Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis

Tate Modern

Work:

Design. Typography. Layout.

Spec:

4-colour softback cover. 296pp. 4-colour throughout. Exhibition poster in Tate Modern turbine hall.

Client:

Tate Publishing

Tate Modern

Century City was the first major loan exhibition to take place in the Tate Modern. It occupied the whole of Level 4 and the Turbine Hall.

Signage

The signage for the show was taken from the catalogue’s timeline design.

Cover design

The cover design was used for the show’s identity.

Turbine hall poster

A 70sq ft poster of the cover was hung in the Turbine Hall.

Affiliated stationary

Stationery, mugs, notepads, teatowels, pencils, rubbers, etc. were produced for the Tate gift shop.

Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis

Tate Modern
1 February–29 April 2001

Century City explored the relationship between cultural creativity and the metropolis by focusing on nine cities around the world at specific moments over the previous 100 years.

Published by Tate Publishing

ISBN 10: 1854373447/ISBN 13: 978-1854373441