design history – Stories From The Block

Ellen Lupton on design and innovation at the Goldsholl studio [Video]

Bynublockmuseum April 22, 2019 0 Comments

This past October writer, curator, and graphic designer Ellen Lupton shared her perspective on design at the Goldsholl studio, the focus of the 2018 Block exhibition Up is Down: Mid-Century Experiments in Advertising and Film at the Goldsholl Studio. In the 1950s and '60s, the Goldsholl design firm’s creative experiments with light and media found their ways to lucrative commercials and...

A Fascinating Paradox: EXPO Chicago Interview with “Up Is Down” curators Amy Beste and Corinne Granof

Bynublockmuseum October 29, 2018 0 Comments

Each September, EXPO CHICAGO opens the fall art season at historic Navy Pier and presents artworks from 135 leading galleries representing 27 countries and 63 cities. EXPO also offers the opportunity to introduce artists and arts professionals from around the world to Chicago's art offerings. As part of this year's student guide to the fair EXPO sat down with curators Amy Beste and Corinne...