~STEFAN SAGMEISTER/DEITCH
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
SEE: MORE PHOTOS FROM THE OPENING !!