Seen unseen

SEA gallery

Published by SEA Gallery, 2003

About this Item

The eight pieces on show at Sea Gallery were created for Amsterdam s Stedelijk Museum, where Crouwel was director between 1964-82. Crouwel selected the ones on display, and they cover the period from 1959-71. He created the posters and catalogues for all the Stedelijk s exhibitions, and seen together they tell a story of strict formula combined with strong imagination. Each has the relevant information stripped down to the bare minimum what s on, when it s on and where it s on. There are no sponsors logos or other paraphernalia littering up the posters; any extra information would be found in the accompanying catalogue. Many people will only have seen these works as reproductions in books. This is an opportunity to get up close to the real thing and pore over their perfections and imperfections. For every Stedelijk show, Crouwel either hand-drew a new typeface or doctored an existing one. So the font for the Lucht/Kunst exhibition poster (above) was adapted from Akzidenz Grotesk. This was in the days before the Mac came into being. As designer Mark Holt says in his introduction for the show s catalogue: It s this evidence of hand manufacture coupled with bucket loads of attitude and self-belief that give Crouwel s posters their vitality. Simply put, they define timelessness. Design Week, 2003. Seller Inventory # 178

Bibliographic Details

Title: Seen unseen

Publisher: SEA Gallery

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition