Sign Painters Arts & Culture she revisited the country with

she revisited the country with the first draft of this book

The exhibition was a collaboration between Whitechapel Gallery and Bildmuseet

The "Up Close" section includes works by Yhonnie Scarce and Edition Office

Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 3cm

ISBN: 9780847862627

Sign Painters Arts & Culture she revisited the country with"There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards and even street signs were all hand lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the techno fuelled promise of the quicker and cheaper. The resulting proliferation of computer designed, die cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our visual landscape.