First Friday: Off the Grid with Zipeng Zhu
3–4pm
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Step off the grid and into the wild with designer Zipeng Zhu as he leads a vibrant tour through the museum’s current exhibition, Blazing A Trail: Dorothy Waugh’s National Parks Posters. Explore how Waugh turned mountains into geometry, type into terrain, and color into emotion. From real to flat, from topography to typography, this tour celebrates the courageous design instincts that made Waugh a modernist pioneer. We will be talking about Waugh’s use of geometry, one that was not based on the grid; the incredible range and boldness of her chosen typefaces; and her minimalist approach to color and shape as she created these breathtaking landscape scenes. This tour is an adventure, encouraging you to lose yourself in Dorothy Waugh’s vision of America.
Zipeng Zhu is a Chinese-born artist, designer, educator, and founder of the award-winning creative studio DAZZLE in New York City. He wants to make every day a razzle-dazzle musical. He has collaborated with iconic brands such as Apple, Adidas, Adobe, Coca-Cola, Instagram, Microsoft, Netflix, the New York Times, the New Yorker Magazine, Uber, MTV, and Samsung. His work has been exhibited at major museums and institutions in cities all over the world, including New York, Barcelona, Dubai, Shanghai, Beijing, and Mumbai. Zipeng dedicates his days running both the Dazzle Studio and merch shop Dazzle Supply, bringing his dazzling design to clients and everyday fans around the globe.
This program is presented by Poster House’s CMYK Council, the museum’s BIPOC advisory board that works to ensure the museum is accessible to communities of color.
Accessibility Note: Masks and clear masks are available free of charge at the museum. Assistive listening devices and stools are available. ASL (American Sign Language) interpretation or a CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) is also available upon request. Please contact access@posterhouse.org or (914) 295-2387 to request interpretation services and to address any other accessibility needs. For other event-related questions, please contact info@posterhouse.org.