Ben Wittner "Arabesque"
The New Museum of Contemporary Art
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Graphic designer Ben Wittner presents graphic design from the Arab world and Persia. The graphic design studio eps51— which consists of Wittner and Sascha Thoma—transferred their headquarters to Cairo, Egypt from 2005–2006. Fascinated by Arabic type, calligraphy, and modern graphic design, they started the project Talib Type and a produced the prototype for a book on contemporary Arabic graphic design.
In cooperation with artist Nicolas Bourquin, the project has been expanded to include graphic design from all of the Middle East, involving more than 100 designers and artists from Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon. The final result—Arabesque—collects examples of innovative and groundbreaking design work inspired by the richness of the region's visual culture.
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September 04, 2008 from 19:30