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RENÉ VINCENT (1879-1936) MICHELIN lithograph in colours, c.1925, printed by Draeger

RENÉ VINCENT (1879-1936) MICHELIN lithograph in colours, c.1925, printed by Draeger

JEAN CARLU (1900-1997) AQUARIUM DE MONACO, MUSEÉ OCÉANOGRAPHIQUE, lithograph in colours, 1926.

JEAN CARLU (1900-1997) AQUARIUM DE MONACO, MUSEÉ OCÉANOGRAPHIQUE, lithograph in colours, 1926.

Symphony For A Big City: Stenberg Brothers (Vladmir, 1899-1982 Georgi, 1900-1933) lithograph in colours, 1928 - Poster portrays a day in Berlin via kaleidoscopic visual impressions but without any lineal narrative content. Although a German film, the director, Walter Ruttmann, showed knowledge of Soviet montage theory. Ruttmann’s own description of the film suggests that his motives were predominantly aesthetic: ‘Since I began in the cinema, I had the idea of making something out of life, of creating a symphonic film out of the millions of energies that comprise the life of a big city.’ The film gained international praise and is now regarded as a unique ‘time-capsule’ of the city of Berlin in the mid to late 1920’s before Nazi influence. The Stenberg Brothers designed this poster for the Russian release of the film in 1928.

Symphony For A Big City: Stenberg Brothers (Vladmir, 1899-1982 Georgi, 1900-1933) lithograph in colours, 1928 - Poster portrays a day in Berlin via kaleidoscopic visual impressions but without any lineal narrative content. Although a German film, the director, Walter Ruttmann, showed knowledge of Soviet montage theory. Ruttmann’s own description of the film suggests that his motives were predominantly aesthetic: ‘Since I began in the cinema, I had the idea of making something out of life, of creating a symphonic film out of the millions of energies that comprise the life of a big city.’ The film gained international praise and is now regarded as a unique ‘time-capsule’ of the city of Berlin in the mid to late 1920’s before Nazi influence. The Stenberg Brothers designed this poster for the Russian release of the film in 1928.

Anonymous Artist, Grande Manifestation De Propagande Aerienne, lithograph in colours, c.1920, printed by Chabrillac, Toulouse

Anonymous Artist, Grande Manifestation De Propagande Aerienne, lithograph in colours, c.1920, printed by Chabrillac, Toulouse

Anonymous Artist, Ford V8 Colour Lithograph, 1933

Anonymous Artist, Ford V8 Colour Lithograph, 1933

Anonymous, British Empire Games, 1938, Australia’s 150th Anniversary Celebrations. Offset lithograph in colours.

Anonymous, British Empire Games, 1938, Australia’s 150th Anniversary Celebrations. Offset lithograph in colours.

Dam Studios, (Lajos Morton, 1891-1952) Motos Peugeot lithograph in colours, 1928, printed by L.Damour, Paris,

Dam Studios, (Lajos Morton, 1891-1952) Motos Peugeot lithograph in colours, 1928, printed by L.Damour, Paris,

Tony Bernat, Albi Poster from 1952 a lithograph in colours, 1952, printed by Chabrillac, Toulouse.

Tony Bernat, Albi Poster from 1952 a lithograph in colours, 1952, printed by Chabrillac, Toulouse.

Romano Di Massa (1889-1985) Poster For Circuito Di Milano a lithograph in colours, 1924, printed by Flli.

Romano Di Massa (1889-1985) Poster For Circuito Di Milano a lithograph in colours, 1924, printed by Flli.

Grand Prix (MGM, 1967). Czech Poster (11” X 16”). Sports. Starring James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshirô Mifune, Brian Bedford, Jessica Walter, Antonio Sabato, Francoise Hardy.

Grand Prix (MGM, 1967). Czech Poster (11” X 16”). Sports. Starring James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Yves Montand, Toshirô Mifune, Brian Bedford, Jessica Walter, Antonio Sabato, Francoise Hardy.

