{"id":79335,"date":"2026-03-04T19:17:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ppl.asip.co\/?page_id=79335"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:45:53","slug":"masterworks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asip.co\/ppl\/masterworks\/","title":{"rendered":"VLC Masterworks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"79335\" class=\"elementor elementor-79335\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aac6a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9aac6a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74878bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"74878bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vlc-watermark-overlay\">01<\/div>\n\n<style>\n.vlc-watermark-overlay {\n    position: absolute !important;\n    top: 40px !important;\n    left: 40px !important;\n    font-family: var(--font-display) !important;\n    font-size: 280px !important;\n    line-height: 0.8 !important;\n    color: rgba(255,255,255,0.03) !important;\n    pointer-events: none !important;\n    z-index: 1 !important; \/* Sits behind content (z-index 2) *\/\n    user-select: none !important;\n}\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf6d856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cf6d856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n\/* 1. 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Museum-grade fine art for private acquisition.<\/p>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero-price-band\">\n      <span class=\"hero-price-label\">Investment Tier<\/span>\n      <span class=\"hero-price-value\">$5,000 \u2014 $50,000+<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/registry.asip.co\/\" class=\"btn-enquire\">\n      Enter the Registry\n      <svg width=\"18\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n        <path d=\"M13 1L17 5M17 5L13 9M17 5H1\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16305f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16305f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d180e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"39d180e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n  .registry-intro {\n    background: var(--paper-dark);\n    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);\n    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);\n    padding: 56px 48px;\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1px 1fr 1px 1fr;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n\n  .stat-num { \n    font-family: var(--font-display); \n    font-size: clamp(40px, 5vw, 64px); \n    color: var(--ink); \n    line-height: 1; \n  }\n\n  .stat-label { \n    font-family: var(--font-mono); \n    font-size: 8px; \n    letter-spacing: 0.28em; \n    text-transform: uppercase; \n    color: var(--muted); \n    display: block;\n    margin-top: 8px;\n  }\n\n  .intro-divider { background: var(--rule); height: 100%; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 768px) {\n    .registry-intro { \n      grid-template-columns: 1fr; \n      gap: 40px; \n      padding: 48px 24px; \/* Slightly tighter horizontal padding for mobile *\/\n    }\n    \n    .intro-divider { display: none; }\n\n    \/* Increase font size by 2px (8px + 2px = 10px) *\/\n    .stat-label { \n      font-size: 10px; \n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"vlc-masterworks-page\">\n  <section class=\"registry-intro\">\n    <div class=\"intro-stat\">\n      <div class=\"stat-num\">30+<\/div>\n      <div class=\"stat-label\">years of visual practice<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"intro-divider\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"intro-stat\">\n      <div class=\"stat-num\">1\/1<\/div>\n      <div class=\"stat-label\">singular manifestations<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"intro-divider\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"intro-stat\">\n      <div class=\"stat-num\">1981<\/div>\n      <div class=\"stat-label\">transparency archive origin<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b5398 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b7b5398\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677af53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"677af53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vlc-masterworks-page\">\n  <div style=\"max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 96px 48px 24px;\">\n    <div style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-bottom: 20px;\">\n      <span style=\"font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 9px; color: var(--accent-gold);    letter-spacing: 0.3em; \">02 REGISTRY<\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 32px; font-weight: 300;\">The Premier Collection<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e35286 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e35286\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92f4aaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"92f4aaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"registry-intro-text\">\n  <p class=\"registry-copy\">\n    A curated registry of premier photographic works by Arnold Szmerling. 