- 27th International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2016
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A Shelf for Lothar is a typological survey of book designer Lothar Reher’s work for Spektrum, a series of 279 books released by GDR publisher Volk und Welt between 1968 and 1993, including short stories, novellas, film scripts, critical theory and poems. The series design is distinguished by its black jackets, sparse typography and a rich and varied use of imagery. Recurring visual motifs include skulls, female faces, frames, landscapes and museological artefacts. As well as presenting thematic groupings of these remarkable jacket designs, the exhibition aims to interrogate how the book as content and the shelf as mode of display can be given equal significance, while also attempting to disclose something of Reher’s working practices and preoccupations.
This event is a part of the Off Programme – open space devoted to workshops, interventions, and other presentations and activities related to graphic design. The authors are solely responsible for the nature of this event. The program is subject to change.
The Off Programme is conceived as an open space for workshops, interventions and other graphic design presentations. Following the success of its launch in the previous edition, this time it will be primarily focused on exhibition projects.
The authors are solely responsible for the nature of this event. The program is subject to change.