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Gallery 16

December 18 - January 30, 2010

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501 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94107
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Emigre at Gallery 16
Opening reception on Friday December 18 from 6 - 9pm Gallery 16 is honored to present its third exhibition with the internationally acclaimed Rudy VanderLans, and its first of the work of Emigre! Rudy VanderLans' creative output over the past twenty five years is as varied as it is influential. Rudy is a world-renowned designer, a magazine and music publisher, artist and author. He and his wife Zuzana Licko founded Emigre in 1984. This exhibition celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Emigre, and will present artwork from Emigre as well as the new Gingko Press publication Emigre #70: The Look Back Issue – 25 Years in Graphic Design. The 512 page book covers the best of a quarter century of Emigre magazine – one of the most influential design publications ever. The story of Emigre is also the story of the Bay Area. Founded in 1984, coinciding with the birth of the Macintosh, Emigre was one of the first independent type foundries to establish itself centered on personal computer technology. During the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, graphic design was experiencing one of its most exciting and transformative periods. The Apple Macintosh computer had been introduced, design schools were exploring French linguistic theory, the vernacular had become a serious source of study and inspiration, the design and manufacture of typefaces were suddenly opened up to everyone who could use a computer, and for the first time in the United States, New York City was no longer the place to look for the latest developments in graphic design. And in Berkeley, California, across the bay from Silicon Valley, Emigre magazine, like no other, recognized the significance of the events and became both a leading participant and a keen observer of this innovative international design scene, generating a body of work and ideas that still resonate today.