Design Life Now: Cooper-Hewitt

Design Life Now: Cooper-Hewitt Triennial displayed a variety of works that ranged from all fields, all impacting and attempting to change, invigorate, and question. The fields include science, animation, architecture, product design, to name a few. The Cooper-Hewitt through its exhibition showcases all such works within the past three years, all diverse in their products, yet similarly innovative. Many of the pieces were interesting, introducing a variety of projects that seem to have no relationship to one another, yet still cohesively presented within the museum. The immersion of the varying fields, allows one to be exposed to all of the projects, rather than sectioning them off.
Nicholas Blechman's Empire: No Zone IX and Digital Prints, immediately draw attention, taking up an entire wall in its presentation of a series of graphics that illustrate the disturbing images of war and greed in a comic light.
Lia Cook's Digital Maps: 4cm Face Maps: Half-Seen Binary Traces
displays works that combine the idea of using digital medium to create textiles and texture. They're beautiful works of art, that forces the viewer to come closer and explore the imagery of these portraits. As one comes closer, more and more is revealed yet at the same time, the image begins to disappear as one sees the various dots that make up the image.
My favourite would have to be the exhibition of Chip Kidd's works. Included are his works with books, all engaging the eye creating intense and intimate portraits. His treatments are cleverly juxtaposed with simple, yet thoughtful and evocative images and type.