László Moholy-Nagy 1895-1946, Advertising Poster (Pneumatik) - “With its dynamic combination of image and type and its evocation of the speed of the machine age, ‘Advertising Poster’ (Pneumatik) is the key example of Moholy’s concept of Typophoto—the synthesis of typography and photography that he predicted would become the lingua franca of the modern era. Moholy’s manifesto of Typophoto, published in 1926 in the Leipzig journal Offset Buch and Werbekunst, outlines with his customary and remarkable prescience the future of printed communications in the twentieth century. In Moholy’s vision, the traditional linear type of Gutenberg would be exploded by the use of photographic reproductive techniques, techniques that would make possible the incorporation of images with type and the transformation of type itself. As Moholy wrote, ‘The typophoto governs the new tempo of the new visual literature’ (quoted in Bauhaus Photography, MIT Press, p. 138). “

László Moholy-Nagy 1895-1946, Advertising Poster (Pneumatik) - “With its dynamic combination of image and type and its evocation of the speed of the machine age, ‘Advertising Poster’ (Pneumatik) is the key example of Moholy’s concept of Typophoto—the synthesis of typography and photography that he predicted would become the lingua franca of the modern era. Moholy’s manifesto of Typophoto, published in 1926 in the Leipzig journal Offset Buch and Werbekunst, outlines with his customary and remarkable prescience the future of printed communications in the twentieth century. In Moholy’s vision, the traditional linear type of Gutenberg would be exploded by the use of photographic reproductive techniques, techniques that would make possible the incorporation of images with type and the transformation of type itself. As Moholy wrote, ‘The typophoto governs the new tempo of the new visual literature’ (quoted in Bauhaus Photography, MIT Press, p. 138). “

Sex Pistols Poster For Their Final Tour in The UK - Poster promoting the Sex Pistols’ last shows in the UK: their ”Never Mind The Bans” tour. The poster’s designer Jamie Reid puts the punk band’s image to work, proudly displaying a collage of rejection letter clippings from venues that refused to host them. One reads: ”…The unfortunate reputation they have gained seems to bring in its wake inevitable scenes of violence and resulting damage…” Slated to play eight shows in the UK from 16-25 December 1977, the turmoil-laden band had to cancel half of them and would never play the UK again. Sid Vicious would die of a heroin overdose on 1 February 1979 at age 21.

Sex Pistols Poster For Their Final Tour in The UK - Poster promoting the Sex Pistols’ last shows in the UK: their ”Never Mind The Bans” tour. The poster’s designer Jamie Reid puts the punk band’s image to work, proudly displaying a collage of rejection letter clippings from venues that refused to host them. One reads: ”…The unfortunate reputation they have gained seems to bring in its wake inevitable scenes of violence and resulting damage…” Slated to play eight shows in the UK from 16-25 December 1977, the turmoil-laden band had to cancel half of them and would never play the UK again. Sid Vicious would die of a heroin overdose on 1 February 1979 at age 21.

Mark Wallinger’s Underground Labyrinth

Mark Wallinger’s Underground Labyrinth

Carlo L. Vivarelli, Flums Grossberg, 1940. 39x27 inches, 99x68 1/2 cm. Sarganserländerische Buchdruckerei AG, Mels / Flums, Zürich

Carlo L. Vivarelli, Flums Grossberg, 1940. 39x27 inches, 99x68 1/2 cm. Sarganserländerische Buchdruckerei AG, Mels / Flums, Zürich

Infographic: Mapping The 70-Year Gestation Of Street Art - “What’s clever about the Feral [Graffiti] Diagram is that it utilizes the visual language of another very famous diagram, created by the first director of MoMA, Alfred H. Barr, in 1935. In his visualization, Barr used looping black arrows and Futura type to explain how Cubism and Abstract Art evolved from a mixture of high art and pop culture influences…”

Infographic: Mapping The 70-Year Gestation Of Street Art - “What’s clever about the Feral [Graffiti] Diagram is that it utilizes the visual language of another very famous diagram, created by the first director of MoMA, Alfred H. Barr, in 1935. In his visualization, Barr used looping black arrows and Futura type to explain how Cubism and Abstract Art evolved from a mixture of high art and pop culture influences…”