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The Great Discontent: Paula Scher

The Great Discontent: Paula Scher | Gender and art | Scoop.it

Paula Scher has been at the forefront of graphic design for four decades. She began her career as an art director in the 1970s and early 80s, when her eclectic approach to typography became highly influential.

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How a Screenprinting Nun Changed the Course of Modern Art

How a Screenprinting Nun Changed the Course of Modern Art | Gender and art | Scoop.it

During the 1960s, a woman named Corita Kent transformed a tiny art department in a Hollywood Catholic school into a global center for design and printmaking. She was buddies with Buckminister Fuller and counted IBM as a client. Oh yeah, and she was a nun!

The new book Someday is Now: The Art of Sister Corita (DelMonico Books/Prestel/Tang Museum) is the first full-size monograph of the highly influential artist and activist, featuring images from her studio as well as reproductions of her vibrant, almost neon posters and serigraphs.

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