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Massin in Continuo: A Dictionary was a touring exhibition devoted to the French graphic design artist Robert Massin (known simply as Massin). Curated by Laetitia Wolff, editor-in-chief of Graphis magazine, it explores the work of this self-taught French designer and his groundbreaking career.
While Massin is relatively famous in France, his originality and influence in graphic design are not as well known in the United States. This exhibition will give the Center's audience the opportunity to explore his innovative work in the context of France's developing graphic design industry.
Working within multiple disciplines with elegance and humor, Massin transcends many long-established boundaries in graphic design. His career has spanned editorial graphics, poster and logo design, art direction, typography, photography, publishing, design education and writing. Long before the idiosyncratic, broken type of the '90s, Massin dared to play with letters, manipulating the alphabet, cutting titles, experimenting with forms, signs and fonts, and creating surprising three-dimensional limited-edition covers.
For a terrific review of both Massin's work and the SFCB exhibition, check
out John Berry's feature on CreativePro.com.
The exhibition booklet is available, as is an interview with Massin (both PDFs).
Click on the images to see a large view and an expanded description.
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