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graphic Modern USA, Italy and Switzerland 1934–66

graphic Modern
USA, Italy and Switzerland 1934–66

From the experimental to the playful to the rational, Modernism’s idealism is a testament to its vitality and long standing. Bringing together over 75 works from Display, Graphic Design Collection, graphic Modern serves as an overview of this important period and features advertisements, periodicals, posters and ephemera examples from over 30 design pioneers including Herbert Bayer, Lester Beall, Karl Gerstner, Franco Grignani, Max Huber, Alvin Lustig, Herbert Matter, Bob Noorda, Paul Rand, Emil Ruder, Studio Boggeri, Ladislav Sutnar and Massimo Vignelli, among others. The varied and unique styles of these designers are the foundation for the visual language of today and presumably, tomorrow.

An informal talk and walk-through of the exhibition will take place on Friday, June 15th at 5pm. graphic Modern is curated by Patricia Belen and Greg D’Onofrio – designers, writers and partners at Kind Company, an independent design office in New York City. Display, the website they founded in 2009, is a platform for research, writing and discoveries in graphic design history. Documenting, preserving and providing public access to original materials will help raise the profile of Graphic Design as a source of educational, historical and scholarly analysis. For more information, please visit thisisdisplay.org

Sponsored by The Department of Visual Arts at Fordham University with assistance from Abby Goldstein, Associate Professor and Jaclyn Deihl, BA 2012.

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六人のニューヨークの写真家が日本にいます

六人のニューヨークの写真家が日本にいます
Six New York Photographers in Japan
Kirstie Carrizales, Melanie Chamberlain, Diana Iacono, Katie Mavrovitis, Teresa Salinas, and Rebecca Zoltowski; Edited by Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock

六人のニューヨークの写真家が日本にいます (Six New York Photographers in Japan) is the final culmination of the course “Documentary Photography: Japan” offered by Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock through the Department of Theatre and Visual Arts at Fordham University.

The book is 202 pages, 10×8 inches (25×20 cm), with four-color printing and can be ordered in softcover, or hardback in a range of paper grades. Preview the entire book here.

The course description is as follows:

This intensive class is designed as a platform for intermediate and advanced level students to further develop their photographic production with an emphasis on generating documentary projects focusing on the people, culture, and architecture of Japan.

The megacity of Tokyo will serve as the starting point for our investigations, with image making itineraries that will take us from the cosmopolitan ward of Shinjuku, to the center of youth culture in Shibuya; and from the cutting edge fashion districts of Harajuku, to the temples and shrines of Asakusa. Concurrent with our photographic explorations we will examine contemporary exhibitions in venues such as the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in Ebisu, as well as view the ancient collections housed in Japan’s oldest and largest museum, the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno.

Traveling by Shinkansen bullet train at 300 km/h (186 mph), we will make our way south to Kyoto, the nexus of traditional Japanese culture and history with approximately two thousand temples, shrines, and gardens that we can utilize as both the catalyst and stage for our photography. The extraordinary wealth of visual stimuli we will experience in Japan over ten days will certainly inspire, as well as function as the backdrop against which to critically discuss the strategies that photographers employ in communicating their interests.

Fordham University Friends of Films for Photographers ?>

Fordham University Friends of Films for Photographers

…something wonderful is going to happen…

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
11:30 am
Fordham University Friends of Films for Photographers
113 West 60th Street, Visual Arts Wing, Room SL24G

Wim Wender’s 1989 film Notebook on Cities and Clothes! Wim Wenders talks with Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto about the creative process and ponders the relationship between cities, identity and the cinema in the digital age. Including, amongst other things, a lovely meditation on the cut of Jean-Paul Sartre’s lapels and August Sander’s photographs.

 
You will remember it forever, which says a tremendous amount.

See you there!

Fordham University Friends of Films for Photographers ?>

Fordham University Friends of Films for Photographers

…something wonderful is going to happen…

Wednesday, December 14, 2011
4:00pm until 7:00pm
Fordham University Friends of Films for Photographers
113 West 60th Street, Visual Arts Wing, Room SL24H

It is a well-known fact that there is no better way to end your
semester (or year) than by watching all 201 minutes of Chantal
Ackerman’s phenomenal 1975 film “Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce,
1080 Bruxelles.”

