Tag Archives: Art

Nostalgia Machines Seeks To Stir Emotions and Memories

By Malcolm Grear Designers | Published: November 21, 2011

Technology, machinery, and nostalgia have been combined into artwork at the David Winton Bell Gallery in an exhibition titled Nostalgia Machines. Featuring the sculptural work of five artists, the exhibition seeks to explore the ways that machinery can invoke memories of the past, whether a sense memory, a personal history, or something aesthetic. Continuing its long-standing relationship with the David Winton Bell Gallery, Malcolm Grear Designers created the catalogue, invitation, installation graphics, and exterior signs for the exhibition. ...continue reading

Timothy O’Sullivan: The King Survey Photographs

By Malcolm Grear Designers | Published: November 2, 2011

From 1867 to 1873, Timothy O'Sullivan was the official photographer for the U.S. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel, better known as the King Survey. His images were among the first to show the barren landscapes, prehistoric ruins, and Native Americans of the Southwest. Sixty photographs from the collection are currently on display at the Art Institue of Chicago. Malcolm Grear Designers designed the accompanying catalogue. ...continue reading

Building Expectation Exhibition at the David Winton Bell Gallery

By Malcolm Grear Designers | Published: September 14, 2011

Currently on display at the David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University is the exhibition titled Building Expectation: Past and Present Visions of the Architectural Future. The show is a collection of historical and contemporary visions of the architectural future. Malcolm Grear Designers created the catalogue, invitation, installation graphics, and exterior signs for the exhibition. ...continue reading

Shh! Ne Boltai Collection of Soviet Propaganda Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago

By Malcolm Grear Designers | Published: August 3, 2011

Currently on view at the Art Institute of Chicago is a show called “Windows on the War: Soviet TASS Posters at Home and Abroad, 1941-1945.” Most of the posters in the exhibition belong to the Ne Boltai! Collection of Soviet Propaganda which is based in Prague. Malcolm Grear Designers designed the visual identity and the website for the Ne Boltai Collection. ...continue reading

Among the Breakage Exhibition at the David Winton Bell Gallery

By Malcolm Grear Designers | Published: June 20, 2011

Currently on display at the David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University is the exhibition titled Among the Breakage: New Painting From Providence. Featuring the work of ten local artists, the exhibition highlights some of the more unique and abstract forms of painting. Curator Maya Allison and guest curator Neal Walsh from AS220 organized the exhibition. ...continue reading

Tradition, Trauma, Transformation at David Winton Bell Gallery

By Malcolm Grear Designers | Published: March 29, 2011

The exhibition Tradition, Trauma, Transformation: Representations of Women opened on March 26th at Brown University's David Winton Bell Gallery. The exhibition features the work of three contemporary Indian and Indian-American artists: Nalini Malani, Nilima Sheikh and Chitra Ganesh.