Exhibition Design
David Dernie
Praise for Exhibition Design:
“[A] top pick for college-level art libraries serious about teaching the finer art of successful exhibition processes for artists or museum curators.”—California Bookwatch
“[A] handsome book that documents the latest trends and innovations
in exhibition design.”
—Museum News
"A visual pleasure that is also informative, the tome is packed with brilliant ideas about lighting and placement, citing such stylish examples as Bilbao's Guggenheim Musuem in Spain and New York's Museum of Natural History….his book is a rarity on the subject."
—Santa Fean
Overview –
Today exhibitions have to compete in an increasingly sophisticated leisure market. Consequently, the way in which the contemporary exhibition is designed is changing fast; previously aloof cultural institutions are making use of technologies and techniques more commonly associated with film and retail. Exhibition-making is now synonymous with image-making, communication, and the creation of a powerful experience.
Exhibition Design features examples of a wide variety of exhibitions from around the world, from major trade and commerce fairs to well-known fine-art institutions and small-scale artist-designed displays. The introduction gives an historical perspective on the development of exhibitions and museums, with particular focus on the developments of the twentieth century.
The book is divided into two parts: ìApproachesî and ìTechniques.î ìApproachesî is devoted to the conceptual themes of narrative space, performative space, and simulated experience. ìTechniquesî covers the practical concerns of display, lighting, color, sound, and graphics. To illustrate these themes the book features photographs, drawings, and diagrams of exhibitions from around the world, including the work of such internationally renowned architects and designers as Ralph Appelbaum Associates, Atelier Br¸ckner, Casson Mann, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Imagination, METStudio, and Jean Nouvel. /p
About the Author–
David Dernie is an architect, exhibition designer, and head of the
Manchester School of Architecture in Manchester, England. He is the author of
Victor Horta (1995), The Villa díEste at Tivoli
(1996), and New Stone Architecture (2003).
ISBN 10: 0-393-73211-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-393-73211-5
September 2006 / 192 pages / Cloth
