STEFAN SAGMEISTER AT THE OPENING, JAN 31, 2008
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH/artloversnewyork
STEFAN SAGMEISTER - ‘THINGS I HAVE LEARNED IN MY LIFE SO FAR’
JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 23, 2008
DEITCH PROJECTS - 76 GRAND ST - SOHO - NYC
HOTTEST SHOW IN THE CITY - !! this week, anyways !!
DEFINITELY THE BIGGEST, BEST & MOST AMBITIOUS SHOW HAPPENING IN THE CITY - & - PROBABLY, ON IN - THRU SPRING. OUR YOUNG GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENT FRIENDS AT SVA - TURNED US ONTO THIS - SAGMEISTER - ? - WHO IS SAGMEISTER - BUT IF YOU THINK THIS IS JUST A SHOW BY A GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR OTHER GRAPHIC DESIGNERS - BETTER WAKE UP - BEFORE THE WORLD PASSES YOU BY.
MORE TO POST: MONDAY FEB 4TH
1. THE BANANA WALL
2. STEFAN SAGMEISTER - INTRO + LINKS
3. BOB GILL & MASSIMO VIGNELLI - DESIGN LEGENDS - at the opening.
EARLY WORD:
MAKE SURE TO GET A POSTER - WHILE DEITCH STILL HAS SOME TO GIVE OUT.
it’s hard to tell from the jpeg, above - but the typeface is - slightly raised - and is a divinely - reflective - liquid silver - a production value - best explained as: kind of MARIKO MORI meets JEFF KOONS - but then completely takes off into a spin and reach, (intelligence, depth, sheer beauty, and … sense of fun) - all its own - SAGMEISTER !! - if this isn’t art, then look out - graphic design is about to rule. from the recent renaissance of handmade silkscreen band posters shown in Brooklyn, to the high production big stakes game - in Soho - the walls are coming down.
did I say the show casts a spell. you’re always caught wondering too. its not so obvious, as it might seem, from those huge inflatables - deciphering the messages in the text pieces - is akin to catching glimpses of stones skipping patterns across the water surface of a pond. This is graphics with a 4th dimension. And, although there are some actual physically interactive pieces - a wall where the gallery goer can scribble into small notebook pages - the plastic characteristics of all the work is - visually, and mentally interactive.
. . . and since I’ve invoked MARIKO MORI - the big difference is that while both are masters of surface design - this work is definitely more about engaging the viewer; and in real time, real world scenarios, not the cosmic or ritual. Whereas - KOONS better watch his back - his last shows seem way played-out - compared to this.
what can I say - just being honest - the show’s got juice - and is probably going to be collectively acknowledged as the most important show of the season. If not, all those other writers - they’re just asleep at the wheel.
STEFAN SAGMEISTER AT THE OPENING OF: ‘THINGS I HAVE LEARNED IN MY LIFE SO FAR’,
DEITCH PROJECTS, JAN 31, 2008
STEFAN SAGMEISTER - the interactive wall
STEFAN SAGMEISTER - the interactive wall
STEFAN SAGMEISTER - the interactive wall
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH