Review
Riding the concrete
Arriving like a solid slab of Brutalism, Long Live Southbank is a celebration of 40…
A message for modernity
In the late 1950s I had tea in London with László Moholy-Nagy’s former secretary…
Poland’s graphic pioneers
Publications attempting a comprehensive overview of a country’s graphic design history…
The museum man
This confidently displayed show draws a line in the sand. It secures the De La Warr…
Scissor action
John Heartfield: Laughter is a Devastating Weapon (David King and Ernst Volland, Tate…
Fighting back with pictures
This is the third book which Liz McQuiston has written on graphic protest in the past…
Tightly cropped critique
The subtitle of James Clough’s generously illustrated Signs of Italy: Outdoor…
Dreaming in Colors
In the ‘about’ section on the Colors website, you can see a sepia-tone photograph of…
Weimar volumes
The musical Cabaret gave a popular view of Berlin between the two world wars; the…
Nested narratives
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Abrams, $35, £21.99) – the book of the film – comes in the…