Sara De Bondt will talk about the underrepresentation of women in graphic design, the strategies in her own practice and that of others to counter this, by using examples of her work as a designer, researcher and publisher and that of others who have been overlooked. She will do this by referring to books from the library.
Sara De Bondt is a graphic designer based in Belgium. Recent commissions include the identity of Taipei Biennial 2018, a catalogue for Jessica Stockholder at Centraal Museum Utrecht, mobile designs for the Wellcome Collection London and a new website for the Flemish Architecture institute. In 2008 she founded the publishing house Occasional Papers together with Antony Hudek, and since then has co-edited three of its books: The Master Builder: Talking with Ken Briggs, The Form of the Book Book (both with Fraser Muggeridge) and Graphic Design: History in the Writing (1983–2011) (with Catherine de Smet). Sara is curating an exhibition at Design Museum Gent (October 2019 – March 2020) and teaches at KASK – School of Arts, where she is doing a PhD in the Arts.
ABOUT SHELF TALKS / SECOND SHELF
Our frame of reference is very important in the way we think and in the way artists create. By supporting this research project, the Academy is exploring the diversity of (art) books in the library and broadening this frame. In Heide Hinrichs’ project “second shelf” books are being integrated into the Academy’s collection with a special code so you can track this invisible thematic series. In addition to the acquisition of books by non-white, non-male and non-heterosexual artists, and interventions in the library, second shelf is hosting a series of "shelf talks”. The book selection, interventions and talks are curated in collaboration with partners in Germany, UK, US and Canada.
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