Designs on Britain
London’s Jewish Museum is currently showing a very interesting looking exhibition for the creatively-minded, uncovering quite how much of the most iconic British design was, in fact, produced by immigrants to this country.
POP! Art in a Changing Britain
One of our local galleries, Pallant House, is currently showing a stunning exhibition titled ‘POP! Art in a Changing Britain’.
Book Lovers Favourite Covers – Dafi Kühne
We're extremely pleased to have one of our favourite designers, Dafi Kühne, sharing his thoughts on book cover design with us this week.
Albers, Lustig Cohen, Tissi, 1958-2018
Pratt Manhattan Gallery is currently showing ‘Albers, Lustig Cohen, Tissi, 1958-2018’, an exhibition that explores sixty years of graphic design and art work by three influential female artist-designers: Anni Albers, Elaine Lustig Cohen, and Rosmarie Tissi. Connected by shared circumstances of identity, each is a 20th century woman connected to a well-known male artist or designer and business partner, with mutual friends, patrons, places, and communities. Working through and inspired by constraints, all three demonstrated an affinity for geometric, hard-edged forms. They made work with a common ideal, exemplars of the Bauhaus ethos: unity in art and design. In the work is a vivacity that feels always new, timeless, and individual.
Albers, Lustig Cohen, Tissi, 1958-2018 features a selection of art and design objects—typography, textiles, prints, paintings, posters, sculptures, trademarks, and books, design and/or art—in chronological order beginning in 1958. The three women’s overlapping careers span the arc of the Modernist era—from the Bauhaus, to mid-century Pax Americana, to Postmodernism, and into the present.
Dates:
Until 28 April 2018
Location:
Pratt Manhattan Gallery
144 West 14th Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY 10011
More Information:
pratt.edu
Made in North Korea Exhibition
The UK’s first ever exhibition of graphic design from North Korea, revealing a style honed over decades in a closed society.
Fiction Books on Counter-Print
We’re very pleased to now be stocking a small selection of fiction and non-fiction books at Counter-Print.
Elizabeth Friedlander
Another great-looking exhibition at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, who are presenting the story of the outstanding artist, designer and typographer Elizabeth Friedlander.
T-Shirt: Cult – Culture – Subversion
Explore the T-shirt in the 20th Century through this inspirational exhibition; charting the history, culture and subversion of the most affordable and popular item of clothing on the planet.
Red Star Over Russia
Looking ahead to the weekend, it’s worth noting that it is nearly the last chance to see the wonderful ‘Red Star Over Russia’ exhibition at London’s Tate Modern.
Italian Graphic Design: Posters
Italian Graphic Design is a series of six encounters about graphic design and visual communication in Italy in the 20th century.
Clubbed: a visual history of UK club culture
We're really excited about this new Kickstarter campaign from the wonderfully talented Face37 – Rick Banks. 'Clubbed: a visual history of UK club culture', celebrates the best graphic design in UK clubs.
20 Years of Penguin Essentials
Penguin Random House UK have taken over a portion of Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft with a celebration of 100 Penguin Essentials. The display accompanies the museum’s exhibition ‘Elizabeth Friedlander: Typographer, Calligrapher, Designer’ and reflects Friedlander’s relationship with the renowned publishing house; Penguin was an early champion of Friedlander’s talent, and many of her best-known works were created to grace the covers of these iconic books. The Penguin Essentials series began in 1998 under the guidance of Art Director John Hamilton and continues to celebrate this artistic heritage through a series of creative collaborations with contemporary designers, illustrators and artists such as Tomato (Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange), Banksy (Nick Cave And The Ass Saw The Angel) and Angie Lewin (William S Burroughs Junky). The result is an ongoing collection of innovative and diverse book designs that stand as a shining example of imagery, typography and layout.The original artists and designers Hamilton chose often hadn’t designed book jackets before and were not locked into the norms and formulae of cover design. 20 years later he has carefully selected 100 of his own favourites showcasing the ground-breaking designs, with an additional selection from the publisher’s archives that includes several Friedlander book covers and noted designers of their day.
Dates:
6 January 2018 - 29 April 2018
Location:
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft,
Lodge Hill Lane,
Ditchling,
East Sussex,
BN6 8SP
More Information:
ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk
