Miroslav Tichý and The Smudge

The Centre Pompidou in Paris is currently showing an exhibit of the Czech photographer Miroslav Tichý. Here is the Pompidou’s introduction, illustrated with images I found online: This is the first exhibition in France of the photographic work of the Czech artist Miroslav Tichý, now more than 80 years old. Only recently discovered, his work [...]

Lobby Befo

Here’s a great photo my lovely wife Betsy just took who knows where with her phone and sent to me — click on it to enlarge:

Treasure trove of modern Swiss + German book design

470+ examples of Swiss and German modern book design: Book (design) stories from new typography to Swiss style modernist book design in Germany and Switzerland 1925–1965 (and beyond). Here’s a nice example, #51 in the collection, a Swiss survey of Die Neue Architektur by Alfred Roth, first published in 1948, cover design by Max Bill: [...]

Cornell’s backside

Another interesting thing I saw at Stanford’s art museum, Spared from the Storm: Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art: Image: Joseph Cornell (U.S.A., 1903–1972), Radar Astronomy, 1952–56, mixed media Note how ol’ Uncle Joe applies his signature to the back of the box: reversed. It looks like he painted his signature on thin [...]

Raoul Dufy + Jackson Pollock mashup

Here mashed together are two details from paintings I saw last week at the small exhibition at Stanford’s art museum, Spared from the Storm: Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art: Raoul Dufy (France, 1877–1953), Window at Nice, 1923, detail Right: Jackson Pollock (U.S.A., 1912–1956), Composition (White, Black, Blue and Red on White), 1948, [...]