Yellena James: Pen & Ink

"Allusion" 8" x 10" Pen & Ink on paper

"Thistle" 7.5" x 7.5" Pen & Ink on paper

"Arise" 7.5" x 7.5" Pen & Ink on paper

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Yusaku Kamekura: Mikron Binoculars

Mikron Binoculars poster c. 1995, Nippon Kogaku K.K. Tokyo Japan. 105.5 x 76 cm, Japan

Yusaku Kamekura (Japan, Yoshida 1915–Tokyo 1997)

Hans Hillmann: Sturm Über Asien

Sturm Über Asien poster. 1961, 84 x 61 cm, Germany

Hans Hillmann (Germany 1925–)

Cheki: Hammer Museum

(1st, 2nd, and 3rd from left) Nic Hess, Automatic Crash Response. Mixed-media tape drawing installation, 2009
(4th from left) Environmental design outside Billy Wilder Theater
(5th from left) View of an adjacent building from the courtyard of the Hammer

Swiss artist Nic Hess is known for his inventive wall works composed almost entirely of masking tape. Mixing drawing, bright colors and icons from a variety of sources, Hess makes us reevaluate our understanding of familiar signs in consumer culture. In his elaborate compositions he draws new connections and weaves a loose narrative of worlds colliding and visions exploding. (Read more from Robert Summers essay here)

Jan Tschichold: Die Kameliendame

Die Kameliendame poster 1927, 118.5 x 84 cm

Jan Tschichold (Germany, 1902–1974)

Bart Anthony van der Leck: Delft Salad Oil Factories

Delft Salad Oil Factories poster. 89 x 59.5 cm, The Netherlands

Bart Anthony van der Leck (The Netherlands, 1876–1958)

André Kertész

Paris vu par André Kertész 1934

L'Art vivant vol. 5, 15.11.1929

André Kertész (Budapest 1894–1985)