It seems like I've read a thousand posts on this topic but I still haven't seen the answers I'm looking for. I want a way to mounting and displaying large (30 x 40" or larger) prints in an art gallery setting for sale to gallery clients.
I would love to be able to leave the prints exposed, not covered with glass or plexiglass, particularly as at this size they are both heavy and expensive and they obscure the detail in the prints. Are any of the coatings available out there suitable to be used when the prints are not covered otherwise? It seems like the prints would be very susceptible to dirt and wear. I don't like the idea of laminating, either from an archival standpoint or from an appearance standpoint.
If the prints do have to be covered, then how would you attach the covering to the substrate without gluing it?
I've read a lot about mounting on aluminum and even some wood substrates with a variety of high end dry mounting or cold mounting techniques.
Where would one find the aluminum on which to mount? How do you then hang the aluminum on a wall?
Is there a low tech way of doing this mounting with a spray adhesive or an adhesive film or is commercial mounting the only way to do things at this scale?
I'm starting to find galleries that will handle large prints and I don't know how best to present the prints. Any advice would be very welcome!
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