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Steve Heller, prolific writer, not-blogger, educator, art director, Core77 Broadcast Host, and "biggest fan" to graphic design, will be honored with the Masters Series Award and a retrospective exhibition. From the release:

Curated and designed by Kevin O'Callaghan, chair of 3D Design at SVA, the exhibition highlights the inspiration and collaboration behind Heller's many achievements as a writer and art director. On view will be over 100 covers of The New York Times Book Review that Heller art directed and a visual anthology of his major publications, with select volumes available to peruse. An adjacent video installation will feature interviews with co-authors Mirko Ilic, Lita Talarico (co-chair of the MFA Design Department at SVA), Seymour Chwast, Marshall Arisman (chair of the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department at SVA) and Gail Anderson (on the faculty of the MFA Design Department at SVA) about their collaborative process.

Nearby, visitors will be able to browse Heller's many contributions to American and foreign periodicals at a full-scale replica of a New York City newsstand. The centerpiece of the multimedia display will be a larger-than-life photo montage of Heller's library with recorded commentary about his collection of design ephemera and its role in his research and writing. In a series of video podcasts specially commissioned for the exhibition, Heller will discuss design in the context of popular culture, politics and history.

We wanna see that larger-than-life photo montage and the design ephemera! (We'll blog again when we're closer to the date). Oh: Past recipients include Paul Rand, Massimo Vignelli, and Mary Ellen Mark. Congrats Steve!

October 22 - December 1, 2007
Visual Arts Museum
Reception: Monday, October 22, 6-8pm
Lecture: Tuesday, October 23, 7pm