Another artistically inspiring day! I'll keep this post short and sweet.
The (greatly underappreciated) Albany Institute of History and Art is holding an exhibit called "Graphic Design: Get the Message" about graphic design in advertising. It's been up for a while, and it ends next Sunday (June 12th).
I was saddened, but not really surprised, to find that there were very few people at the museum today, and those who were there were mostly senior citizens. Nothing wrong with older folks enjoying the museum...it's just that I wish that more people of all ages would check it out and not think of museums as a boring, musty old place.
A lot of the pieces in the show are related to local history and regional products, so if you're from or familiar with the area, it's interesting to see the way things were many years ago, and to find that some of the brands that are still on shelves have been around for a hundred years or more.
There are also amazing national and international pieces, both original artwork and prints, demonstrating a wide range of items from ads created with early movable type, hand-painted signs and posters, lithographs, war propaganda and video game design.
If you get a chance to visit, it's well worth the trip.
~Leela
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