For a first time ever I will encourage attendees not to do any
research before the screening, as it will ruin your 201 minutes of
domestic bliss. All welcome. Wear comfy clothes. Popcorn and espresso
will be provided on demand. Short bathroom breaks are permitted,
though discouraged. Nappers will be shamed.

You will remember it forever, which says a tremendous amount.

See you there!

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EXHIBITION

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
Casey Ruble Abby Goldstein Carleen Sheehan
December 6, 2011 through January 30, 2012
Opening reception: Thursday, December 8th 6 to 8pm
CENTER GALLERY
Fordham University 113 West 60th St. New York, NY 10023 T: 212.636.6303 Fordhamvisualarts.com
Hrs: Monday to Sunday 9am to 7pm Sponsored by the Theatre and Visual Arts Department

 

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Doug Dubois Photography Lecture

Doug DuBois
Book presentation and photography lecture
Thursday, October 13, 2011
6 PM
Fordham University Visual Arts Department
Lincoln Center Campus
113 West 60th Street at Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023
Room SL24H

Join photographer and educator Doug DuBois for a presentation and discussion of his most recent book Doug DuBois: All the Days and Nights published by the Aperture Foundation.

Doug DuBois began photographing his family in 1984, prior to his father’s near-fatal fall from a commuter train and his mother’s subsequent breakdown and hospitalizations. While these events set a narrative backdrop to his work, the emotional freight is carried by the details as described by the artist: “the pallor of my mother’s skin, the glare of my father’s gaze and the tactile communion between my sister and nephew constitute a complex and resonant picture of family ties.”

More than twenty years later, DuBois’s project has developed in remarkable ways. Doug DuBois: All the Days and Nights resonates with emotional immediacy, offering a potent examination of family relations, and what it means to subject personal relationships to the unblinking eye of the camera. Each photograph is rich with color, nuanced gestures and glances enveloping the viewer in a multivalent, emotionally tense world.

Links:
http://www.dougdubois.com

Biography:
DOUG DUBOIS (born in Dearborn, Michigan 1960) received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; and Parco Gallery, Tokyo, among other venues, and can be found in the collections of major institutions, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In 2006, he received the John Gutman Photography Fellowship.

For further information please contact:
Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock: apicellahit@fordham.edu

BENCHMARKS: Seven Women in Design | New York ?>

BENCHMARKS: Seven Women in Design | New York

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The DailyHeller on BENCHMARKS


From June 10 through August 15, Center Gallery at Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus, Lindsay Reichart and Abby Goldstein are pleased to present the exhibition “Benchmarks: Seven Women in Design | New York.” In the past half a century women have gained prominence and recognition in what was a male dominated profession. This exhibition is curated to give homage to seven remarkable designers who practice in New York and have made significant contributions to graphic design. These designers include Louise Fili, Carin Goldberg, Paula Scher, Gail Anderson, Eileen Boxer, Elaine Lustig Cohen, and Lucille Tenazas. The exhibition features work that exemplifies a pivotal point in their direction or approach to their design practice. Through this exhibition, the extraordinary creative voices of seven designers are revealed, and the relevance of their design and their role in shaping the future of design celebrated.
 
June 10–September 15 | 113 West 60th Street, NYC
Hours: Monday–Saturday, 10am–8pm
 

For further information, please contact Lindsay Reichart C: 631.875.9714 or lindsay.reichart@gmail.com. or Abby Goldstein: T:718 852 5048 or abby@abbygoldstein.com

 
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Carin Goldberg, The School of Visual Arts Senior Library, 2004, hardbound,
offset on paper,10 ¾ in x 7 3/8 in

 

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Carin Goldberg, Punctuation, 2004, silkscreen, 40 in x 26 in

 

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Eileen Boxer, Ubu Invitations, 1995 – 2007, Ubu Gallery, various sizes and
mediums

 

Eileen Boxer, Ephemera transformation
Lucille Tenazas, To Infinity and Beyond, silkscreen, 48 in x 37 in
Lucille Tenazas, Moto Group Cards and Envelopes, Green Card, 9 ½ in x 6 in,
1994, offset on paper
Paula Scher, Dancing on Her Knees
Paula Scher, Him
Gail Anderson, Lucky Serif Dream Book, 2011, offset on paper, 7 ½ in x 5 in
Gail Anderson, Axl Rose: The Lost Years, 2000

 

Elaine Lustig Cohen, Mies Van der Rohe, 2001, 35 ¾ in x 24 ½ in
Elaine Lustig Cohen, A Millionth Anniversary 1958, offset on paper,

