Client
Year
Category
Carnegie Museum of Art
2023
Publication
2023
Publication
Sharif Bey: Excavations is a publication accompanying the artist’s solo exhibition at Carnegie Museum of Art in his hometown of Pittsburgh. Framing questions of how an artist’s practice connects to identity and social responsibility, the book traces Bey’s autobiographical “excavations” of formative places, people, and experiences, exploring themes of ancestral wisdom, diasporic identity, and his relationship to museums and cultural institutions.
The layout design was inspired by archival boxes used to store artifacts, combining glossy and matte papers across different sections and incorporating metallic gold spot color to create a layered, dynamic reading experience.
Director of Design and Publishing: Aryn Beitz
Publication Designer: Kai Li
Editor: Shaheen Qureshi
Photographer: Sean Eaton
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