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Skyline "Postmodernism Slain in Bloody Ax-Fest"

Michael Bierut1981

Vignelli Center for Design Studies

Vignelli Center for Design Studies
Rochester, New York, United States

Sketch of cover layout for Skyline by Michael Bierut. Michael Bierut created a redesign of Skyline in 1981 while working for Vignelli Associates. This humorous sketch, playing off the Vignelli dedication to Modernism during the height of Postmodernism, was never an actual headline on Skyline.

Founded by Architect Peter Eisenman in 1967, IAUS was a non-profit organization which provided educational instruction, exhibitions, and lectures about architectural history, theory and criticism. Often referred to as an Avant-Garde “think tank,” many key figures in the architecture field were involved including Diane Agrest, Julia Bloomfield, Kenneth Frampton, Susan Frank, Mario Gandelsonas, Frank Gehry, Charles Gwathmey, Rem Koolhaas, Robert Stern, and Anthony Vidler. IAUS also published numerous exhibition catalogues, a journal called Oppositions, and the newsletter Skyline. Vignelli Associates (Massimo Vignelli and later with Michael Bierut) designed their graphic materials from 1973 until 1985 when IAUS closed.

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  • Title: Skyline "Postmodernism Slain in Bloody Ax-Fest"
  • Creator: Bierut, Michael, Vignelli Associates
  • Date Created: 1981
  • Physical Dimensions: 8 1/2" x 11" (21.59 x 27.94 cm)
  • Original Language: English
  • Medium: pencil on paper
  • Form: sketches
  • Collection: Massimo and Lella Vignelli papers
  • Client Location: New York, New York, United States
  • Client: Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies (IAUS)
  • Category: graphic design
Vignelli Center for Design Studies

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