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Mar 26, 2024 · The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia displays Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me between March 3rd and May 19th, 2024. It is the first major museum exhibition in the United States to celebrate the work of this overlooked but undeniably influential figure, shedding light on his mythos in the art world while introducing his work to a ...
Mar 22, 2024 · Alexey Brodovitch may not be a household name, but he is in some ways the reason that Jackson Pollock is today one of the most famous artists of the past century. While Brodovitch was creative...
Nov 27, 2023 · As art director at Harper’s Bazaar, Alexey Brodovitch transformed the magazine and design fields through his creative layouts—often incorporating surrealist inventions and European avant-garde innovations—and celebrated collaborations with photographers including Richard Avedon and Lillian Bassman.
Mar 30, 2024 · “ Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me,” at the Barnes Foundation through May 19, was arranged by Katy Wan, a curator at London’s Tate Modern, to prove that Model’s contention about the longtime art...
Apr 19, 2024 · Brodovitch was a renaissance man, capable of leveraging the talent and ideas of the era alongside his own. In 1924, he beat out Pablo Picasso in a competition to design a Grand Prix poster...
Nov 15, 2023 · Alexey Brodovitch (1898 – 1971) was a Russian-born American photographer, designer, and instructor most famous for his art direction of the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar from 1934 to 1958 and the iconic Portfolio Magazine.
Mar 22, 2024 · Named after the line he used on creatives, Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me makes a strong case for revising and cementing his legacy as a seemingly tireless creative practitioner who, according to Wan, was “regarded by his peers as the father of modern art direction”.
Apr 17, 2024 · What makes ‘Alexey Brodovitch—Astonish Me’ stand out is the way its sets out to address people that don’t know its subject. Previous books come from the traditional design canon genre: lots of images, history and timelines. This new book, like the exhibition it’s tied to, concerns his place in contemporary design, and asks, why does he matter?
Apr 7, 2024 · Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me tells the story of the hugely influential Russian émigré artist/designer and charts his enduring legacy. Brodovitch (1898-1971) fled Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution, exerting a remarkable impact on art and advertising in the United States.
