Art Documentation in New York

We specialize in photo and video documentation of fine art. Our expertise include artwork digitization, film production, and virtual 3D rendering.

On White Wall Studio captures the power of art in all its forms. We collaborate with top galleries, museums and artists to share the aesthetic, social, and historical value of art.

On White Wall

Email: info@onwhitewall.com
Phone: (+1) 917 512-5707


On White Wall Studio
265 Canal St, STE #210
New York, NY – 10013
– By appointment only
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BTS video production of artwork documentation of a red painting in a viewing room gallery with multiple lights, cameras and a viewer.
Video production set for the painting Gallaxy by Barnett Newman,
Oil on Canvas, 24 ⅛ × 20 ⅛ in.
Video Artwork documentation. BTS of a cinematographer shooting a large painting with lights on stands and a slider.
BTS videography with a painting by Joan Mitchell
Heather James Fine Art Gallery, Palm Desert, CA.
The Essense of Art. Video Production Art Documentation for Heather James Fine Art Gallery.
Exhibition view of a large abstract colorful painting by Gerard Richter.
Installation photograph of Gerhard Richter: Abstraktes Bild (636), 1987. Oil on canvas, overall 102 1/2 x 157 3/4 in. (260.4 x 400.7 cm)
20th Century & Contemporary Art, New York Auction 14 November 2023.
Phillips, NYC.
Exhibition photography for Tracey Emin: Lovers Grave.
4 November 2023 – 13 January 2024. White Cube.
Wide exhibition view of 4 large geometric sculptures and a model wearing white posing still in front of a bright yellow wall.
Event photo documentation for Drawing in Space: David Smith ‘No One Thing’
Hauser & Wirth New York.
Etching by Goya with several figures flying using large bat-shaped wings.
Francisco de Goya, Modos de Volar [Los proverbios (estampa 13)], 1815-1819.
Etching, Aquatint, Dry Point, 38 x 56 cm.
Ceramic sculpture of oversize common day objects such a TV, mirror, radiator and ladder.
Woody de Othello’s installation The will to make things happen, 2021.
Ceramic, glaze, and bronze on a ceramic-tiled plinth. Jessica Silverman, San Francisco.

Artwork documentation services


Film & Video Production

Artwork Reproduction Photography

3D Visualization

On White Wall Inc. Studio in New York City offers a range of imaging, artwork documentation, and visualization solutions for the fine art, cultural, and creative industries. Our portfolio includes videography and film production, photography of fine art, 3D visualization, and digitization of cultural heritage material.

We are dedicated to creating beautiful presentations of works of art, photography and video of paintings, drawings, prints, and other works on paper, three-dimensional sculptures and artifacts, art events, gallery shows, exhibition photography and video, site-specific installations, performance, or time-based multimedia artworks.

Our studio is conveniently located in NYC’s Chinatown / SoHo / Tribeca district to offer high-quality artwork reproduction and professional art documentation services in New York City.

We also shoot on location worldwide.

BTS interview with an artist in a gallery. The set includes a camera with two monitors and a microphone boom.

Art Video Production

Film and video production for artists, galleries, and museums. Video tours of exhibitions, dedicated sales videos of individual artworks, artists’ interviews, studio visits, and commercial shoots for art and culture.

We tailor our team to the complexity of each film and videography project including: direction, production, cinematography, grip and lighting, sound mixing recording, video editing, and post-production.

Two hands with white globes setting a pencil drawing to be captured –artwork documentation– on a black background with a color target.

Photography of Artworks

Digitization of 2D flat artworks –paintings, drawings, prints, documents, and other works on paper– following cultural heritage imaging guidelines (FADGI / Metamorfoze).

Professional artwork reproduction photography, documentation of sculptures and artifacts, art exhibition photo, cultural programs, and art events.

Our digital images of art bring outstanding color accuracy and sharp detail in medium format resolution. We take photographs with a Phase One IQ4 150MP camera system to achieve the highest possible image quality in artwork reproduction.

3D visualization of a reflective sculpture composed of 2 spheres installed next to a large red and blue neon artwork by Dan Flavin in Dia Beacon, NY.

3D Visualization

Virtual exhibitions, 3D tours, hyper-photo-realistic stills & animations of art installations and 3D works of art. Site-specific, large-scale projects, and pre-visualization of sculptures and 3D models before going into production.

Film recording of a wooden sculpture by Elizabeth Catlett placed on a pedestal. The cinema camera is rig into a slider and has two small monitors on the top.
Filming with a Sony FX6 cinema camera and a cineslider in front of Elizabeth Catlett’s Magic Mask.
c. 1970–80. Carved mahogany wood. 30.5 x 9.5 x 8.9 cm | 12 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.
White Cube, New York.
The hand of a photographer shooting a 150MP Phase One XF Medium Format Camera used for artwork digitization.
Art Digitization with a 150MP Phase One XF IQ4 camera using Schneider Kreuznach optics. We photograph artworks with this medium format system for extraordinary high-quality resolution, color accuracy, and image sharpness.

Certifications

Phase One logo

Phase One Cultural Heritage Specialist

Maxwell Render logo

Maxwell Render Certified Xpert

BTS video production with large skypanels, slider and cinema camera of a viewer looking at art in an gallery
BTS video production for Heather James, Palm Desert, LA.

High-quality powerful art imaging

We are prepared to work on large or small projects that require technical precision and artistic sensibility.

On White Wall Studio creates cinematic videos and high-resolution pictures used for archival purposes, commercial & marketing campaigns, and exhibition catalogs, as well as a variety of publications, portfolios, and online media.

We believe that artwork documentation is an essential aspect of preserving culture, and we take pride in our role in the ongoing conversation between artists, society, and history.

A viewer exploring Cezanne's painting A Color Tour through MoMA
A viewer exploring Henry Matisse’s painting Dance (I), 1909.
Oil on canvas, 8′ 6 1/2″ × 12′ 9 1/2″ (259.7 × 390.1 cm).
A Color Tour through MoMA program. © 2019 The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
An impressionistic landscape painting by Monet on a white wall with a blurry viewer looking at it.
Photograph of Claude Monet’s painting Coup de vent, 1881.
Oil on canvas, 32 1/8 × 25 5/8 in, 81.6 × 65.1 cm.
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Artwork documentation of a bold painting of black person with green background. The work was documented using cross polarization.
Reproduction of a painting by Ludovic Nkoth, Blood on the Leaves (detail), 2020. Oil on canvas.
François Ghebaly Gallery.

Recent Projects

We have recently worked on large on-site art digitization and training projects for the Taller del Prado, Madrid, Spain, and the Centro Cultural Eduardo Leon Jimenez Art Museum, Santiago, Dominican Republic.

Other digitization of artworks, art documentation, and exhibition photography clients include: White Cube, Hauser & Wirth, Phillips Auction House, Davis Kordansky Gallery, Lévy Gorvy Dayan, Heather James, François Ghebaly, GRIMM Gallery, Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl, Opera Gallery, Whaam Gallery, Broadway Gallery, Jessica Silverman Gallery, New York Life Gallery, Stand4 Gallery, Jenkins Johnson Projects, Night Gallery, Nina Johnson, Center for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn Public Library, ISCP – International Studio & Curatorial Program, Hall Art Foundation, Chrysler Museum of Art, Everson Museum of Art.

Events or cultural programs documentation for MoMA – The Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Arts and Design, El Museo del Barrio, Americas Society, American Folk Art Museum, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Queens Museum, NADA – New Art Dealers Alliance, BioBAT Art Space, SUNY New Paltz, SVA NYC – School of Visual Arts.

Digital film & video production of artworks by Claude Monet, David Hammons, Vincent van Gogh, Tracey Emin, Camille Pissarro, Richard Hunt, Francis Picabia, Barnett Newman, Bruce Nauman, Roni Horn, Theaster Gates, Jenny Holzer, Pat Steir, Louise Bourgeois, Ad Reinhard, Diego Rivera, Anish Kapoor, Andy Warhol, Adolph Gottlieb, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and many other artists.

Video Production for Crozier Fine Arts.
Photo shoot tethered to a monitor displaying an overhead view of a oversize book and a person with gloves adjusting the position of a page.
Overhead camera live-view; photoshoot for an art book by Rachel Rose
On White Wall Studio, NYC.
Two light stone sculptures of a small figurine.
Stone sculpture from the Eduardo León Jimenes Cultural Center Collection.
The verso of a stretched canvas with stickers and marks, including Miro's signature.
Verso of Joan Miro’s Constellation, 1933. Oil on canvas.

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