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artpress2 #49: Art & Graphic Design Crossover

publication · 2026-04-23

The French art magazine artpress dedicates its next quarterly issue artpress2 #49 to the intersections of art and graphic design. The issue features contributions from 19 writers including Jacques Ayroles, Cécile Bargues, and Laurent Mannoni. Each article is laid out by a young designer given complete creative freedom, reflecting the magazine's long-standing commitment to visual identity—originally established by Roger Tallon in 1972. The issue aims to present a cross-history of modernity in art and design, a survey of current exchanges, and a preview of the future graphic scene.

Key facts

  • artpress2 #49 focuses on art and graphic design
  • Roger Tallon created artpress's graphic system in 1972
  • Each article is designed by a young designer with carte blanche
  • 19 contributors including Jacques Ayroles, Cécile Bargues, Laurent Mannoni
  • The issue covers cross-history, current exchanges, and future of graphic design

Entities

Artists

  • Roger Tallon
  • Jacques Ayroles
  • Cécile Bargues
  • Philippe Bouchet
  • Philippe Comar
  • Catherine De Smet
  • Charles Dreyfus
  • Joséphine Ducat
  • Philippe Ducat
  • Cyril Duret
  • Lise Fauchereau
  • Virginie Lyobard
  • Laurent Mannoni
  • Jean-Jacques Manzanera
  • Claire Margat
  • Rainer M. Mason
  • Jean-Jacques Palix
  • Fedora Parkmann
  • Didier Semin
  • Diane Turquety
  • Erik Verhagen

Institutions

  • artpress

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