I worked with Venice-based publisher and communication company Lightbox to evolve My Art Guides, a visual compendium of exhibitions and events happening at major international contemporary art events.
My Role
I was the sole designer in a company of 10 people.
The paper guides
My Art Guides is one of the most complete guides to the major international contemporary art events. Each guide comes in three formats: a paper pocket guide, a website and an app both for iOS and Android.
Beyond refining their features, between 2017 and 2019 I personally designed +10 individual guides, which were distributed all over the world.
Every guide contains information on the most relevant exhibitions and events taking place during major international art gatherings, such as the Venice Biennale and Art Basel.
For each destination, the editor-in-chief collaborates with three prestigious names from the local contemporary art scene to form an editorial committee. The three members make their selection of art spaces, restaurants and hotels to be listed in the guide, guaranteeing the most valid and genuine content curated by locals in the know.
A guest artist’s interview opens each guide, containing a citywide description and info on the main event (fair or biennial).
Each guide contains detailed maps, a “day by day, hour per hour” agenda and the index in alphabetical order making it simple and foolproof to use.
Each guide has between 128 and 160 pages and is divided into different sections: exhibitions, events, art spaces, and leisure.
Lightbox publishes printed guides in Basel, Zurich; Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi; Hong Kong; Miami; Milan; Mexico City; Tuscany; Palermo; São Paulo; Seoul, Busan, Gwangju; Shanghai; Venice.