Out of Beirut
Modern Art Oxford
- Work:
- Design. Typography. Layout. Production.
- Spec:
- Softback cover with tritone jacket. 120pp. Complex 4, 5 and 6-colour sectioning.
Various paper stocks. - Client:
- Modern Art Oxford
Colour scheme
The book’s colours were inspired from the curator’s most vivid memory of Beirut: the sky and the sand.
Sectioning
The structure of the book is based on a complex symmetrical sectioning and mixture of uncoated blue paper for the essays and coated white portfolio sections.
Grids & fonts
Two grids combining two fonts run through the book.
Jacket Design
The jacket illustration was created by combining the artist’s work in a single tritone.
Out of Beirut
Modern Art Oxford
13 May–16 July 2006
Since the end of the civil war in 1990, Beirut has been a fertile ground for innovative art-making and critical thought. Out of Beirut introduces artists to the UK, who have been at the forefront of activity since the end of the civil war in 1990, Beirut has been a fertile ground for innovative art-making and critical thought.
Published by Modern Art Oxford
Curated by Suzanne Cotter
ISBN 10: 3905701901/ISBN 13: 978-3905701906
Reviews
Subversive raids on the image banks of global media. The Guardian
[An] exhilarating programme of international art from Estonia to Istanbul. The Observer