Anni Albers – Connections: Prints 1963–1984
“I find that, when the work is made with threads, it’s considered a craft, when it’s on paper, it’s considered art.” – Anni Albers
Ulla von Brandenburg: Sweet Feast
Five hundred children visited Whitechapel Gallery on 28 January 1973 to learn about sweets as a popular art. An enticing display of confectionary including Belgian chocolate coins, French lollipops shaped as the Eiffel Tower, gummy mice from Germany, coffee-flavoured Hopjes from Holland, Italian marzipan fruits, salty licorice from Denmark, Irish mints and toffee from Yorkshire – was part of the ‘Fanfare for Europe’ celebrations, marking Britain’s entry into the European Common Market. Billed as a ‘Sweet Feast’, visitors were invited to sample candies that had been donated by some of the manufacturers. The exhibition came to an unexpected end when the children overwhelmed the guard and devoured all the displays.A new film by Ulla von Brandenburg (b. 1974, Germany) commissioned by Whitechapel Gallery with Le Prix Marcel Duchamp, following her nomination in 2016 for this prestigious annual award, recreates the event. Renowned for a body of work drawing on theatre and performance to explore complex social issues, von Brandenburg has also designed a colourful seating structure resembling a landscape, transforming spectator into participant.
Filmed with children from the Arnhem Wharf Primary School, von Brandenburg explores the dynamics between the individual and the group; and the hopes of young people at a time when Brexit may limit opportunities for future generations.
Dates:
20 September 2018 – 31 March 2019
Location:
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High Street
London
E1 7QX
More Information:
whitechapelgallery.org
The NY Art Book Fair 2018
The thirteenth annual NY Art Book Fair is taking place from September 21 – 23, 2018, at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens.
Interview – David Popov
We were very lucky to catch up with David Popov a while back, for ‘Counter-Print Packaging’, to ask some questions about Pop & Pac's wonderful branding for Huxtaburger.
Free Ten Year Print
Counter-Print is ten years old this year, so we thought we’d make a little print to mark the occasion. We have 150 of them – beautifully riso printed by Before Breakfast, as always. They come in blue or pink and will be given away free with orders (until they’re out). Thanks, as always, to everyone that has helped us along the way to make our side project a business – by visiting the site, buying a book, following, liking, commenting or spreading the word.
Jon & Céline
Delicious Books – Our Finest Selection
In need of some culinary inspiration? We’ve got you covered with our Counter-Print Finest* selection of cookbooks. As always, we’ve taken the hassle out of shopping by curating our selection of the best designed and well produced cookbooks available. Go on – indulge yourself.
Delicious Books
Little Korea
£25.00
Poke: Hawaiian-inspired Sushi Bowls
£13.00
Dining In
£25.00
Everything I Want to Eat
£22.00
Healthy Options
Salad for President
£27.00
Herbarium
£17.00
A Simple Table
£25.00
Raw
£25.00
Indulge
The Huxtaburger Book
£17.00
Pidapipo: Gelato Eight Days a Week
£20.00
The Art of Cooking
The Geometry of Pasta
£17.00
The Modern Kitchen
£20.00
Cookbook Book
£30.00
Cooking with Scorsese Vol. 1
£12.00
Where to Eat
Where to Eat Pizza
£20.00
Where Chefs Eat
£20.00
We also have many more contemporary cookbooks in our Food and Drink books section at Counter-Print: View Here
LogoArchive#2
We are very pleased to be stocking ‘LogoArchive#2’ by Richard Baird. This zine is the second in this popular series and focuses on eye logos.
Gallery by Toko Presents Eike König
Gallery by Toko is currently presenting Eike König’s first artist exhibition down under.König is arguably one of the most admired creatives in the world today. Mentor, artist and founder of design studio Hort – celebrated for its visionary creative, commissioned by iconic brands like Nike, IBM, Adobe and Bauhaus Dessau.
Expect his trademark typographic screen-prints and large scale unique works, all highly loaded and meaningful.
