Pelican book covers from the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s–courtesy of Things Magazine.
So inspirational!
Graphic Design
Artist Magazines + Ephemera
Saw some great works in this show at 871 Fine Arts in SF – here’s an excerpt from the curatorial statement:
It’s really difficult to successfully show printed works as opposed to strictly visual works of art in a gallery setting. You either have a choice of showing the cover or opening up to an inviting interior page, leaving the rest unseen. It’s the same whether you’re showing artists’ books, periodicals, exhibition catalogs, correspondence or other published ephemera. They are best perused in a comfortable position, at ones leisure, thumb to page. That said, printed matter is an integral part of a comprehensive artistic experience and a highly interesting aspect to boot. So despite the drawbacks of display, the attempt to highlight these materials goes on, and from my viewpoint, it is most welcome…
Work at MASS MoCA
I designed this poster for a show that Anne was in at MASS MoCA. She showed her video work Cracked Actor which was part of Moyra Davey‘s One Minute Film Festival which is being celebrated with this exhibition:
The One Minute Film Festival took place annually in a barn outside of a small town in upstate New York, on the first Saturday after the 4th of July, from 2003-2012. On that day, artists, writers, film- and video-makers would arrive in the afternoon with food and drink and a one-minute movie. After sunset, everyone took their seats and the movies began, usually lasting two or three hours, and afterwards people danced. The festival was organized and hosted by artists Jason Simon and Moyra Davey.
Emigre Ceramics
These pots by Zuzana Licko are a unique combination of beauty and decorative utility. I have an ever-expanding collection of them.
And for those who don’t know, Emigre has been on the vanguard of graphic design in Norcal for two and half decades!