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\n    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); \n    gap: 2px; \n    background: #080807; \n}\n.vlc-card { \n    position: relative; \n    overflow: hidden; \n    cursor: pointer; \n    background: #0f0e0c; \n    aspect-ratio: 2\/3; \/* Keeps a consistent archival portrait ratio *\/\n}\n.vlc-card-img { \n    width: 100%; \n    height: 100%; \n    object-fit: cover; \n    transition: transform 0.7s ease; \n}\n.vlc-card:hover .vlc-card-img { \n    transform: scale(1.03); \n}\n.vlc-card-info { \n    position: absolute; \n    bottom: 0; \n    left: 0; \n    right: 0; \n    padding: 28px 24px; \n    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(8,8,7,0.95), transparent); \n    color: #f5f2ee; \n}\n.vlc-card-title { font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1; }\n.vlc-card-subtitle { font-style: italic; color: #c8b89a; margin-top: 4px; }\n.vlc-card-price { color: #b8952a; font-size: 22px; margin-top: 8px; }\n\n\/* Mobile Optimizations *\/\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\n    .vlc-card-info { padding: 15px; }\n    .vlc-card-title { font-size: 18px; }\n    .vlc-card-price { font-size: 16px; margin-top: 4px; }\n    \n    \/* Explicitly hiding the subtitle on mobile as requested *\/\n    .vlc-card-subtitle { display: none; }\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"vlc-roll\">\n    <div class=\"vlc-card\" onclick=\"window.location='https:\/\/asip.co\/ppl\/vlc-masterworks\/the-ethereal-dance-2011\/';\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asip.co\/ppl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/arnold-szmerling-masterwork-singularity-01-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"vlc-card-img\" alt=\"The Ethereal Dance\">\n                <div class=\"vlc-card-info\">\n            <div class=\"vlc-card-title\">The Ethereal Dance<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"vlc-card-subtitle\">A manifestation of transience<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"vlc-card-price\">$50,000<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"vlc-card\" onclick=\"window.location='https:\/\/asip.co\/ppl\/vlc-masterworks\/prada-and-the-tourist-2006\/';\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asip.co\/ppl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/prada-and-the-tourist-2006_by_arnold_szmerling-623x1024.jpg\" class=\"vlc-card-img\" alt=\"Prada and the Tourist\">\n                <div class=\"vlc-card-info\">\n            <div class=\"vlc-card-title\">Prada and the Tourist<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"vlc-card-subtitle\">Exploration of contemporary desire, displacement, and the porous boundaries.<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"vlc-card-price\">$7,500<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-836af9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"836af9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb8719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"cdb8719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"provenance-section-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative !important; background-color: #0E0D19 !important; padding: 120px 64px !important; overflow: hidden !important; display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; min-height: 400px !important;\">\n\n  <div class=\"section-watermark\" style=\"position: absolute !important; top: 50% !important; left: 50% !important; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) !important; font-family: 'Bebas Neue', sans-serif !important; font-size: 18vw !important; color: #f5f2ee !important; opacity: 0.07 !important; pointer-events: none !important; user-select: none !important; z-index: 0 !important; white-space: nowrap !important; margin: 0 !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; width: 100% !important; text-align: center !important;\">\n    MASTERWORKS\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"provenance-text anim-init anim-in\" style=\"position: relative !important; z-index: 1 !important; max-width: 800px !important; margin: 0 auto !important; width: 100% !important;\">\n    <div class=\"section-header\">\n      <span class=\"section-eyebrow\" style=\"color: #b8952a !important; font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace !important; font-size: 9px !important; letter-spacing: 0.35em !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; display: block !important; margin-bottom: 24px !important;\">03<\/span>\n      \n      <div class=\"section-title-custom\" style=\"color: #f5f2ee !important; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif !important; font-size: 42px !important; font-weight: 300 !important; margin-bottom: 32px !important; line-height: 1.1 !important; max-width: 300px !important;\">\n        Provenance<br>& Standards\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <p class=\"provenance-body\" style=\"color: #e8e3d8 !important; font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif !important; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.8 !important; margin-bottom: 40px !important;\">\n      Every work in the Masterworks Registry carries the full provenance of the Visual Life Collection \u2014 30 years of verified visual practice, spanning Australia, Israel, and Dubai. Each piece is authenticated, numbered, and delivered with archival documentation.\n    <\/p>\n    \n    <ul class=\"provenance-list\" style=\"list-style: none !important; padding: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important;\">\n      <li class=\"pl-item\"><span class=\"pl-key\">Print Process<\/span><span class=\"pl-val\">Museum-Grade Gicl\u00e9e Archival<\/span><\/li>\n      <li class=\"pl-item\"><span class=\"pl-key\">Edition<\/span><span class=\"pl-val\">Limited Editions<\/span><\/li>\n      <li class=\"pl-item\"><span class=\"pl-key\">Substrate<\/span><span class=\"pl-val\">Hahnem\u00fchle Photo Rag\u00ae<\/span><\/li>\n      <li class=\"pl-item\"><span class=\"pl-key\">Certificate<\/span><span class=\"pl-val\">Signed CoA by Arnold Szmerling<\/span><\/li>\n      <li class=\"pl-item\"><span class=\"pl-key\">Registry<\/span><span class=\"pl-val\">asip.co\/registry \u2014 Verified Record<\/span><\/li>\n      <li class=\"pl-item\"><span class=\"pl-key\">Investment Range<\/span><span class=\"pl-val\">$5,000 \u2013 $50,000 USD<\/span><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n\/* CORE CUSTOM STYLES *\/\n.pl-item {\n    display: flex !important;\n    justify-content: space-between !important;\n    padding: 18px 0 !important;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) !important;\n}\n\n.pl-key {\n    