 

Louise Fili, Le Monde, 1999, offset on paper, 2 ¼ in x 11 ½ in
Louise Fili, Calea Nero d’Avola, 5 in x 3 in, 2008, wine bottle, offset on paper


Daniel Seiple Screening & Discussion ?>

Daniel Seiple Screening & Discussion

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Film screening and discussion: Rajikon (Radio Control), 2009/2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
6 PM
Fordham University Visual Arts Department
Lincoln Center Campus
113 West 60th Street at Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023
Room SL24H

Join artist and producer Daniel Seiple for a screening and discussion of his project Rajikon (Radio Control), 2009/2011, 30 minutes plus extra footage.

Project synopsis:
On December 5th in the Tone River, just up from where it meets the Kinu River in Moriya, Japan, the president of the Joso Flying Club, Ono-san, ordered his technical specialist, Sugiyama-san, to crash his radio controlled airplane into my fishing boat, per my request. I had spent the previous month filming and becoming acquainted with two RC clubs who had airfields along the river. The hobby club, which flew scale models including WWII aircrafts such as the Japanese Zero and U.S. B29, talked openly about the Kamikaze. One mentioned its absence from school history books. Another gave an eyewitness account of a plane-to-plane Kamikaze attack. The other group, the Joso Flying Club, was semi-professional and showed more interest in making history, rather than discussing it. When asked if he was interested in real airplanes, one pilot responded, “For me, airplanes are a thing to look at rather than fly.” The hobby club declined to perform the crash for safety reasons, but more likely, because they were not capable. The Joso Club agreed and 8 Japanese RC operators witnessed the attack.

Links:
Travelhome.org
Arcus Residency Moriya, Japan

Biography:
Daniel Seiple was born in 1973. Daniel Seiple has been working on projects which reconsider various “borders” in contemporary society. Mimicking, crossing, shifting, destroying or redrawing boundaries…. They include physical / geographical markers as well as social and psychological territories. Each project is realized for a specific site and situation by employing various strategies and mediums.

Images:
One production still taken during the filming of Rajikon (Radio Control); three frames from Rajikon (Radio Control), 2009/2011.

For further information please contact:
Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock apicellahit@fordham.edu

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Matthew Bakkom Book Lecture

Matthew Bakkom
Book Lecture: The New York City Museum of Complaint
Tuesday, February 8
11:30 AM
Fordham University Visual Arts Department
Lincoln Center Campus
113 West 60th Street at Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023
Room SL24H

Join artist and producer Matthew Bakkom for a discussion of the project The New York City Museum of Complaint. Initially presented as publicly distributed newsprint edition in 2006, this collection of letters sent to the mayor of the city of New York (between 1751 and 1972) has subsequently been manifest as a fine art publication, designed by Peter Miles and released by Steidl-Miles in 2009.

Selected from the municipal archives and presented chronologically, the letters address a range of issues from dead animals in the street to swindles, capitalism, and corruption. From civil rights, adventuresses, bad luck, and broken hearts to noise and other people. These are the communiqués of dissatisfaction over the course of a city’s evolution.

The strength of this collection lies in its striking ability to capture the spirit of the city as defined by its critics and crusaders. New York City has long been perceived as a place where personal expression flourishes. These civic documents are historical embodiments of the language, wit and energy that helped forge the City’s reputation. From the passionate defense of street musicians to dedicated battles with drycleaners, police officers, pushcart peddlers and hooligans, a chorus emerges that articulates the challenges and inherent absurdity of metropolitan life.

Links:
Steidl Edition
City Room Guest Blogger compendium
Newsprint Edition

Matthew Bakkom was born in 1968. Starting in the early 1990’s, working as a visual artist in North America and Europe, he has created projects and participated in exhibitions cities such as New York, Paris, Dublin, Philadelphia, Eindhoven and Minneapolis. The creative investigation of collections and archives often serves as the basis for his work.

Image:
Cover image from The New York City Museum of Complaint
Curated by Matthew Bakkom
Book design by Peter Miles Studio
304 pages, 217 colour plates
24.5 cm x 32 cm
Hardcover
Steidl Miles
ISBN: 978-3-86521-745-5
Publication date: August 2009

For further information please contact:
Stephan Apicella-Hitchcock apicellahit@fordham.edu