Alexander Rodchenko

Recent articles about Alexander Rodchenko

Cinematic view

Issue 97, Autumn 2018

Opinion

A recent edition of Aperture examines the enduring affinity between two art forms. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor

Revolutionary material in the flesh

Issue 55, Spring 2005

Review

This travelling exhibition – organised by the Hayward Gallery, London – features posters, flyers, books and film from all the leading strands of twentieth-century Modernism.

Strikethrough

Issue 69, Autumn 2008

Feature

The act of erasure, or striking out, can add new, unintended meanings to the images and information that lie below

Art without its bitter history

Issue 23, Winter 1996

Review

I have a problem with Stalin’s face. He looked exactly like my cat. Exactly. This…

Instruments of radical change

Issue 26, Autumn 1997

Review

Rodchenko, Lissitzy and Moholy-Nagy were founding fathers of modern graphic design. Art historians have assured…

Recent blog posts about Alexander Rodchenko

Posters of protest and peace

7 July 2015
Design history, Graphic design, Posters, Reviews

This Czech poster book contains much that is fresh and surprising, but makes some odd omissions. Review by Ken Garland
The context for the work shown in this book is usefully established by the 7…

Books received #13

27 February 2015
Design history, Graphic design, Illustration, Photography, Reviews, Typography

Ligne B, Editorial Design, T: A Typology of T-Shirts, Greetings from Retro Design and The Type Taster
Here’s another round-up of some of the design-related titles piling up at Eye’s Shoreditch office…

Five strategies tabled in Eindhoven

27 October 2014
Critical path, Graphic design, Posters, Visual culture

Van Abbemuseum throws new light on Jan van Toorn’s critical design practice
Homage exhibitions are inherently celebratory, writes Francisco Laranjo. However ‘Staging the Message: The Open Work…