font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace !important;\n    font-size: 8px !important;\n    letter-spacing: 0.25em !important;\n    text-transform: uppercase !important;\n    color: #7a6e62 !important;\n}\n\n.pl-val {\n    font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif !important;\n    font-size: 10px !important;\n    letter-spacing: 0.05em !important;\n    color: #f5f2ee !important;\n}\n\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\n  .provenance-section-wrapper { padding: 80px 24px !important; }\n  \n  \/* On mobile, 18vw ensures it scales down to fit the narrow screen width *\/\n  .section-watermark { font-size: 18vw !important; opacity: 0.06 !important; }\n\n  .section-eyebrow { font-size: 11px !important; }\n\n  .section-title-custom {\n      font-size: 34px !important;\n      max-width: 100% !important;\n  }\n  \n  .pl-item {\n      flex-direction: column !important;\n      align-items: flex-start !important;\n      padding: 16px 0 !important;\n  }\n\n  .pl-key { font-size: 10px !important; margin-bottom: 4px !important; }\n  .pl-val { font-size: 12px !important; margin-top: 4px !important; }\n}\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d4c9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87d4c9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0907e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0e0907e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"editorial-quote-section anim-init\" style=\"position: relative !important; background-color: #f5f2ee !important; color: #0f0e0c !important; padding: 120px 64px !important; text-align: center !important; overflow: hidden !important;\">\n  \n  <h2 class=\"section-watermark\" style=\"position: absolute !important; top: 50% !important; left: 50% !important; transform: translate(-50%, -50%) !important; font-family: 'Bebas Neue', Impact, sans-serif !important; font-size: 240px !important; color: rgba(15, 14, 12, 0.03) !important; pointer-events: none !important; user-select: none !important; z-index: 0 !important; white-space: nowrap !important; margin: 0 !important;\">\n    MASTERWORKS\n  <\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"editorial-quote-inner\" style=\"position: relative !important; z-index: 1 !important; max-width: 800px !important; margin: 0 auto !important;\">\n    \n    <span class=\"editorial-quote-mark\" style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif !important; font-size: 80px !important; color: #b8952a !important; display: block !important; margin-bottom: 20px !important; line-height: 1 !important;\">\"<\/span>\n    \n    <p class=\"editorial-quote-text\" style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif !important; font-size: clamp(20px, 3vw, 28px) !important; font-style: italic !important; font-weight: 300 !important; color: #0f0e0c !important; line-height: 1.7 !important; margin-bottom: 40px !important;\">\n      These are not decorations. They are limited edition manifestations of a visual practice that has endured \u2014 and deepened \u2014 across three decades and three continents.\n    <\/p>\n    \n    <div class=\"editorial-quote-attr\" style=\"font-family: 'JetBrains Mono', monospace !important; font-size: 9px !important; letter-spacing: 0.25em !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; color: #7a6e62 !important;\">\n      \u2014 Arnold Szmerling \u00b7 Visual Life Collection \u00b7 ppl.asip.co\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5dca20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5dca20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af2d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5af2d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vlc-masterworks-page\">\n  <div style=\"max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 96px 48px 24px;\">\n    <div style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding-bottom: 20px;\">\n      <span style=\"font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 9px; color: var(--accent-gold);    letter-spacing: 0.3em; \">04 <\/span>\n      <h2 style=\"font-family: var(--font-serif); font-size: 32px; font-weight: 300;\">Private Acquisition Process<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa0f30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1aa0f30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efe5cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3efe5cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acquisition-section\" id=\"acquisition-process\">\n  <div class=\"acquisition-inner anim-init\">\n    <div class=\"acquisition-steps\">\n      \n      <div class=\"acq-step\">\n        <div class=\"acq-step-num\">01<\/div>\n        <div class=\"acq-step-title\">Private Enquiry<\/div>\n        <p class=\"acq-step-body\">Contact directly via email or the registry. Each acquisition begins with a confidential conversation about the work, its provenance, and your collection.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"acq-step\">\n        <div class=\"acq-step-num\">02<\/div>\n        <div class=\"acq-step-title\">Documentation<\/div>\n        <p class=\"acq-step-body\">A full provenance dossier, Certificate of Authenticity, and registry record at asip.co\/registry are prepared for your review before commitment.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"acq-step\">\n        <div class=\"acq-step-num\">03<\/div>\n        <div class=\"acq-step-title\">Production<\/div>\n        <p class=\"acq-step-body\">Your work is printed to specification \u2014 museum-grade archival process, accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity from Arnold Szmerling upon release from the studio.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"acq-step\">\n        <div class=\"acq-step-num\">04<\/div>\n        <div class=\"acq-step-title\">Delivery & Install<\/div>\n        <p class=\"acq-step-body\">White-glove delivery worldwide. 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