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Category Archives: Exhibition

Ulm School of Design
From the Zero Hour to 1968

Ulm School of Design: From the Zero Hour to 1968 (new permanent exhibition) HfG Archive Ulm open from September 13, 2013 Statement: «As of September 14, and under the title The Ulm School of Design – From the Zero Hour to 1968, the HfG Archive, a department within the Ulm Museum, is presenting a new […]

Collecting History, Collecting Design

Collecting History, Collecting Design Pratt GradComD Gallery, New York September 9 – November 25, 2013 Curators: Patricia Belen and Greg D’Onofrio (Display) Statement: «Collections tell stories. From the experimental to the playful to the rational, Collecting History, Collecting Design shows a distinct point-of-view about mid 20th century graphic design and some of its pioneers working […]

Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2012

Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2012 (awarded in January 2013) first held at Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich, June 28-30, 2013 and later traveling to other venues (see schedule) Statement: «The Swiss Federal Office of Culture organizes the competition ‘The Most Beautiful Swiss Books’ on an annual basis. It thereby recognizes excellence in the field of book design […]

Memory Palace

Memory Palace Victoria and Albert Museum, London June 18 – October 20 2013 Curators: Laurie Britton Newell & Ligaya Salazar (read their notes on the project here) Statement: «Sky Arts Ignition: Memory Palace brings together a new work of fiction by the author Hari Kunzru with 20 original commissions from leading graphic designers, illustrators and […]

Occuprint

(image via loewensteinmuraljournal.blogspot.it) Occuprint: We are the 99% ar/ge Kunst, Bolzano June 14 – August 03, 2013 Curator: Luigi Fassi in collaboration with occuprint.org Statement: «The Occupy phenomenon began with the occupation of Zuccotti Park, Wall Street, New York City, on 17 September 2011, and then quickly spread to 82 countries, unleashing an unexpected global […]

Learn to Read Art: A Surviving History of Printed Matter, Inc.

(via manystuff) Learn to Read Art: A Surviving History of Printed Matter, Inc. Art Basel, Basel, June 13-16, 2013 Statement: «At this year’s Art Basel, Printed Matter will present Learn to Read Art: A Surviving History of Printed Matter, Inc., an exhibition engaging the documented history of the organization as it intersects with the broader […]

RISD MFA Graphic Design exhibition 2013

Rhode Island School of Design MFA Graphic Design exhibition 2013 RI Convention Center, Providence May 17 – June 1, 2013 Statement: «Graphic Design as product and process occupies territories of the studio, the gallery, and the marketplace. Our exhibition demonstrates design’s hybrid character, functionally linked to commerce while producing expressions of cultural and aesthetic value. […]

RISD Grad Show 2013

RISD 2013 Grad Thesis Exhibition Setup Timelapse from RISD Media on Vimeo. Rhode Island School of Design Graduate Thesis Exhibition 2013 RI Convention Center, Providence May 16 – June 1, 2013 Statement: «Open to the public, RISD’s annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition features work in a wide range of media created by the 194 master’s degree […]

Pencil to Pixel

Pencil to Pixel first held at Metropolitan Wharf, London, November 16-23, 2012 later on show at Tribeca Skyline Studio, New York, May 3-9, 2013 Statement: «Monotype started to produce typefaces for its type-casting machines back in the late 19th century. The production process at the time started with a set of technical drawings to establish […]

Thick as a Brick

Thick as a Brick Giò Marconi, Milan April 9-14, 2013 Curator: Maria Cristina Didero Design: Kuehn Malvezzi, Mousse Publishing and Petersen Statement: «Thick As A Brick presents a selection of more than 100 catalogues, books, art editions and zines published by Mousse and shown within three brick structures conceived by Kuehn Malvezzi and produced by […]