MAX HUBER: POESIE VISIVE - 127 x 89 cm POSTER

Huber, Max

Published by Max Museo, Chiasso, 2005

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Original exhibition poster by Max Huber. 127 x 89 cm, in very good condition. Max Huber (born June 5 , 1919 in Baar , Canton of Zug , Switzerland ; November 16, 1992 in Mendrisio , Switzerland) was a Swiss graphic artist and graphic designer , specializing in commercial art and internationally known for his poster art . Max Huber trained at an advertising agency in Zurich and studied at the local school of applied arts. He worked for the large Zurich printers Conzett & Huber and then joined Studio Boggeri in Milan as art director from 1940 . In 1941 he returned to Switzerland and became art director of the Artemis publishing house in Zurich. At the same time he worked as a freelance graphic designer and architect for various advertising agencies and for industry. In 1946 he returned to Italy and worked for companies such as Edizioni Einaudi , Olivetti and La Rinascente . He became Art Director of RAI from 1951. In 1954 he received the Compasso d'Oro award for various textile designs . He worked successfully as a poster artist, commercial artist and illustrator. In 1964 some of his works were shown at the documenta III in Kassel in the graphics department . Huber was married to Aoi Huber-Kono, his father-in-law was Takashi Kono . He was one of those artists who created a new image of Italy after the Second World War: as early as 1946, Max Huber anticipated the cheerful lightness of the 1950s with the poster and wall decoration of the «Sirenella» dance palace in Milan. " Roman Hollenstein : Disciplined cheerfulness of forms , in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung of December 17, 2005 maxmuseo The maxmuseo was opened in his honor in 2005 in the Swiss town of Chiasso by Aoi Huber-Kono and began its exhibition series in 2006 with "Max Huber - Poetry Visive" . The exhibitions focus primarily on graphics and design, including the 2008 Omaggio a Bruno Munari and the 2010 exhibition Gillo Dorfles Movimento Arte Concreta 1948 1958 .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MAX HUBER: POESIE VISIVE - 127 x 89 cm POSTER
• Publisher: Max Museo, Chiasso
• Publication Date: 2005
• Binding: No Binding
• Condition: Very Good
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