— Swiss Legacy

KAREL MARTENS
OASE/

APRIL 6 – 21, 2011

FACULTY GALLERY

MONASH UNIVERSITY
ART & DESIGN BUILDING

900 DANDENONG ROAD
CAULFIELD EAST VIC 3145
AUSTRALIA

TEL +61 3 9903 2882
Open Monday – Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 12 – 5pm
Entry is FREE

Curated by Warren Taylor

Karel Martens graduated from the Arnhem School of Art in 1961. Since then he has worked as a freelance graphic designer, specialising in typography. Alongside this, he has always made free (non-commissioned) graphic and three dimensional work.

This exhibtion focusses on Martens contribution to the graphic style of OASE, Journal for Architecture. From 1990 (Issue 28) Martens took over the art direction of the journal, often working with students from the Werkplaats Typografie – an experimental typography school he founded in 1998 with Wigger Bierma. What began as a student magazine, evolved into an international professional journal in which a reflective and critical approach to architecture, urban design and landscape architecture is the mainstay. Recently celebrating its 75th issue, the success of OASE is, in part, due to Martens refined graphic statment, often absorbing his print and typogrpahic experiments and uplholding the dialogue between graphic design and architecture.

Featuring all 56 issues of OASE designed by Martens along with printed matter from his experiemental studio practice, the exhibtion will incorpate an open studio/workshop where Martens will host sessions with students of Visual Communictaion at Monash University.

EXHIBTION LAUNCH

Wednesday April 6, 5-7pm

ARTIST TALK
Tuesday April 12, 6:30pm
Lecture Theatre G1.09
Monash University, Art & Design Building

The 2011 show will feature the work of graduates from all six of our courses (BA Hons Art & Design, BA Hons Design & Technology Management, BA Hons Fashion Design, BA Hons Graphic & Communication Design, BA Hons Textile Design, MA Design) and will take place between June 13th and 17th.

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Wim Crouwel, A Design Odyssey / 30 March – 03 July

The Design Museum celebrates the prolific career of the Dutch graphic designer Wim Crouwel in this, his first UK retrospective. Regarded as one of the leading designers of the twentieth century, Crouwel embraced a new modernity to produce typographic designs that captured the essence of the emerging computer and space age of the early 1960s.

Spanning over 60 years, this exhibition will cover Crouwel’s rigorous design approach and key moments in his career including his work for design practice ‘Total Design’, the identity for the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, as well as his iconic poster, print, typography and lesser known exhibition design. The exhibition will also explore Crouwel’s innovative use of grid-based layouts and typographic systems to produce consistently striking asymmetric visuals.

The Design Museum will also release an exclusive wallpaper (pictured above) design by Wim Crouwel as well as an exhibition catalogue designed by Spin. All these items will be available over at the The Design Museum Shop.

Finally, not to be missed the current issue of Wallpaper Magazine (April 2011) with a limited edition cover by Wim Crouwel (for subscribers only).