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In Verbis Artis (In Words Art), curated by John David O’Brien, explores the relationship between typography, design, and fine art through the work of Los Angeles-based artists. Within the context of each artist’s voice, the exhibition examines the fluidity of written words, addressing the myriad potential interpretations of language at this critical time for communication throughout contemporary culture. The work converges here to open a dialogue into the way we understand letterforms, and how artists can subvert them in the realization of their aesthetic vision.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Plan B is an exhibition inspired by the history and spirit of the Bauhaus on the occasion of its one hundredth anniversary. It features work produced by ArtCenter College of Design Study Away students working between Berlin and LA.
British designer Abram Games (1914-1996), holds an important place in the legacy of twentieth-century graphic design. For over five decades he interpreted the social, political, and commercial pulse of his country by absorbing the influences around him and referencing them in his works. His place in the study of graphic design history has been somewhat over-shadowed by his contemporaries and friends Josef Muller-Brockman, Tom Eckersley and Paul Rand.
Following the tradition of Bodoni’s expansive landscape of type design, MIKE/SIERRA/TANGO highlights the value of typography in preserving diverse writing systems in a globally connected world. Scripts are living cultural artifacts, each with its own technical, formal, and historical conventions. This exhibition features a collection of contemporary multi-script typefaces produced by type foundries from around the world.
HMCT presents an exhibition in the HMCT South Campus Gallery featuring graphic work designed by ArtCenter alumni from 1948–2018. The opening reception will take place on Saturday, October 27 at 4PM, as part of the 2018 ArtCenter Alumni Reunion festivities. Open to the public and free of charge, BACKSLANT runs through January 13, 2019.
“nice” is an exhibition designed and curated by the HMCT 2018 Typographer-in-Residence, Lucienne Roberts, AGI, MISTD, FRSA.