ART+ TYPO
2024.02.23 – 06.22
Curated by Angela Grauerholz and Robert Fones
Featured Artists: Matt Donovan + Hallie Siegel, Kelly Mark, Robert Fones, Joi T. Arcand, Karen Elaine Spencer, Hamlet Lavastida, Judith Poirier, Allen Ruppersberg, Charles Sandison, Davis Thomas
VOX and the Centre de design de l’UQAM have joined forces to present a major exhibition on art and typography, especially developed by Angela Grauerholz and Robert Fones. Both artists have a longstanding interest in the history of type, in novel experimentation, as well as in art and design. ART + TYPO (ART + TYPE) focuses on two disciplines primarily utilizing the mechanically reproducible form of letters, omnipresent in contemporary society through advertising, signage, posters, magazines and digital projections. While the exhibition spans various disciplines, its primary concern is on typography as a form-giving and expressive art. ART + TYPO is fundamentally propelled by research, experimentation and a deep connection with language, materiality and diverse design forms…Read the full exhibition details here
Featured image: Robert Fones, Leviathan #1, 2008, dye coupler prints mounted on aluminum