With the ever-growing craze of digital media, most human beings spend more age reading a screen than they do reading a sheet. (Hey, we get it; we are an online publication, after all.) Yet just since virtual data is everywhere does not discount the unique familiarity of physically holding a textbook, flipping through the crisp paper pages, cherishing not only the data being transferred however the vehicle through which it moves. The double exhibition “Archizines + Arch-Art! Books” will exhibit that much if print is not the norm, its importance and influence is as powerful as ever. The exhibit features a diverse selection of magazines, fanzines, art books and architecture books. The physicality of architectural hour and the physicality of print join forces for this rare tribute to architectural publications. “Archizines” is part library, part art exhibit, riffing off the tradition of the newsstand and turning it into a sculptural form. The Storefront for Art and Architecture will house 80 architecture publications, shown on metal rods sprouting from the floor. Thus visitors will be made aware of the physical objects of print publications, aside from their vast contributions to the dialogue surrounding art and architecture. Glance at More…
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