.5 cm
Edition
Edition of 12
Series/Set
Series of 8
Printer
Printed by Thomas Jennions
Publisher
Published by BORCH Editions
Signed by:
Signed and numbered by the artist
Registration no
ID: WaM 22 008-1

Acquired by Benton Museum of Art, Claremont

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Wardell Milan

The World Rarely Goes Under: Civilians during a lull in fighting, 2022

1.625

(incl. 25% Danish VAT €325)

Inquire series of 8
Print technique
Aquatint Burnishing Line etching Scraping Soft ground etching Spit bite aquatint Sugar lift aquatint on Hahnemühle Bütten 300g
Paper size 39.5 x 50 cm – Plate size 25.5 x 35.5 cm
Edition
Edition of 12
Series/Set
Series of 8
Printer
Printed by Thomas Jennions
Publisher
Published by BORCH Editions
Signed by:
Signed and numbered by the artist
Registration no
ID: WaM 22 008-1

Acquired by Benton Museum of Art, Claremont

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