Hotel Dvin restaurant

Aragil cafe, Yerevan

Chinese circus in Yerevan, 1950s

National Art Gallery, Yerevan, build in 1921

“Ciao USSR” exhibition by Hayk Bianjyan. Yerevan 2015.

May 4, 2015

Each year in April I’m taking a week off and leaving for Yerevan, Armenia to spend some time with friends and family. As the weather in Yerevan was lovely I spent most of my time strolling through the city, taking pictures and visiting the museums (believe me, my 'to-visit' list is still quite long;) ).
Absolutely loved the new halls of Matenadaran (The Museum of Ancient Manuscripts), was pleasantly surprised afters visiting recently opened Komitas Museum Yerevan, felt nostalgic at the “Ciao USSR” exhibition by Hayk Bianjyan, and find out that there is a Museum of Printing to be opened in Yerevan in May/June. So I definitely have to go back to visit it (though I'm not sure if there will be any moveable type on display).
In the following posts, I’ll try to tell you about people I’ve met and places I’ve visited during my short stay in Yerevan. In this post, I want to tell you more about a documentary photographer Hayk Bianjyan and his “Ciao USSR” exhibition hosted in a newly opened Sargis Muradyan Gallery.

Typography Museum by Henri Thomaes (82!)

March 23, 2015

Yesterday I had a chance to visit a tiny museum in Brussels run by Henri Thomaes (82!). 20 years ago, the printer from Evere retired officially but he kept on going in his museum where time seems to have come to a standstill.

Visionary Structures. Gustavs Klucis

March 22, 2015

Intreeged by the leaflet of the Visionary Structures. From Johansons to Johansons exhibition in Bozar, I headed to Brussels.

The exhibition showcase works by seven Latvian artists active between 1920 and 2014 – Karl Iognason, Gustavs Klucis, Valdis Celms, Jānis Krievs, Artūrs Riņķis, Gints Gabrāns and Voldemārs Johansons. Despite the fact that each of these artists belongs to a different age and another ideological era, there is a coherence between their works. It was surprising how these pieces of art, design, architecture and urban planning were influenced by constructivism and futuristic ideas.

Letterpress Workshop by Thomas Gravemaker (LetterpressAmsterdam) at the MIAT

November 16, 2014

This weekend Thomas Gravemaker from Letterpress Amsterdam visited Gent to give a 2-day workshop at the MIAT. After a short introduction we, a group of 8 people, got an assignment to create 8 formes from typographic elements and ornaments. These formes were locked up into one large forme to be printed on the FAG proofrpess.

Art During The Great War

October 16, 2014

"Art During The Great War" is an exhibition in Antwerp (BE) built around six central figures, Rik Wouters, Emile Verhaeren, Cyriel Buysse, André de Ridder, Jules Schmalzigaug and Paul van Ostaijen. It explores how each was affected by the Great War.
Inspired by Paul van Ostaijen's work graphic designers Tom Hautekiet en Herman Houbrechts created a typographic poster for the exhibition and printed it at the Frans Masereel Centrum. Nice!

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Drukopstraat 3. Poster

July 18, 2014

I have some good news to share - the third edition of steamroller printing is coming our way! Organised by Topo Copy & MIAT it will take place on the 13th and 14th of September in front of the MIAT museum. So mark the dates in your agenda.

David Lynch - circle of dreams. 23.02 - 19.05.13. Le centre de la gravure

March 28, 2013

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During spring 2013, for the first time in Belgium, Le Centre de la Gravure et de l'Image imprimée (Centre for Engravings and Prints, La Louvière, BE) will exhibit David Lynch’s lithographs and woodcuts. His first experimental short films, at the edge of fine arts and animation, will come along with the prints.

David Lynch is primarily known for his surreal films such as Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, as well as for the TV series Twin Peaks. But originally educated as a painter he remained active in the field of fine arts and has created various drawings, photographs and paintings. In 2007, David Lynch discovered lithography in a Parisian atelier, Idem. Since then he goes back every year.
I'm looking forward to this exhibition and plan to visit it next week.

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