News release
California Institute of the Arts is scheduled Saturday to present “Yesterday + Today + Tomorrow: Book Design from The CalArts Community,” a mostly hands-on exhibition of book design by CalArts alumni, faculty and students alongside the work that influenced them.
Held at The Reef building and creative hub in Downtown Los Angeles, the one-day event traces the interconnectedness of publication design across generations at the Valencia-based CalArts, from inside the institute to professional practice to the world of publishing.
Each designer was invited to submit two books designed by them and two books that inspired their work (not designed by them). Nested between the books in the exhibition, CalArts MFA Graphic Design student work will explore design for reading spaces from the page to the screen and beyond.
Throughout the day, CalArts faculty and alumni will present the ideas and process behind some of their best known work, featuring a keynote presentation by Lorraine Wild and Ching Xiaoqing Wang of Green Dragon Office design firm and book presentations by CalArts MFA Graphic Design alumni Becca Lofchie and Silas Munro.
A Makers Marketplace will also feature designed objects, print work, and other artisanal goods from the CalArts community.
Together, this collection of objects and narratives highlights connections and evolutions across the program’s history, illustrating how the CalArts Graphic Design program has supported designers in testing the boundaries of book design. The broad range of work forms a set of visual citations that reveal both influence and departure, encompassing what book design was, is, and might yet become, said a news release from CalArts.
“Yesterday + Today + Tomorrow” is scheduled 1 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the CalArts Reef Residency Space at 1933 S. Broadway (Suites 1222 and 1216), Los Angeles. Admission is free, RSVP requested via yesterdaytodaytomorrow.splashthat.com. On-site parking is available for $15.