Dates:
22–26 August 2018
Opening Wednesday 22 August 2018
6pm
Location:
Campbell Project Space
78 Campbell street Surry Hills Sydney
Australia
More Information:
gallerybytoko.com
Interview – Patryk Hardziej
We recently took stock of a stunning book titled 'Karol Śliwka'. We thought we'd catch up with its author and designer Patryk Hardziej to ask him a few questions about its inception.
How to… Build the Perfect Library
I often find myself wondering how my life could have been made that little bit easier had a certain book been published ten to fifteen years earlier. That goes specifically for ‘how to’ books, which help to explain complicated subject matters in a digestible way and contain those all important tips, advice and hacks.
As with every genre of book, for every ten reference books carefully explaining how to do everything from tying your shoelaces in a mindful way or juicing an aubergine, there is also the odd gem that really resonates and makes you wonder how you ever got through life without it. Note to publishers, an honest guide to ‘what one should expect when having children’ and another on ‘the realities of making a living by selling books’, are two that would have been warmly received here.
However, when applied to the creative industry ‘how to’ guides can often be a very potent form of communication, capable of condensing a large amount of advice and information in a succinct and approachable manner. Here we have rounded up our favourites, a few gems that we feel are necessary and valuable weapons for any designer’s arsenal, whether you’re brushing up your skills or trying something new.
Make a Book
Making Books
£20.00
Bookbinding
£25.00
Riso
Risomania
£30.00
Screenprint
Screenprinting
£25.00
Run a Gallery
Management of Art Galleries
£20.00
Be Creative
The Creative Curve
£15.00
How to
£30.00
Make it Now!
£19.00
How to See
£20.00
Rubber Stamp
Rubber Stamping
£18.00
Publish
So you want to Publish a Magazine?
£20.00
Survive the Industry
Oh Sh*t What Now?
£18.00
How to be a Graphic Designer without Losing your Soul
£18.00
Change the World
Our World to Change!
£17.00
Op Art in Focus
Tate Liverpool is currently showing ‘Op Art in Focus’, a dazzling display from pioneering artists of the 1960s to today.Op art – short for optical art – emerged in the 1960s. Its leading figures included Bridget Riley, Jesus Rafael Soto and Victor Vasarely. They combined lines, geometric shapes and eye popping colour to create artworks that fool the eye. Images could be subtle or disorientating, giving the illusion of movement. The display moves beyond the typical period of op art and includes works by more contemporary artists such as Angela Bulloch. Included is a rare installation of Jim Lambie’s Zobop which floods the entire gallery floor with psychedelic patterning.
Dates:
Until 16th June 2019
Location:
Tate Liverpool
Albert Dock
Liverpool Waterfront
Liverpool L3 4BB
United Kingdom
More Information:
tate.org.uk
Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die: Punk Graphics, 1976–1986
‘Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die: Punk Graphics, 1976–1986’, is an exhibition currently taking place at Cranbrook Art Museum in Michigan. Exploring the unique visual language of the punk movement from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, it contains hundreds of memorable graphic flyers, posters, albums, promotions and zines.
Since its rebellious inception in the 1970s, punk has always exhibited very visual forms of expression, from the dress and hairstyles of its devotees and the on-stage theatrics of its musicians to the graphic design of its numerous forms of printed matter. As such, punk’s energy coalesced into a powerful subcultural phenomena that transcended music to affect other fields such as visual art and design.
Arranged thematically, the exhibition is the largest of its kind, and it explores various visual design strategies and techniques, such as appropriation, collage, parody and pastiche, as well as the influences of genres such as science fiction, horror and comics. It moves from the sobriety of a stripped down minimalism to the expansive colour palettes and expressive forms of new wave.
Examining punk through the lens of graphic design, created by both professional and amateur designers, the exhibition will also be punctuated with moments of fashion, contemporary visual art, archival images, videos and a participatory 'concert hall' where visitors can DJ their own vinyl playlist.
Dates:
Until 7th October 2018
Location:
Cranbrook Art Museum
39221 Woodward Avenue
P.O. Box 801
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48303-0801
USA
More Information:
cranbrookartmuseum.org
