07.03.2024
Goldwin 0 Enquiry #5 ‘Collective Study’
A film by OK-RM. Designer in residence: Nur Abbas, poet in residence: Lila Matsumoto, artist in residence: Karl Nawrot, musician in residence: Evilgiane.
Directed by Oliver Knight and Rory McGrath (OK-RM), editor: Tom Chick, cinematography (Portland): Tyler Orton, cinematography (London): Joseph Reddy, stills photography (Portland): Miraj Patel, 1st a.c. (London): Ed Phillips, models: Johnny Costello and Shalom Yemane-Berhane, music direction: MLM.IV, graphic design: OK-RM, Barnaby Mills, producer & casting (Portland): Alec Marchant, producer & location scout (Portland): Mitsuyuki Nakamura, production assistant (Portland): Devin Ray, producer (London): OK-RM, Harri Welch, colourist: Alexey Moskvin, sound mix: Tommy Wallwork, translation: Ko Ueoka.
(Watch the film here and some still images here)
18.11.2023
Goldwin 0 Enquiry #5 ‘Collective Study’
A film by OK-RM. Designer in residence: Nur Abbas, poet in residence: Lila Matsumoto, artist in residence: Karl Nawrot, musician in residence: H.Takahashi.
Directed by Oliver Knight and Rory McGrath (OK-RM), editor: Tom Chick, cinematography (Tokyo): Gaku Kamimura and Yudai Maruyama, cinematography (London): Joseph Reddy, stills photography (Tokyo): Miraj Patel, programmation: Daisuke Hasegawa, Shotaro Takemura and Takumi Bando, 1st a.c. (London): Daiki Tajima, stills assistant (Tokyo): Alex Witmer, Joshua Helius and Kimi Mikawa, video assistant (Tokyo): Wyatt Anthony Finlay Clough and Huang Ta Ming, models: Go Saito and Niki Kudo, music direction: MLM.IV, graphic design: OK-RM, Barnaby Mills, producer (Tokyo): Saka Matsushita, production co-ordinator (Tokyo): Yurino Kira, producer (London): OK-RM, Harri Welch, hair and make-up (Tokyo): Risako Matsushita, colourist: Alexey Moskvin, sound mix: Tommy Wallwork, translation: Ko Ueoka.
(Watch the film here and some still images here)
14.09.2023
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Book covers drawn with two discs from the series Templates for Records. (I) Ink on perforated paper / Cardboard disc (⌀12 cm), 2010. Book: La Querelle de la déconstruction. Un débat philosophique dans le design graphique ?, T&P Publishing, 352 p., 2023. (II) Ink on perforated paper / Cardboard disc (⌀17 cm), 2023 (based on a 2010 template). Book: Une anthologie pour comprendre les Low-Tech, T&P Publishing, 352 p., 2023. (III) Related works here.
20.08.2023
NOVA for the anonymous neuroscience activism project, Neurovague.
23.06.2023
Goldwin 0 Enquiry #5 ‘Collective Study’
A film by OK-RM. Poet in residence: Lila Matsumoto, model-maker in residence: Karl Nawrot, musician in residence: The Vernon Spring.
Directed by Oliver Knight and Rory McGrath (OK-RM), editor: Tom Chick, cinematographer: Joseph Reddy, 1st a.c.: Vasilis Kalegias, music direction: Morell Maison, sound recordist: Alessandra Fasto, d.o.p. (Tokyo): Yudai Maruyama, graphic design: OK-RM, Barnaby Mills, production: OK-RM, Hanako Zhang, colourist: Alexey Moskvin, sound mix: Tommy Wallwork, translation: Ko Ueoka. (Watch the film here)
19.05.2023
Lÿno Jean and Jean, Skeleton
Procès d’intention
Biennale internationale de design graphique 2023
Le Signe, centre national du graphisme, Chaumont
May 24 – October 22, 2023
Curated by Jean-Michel Geridan
Unrealized Archive 7: Text to Image
미실현 아카이브 7: 텍스트에서 이미지로
whatreallymatters (wrm), Seoul
May 16 – May 31, 2023
Project by Jon Sueda and Chris Hamamoto
01.02.2023
Karl Nawrot, Collected Papers, curated by Olivier Lebrun.
P.A.G.E.S., Geneva Print and Art Book Fair, HEAD – Genève, 3 – 5 February 2023.
The exhibition is accompanied by the publication:
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 1 (Side A / Side B)
Written by James Langdon and designed by Karl Nawrot.
Published by Yellow Pages, YP N° 569, 74 × 105 cm, 3 ephemera A + 32 pp B, ISBN 978-3-906213-47-7.
Thanks to Charles Cuccu, Claudio Cicchini, Laurence Dalivoust, Xavier Erni, Christophe Gaudard, James Langdon, Olivier Lebrun, Urs Lehni and C.A.N.
12.01.2023
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Drawings traced with a Recorder (drawing template equipped with a motion tracer), ink on paper, 21 × 28 cm, 2022.
( A C (II) E here )
L'hétérogénéité est plus accueillante que l'homogénéité.
B.K. LAS 22 – 32, Fonds Bernard Lassus.
ABCDEL’ÉTÉBK
Journal de l'Université d’été de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky, N°8, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2022.
Edited by Mica Gherghescu, Pascale Hilsz and Diane Toubert.
Designed by Olivier Lebrun.
ISSN 2427-4119. Cote Bibliothèque Kandinsky P 2800.
09.12.2022
Zoo,* series of 12 charcoal drawings (3 formats: 32,5 × 22,5 cm, 32,5 × 45 cm, 65 × 45 cm). Used as a scenery for the publication Green Dolphin on Horseback Salad.** The original drawings will be exhibited at Le Signe, centre national du graphisme, Chaumont, from 9 December 2022 to 8 January 2023.
* Space available for rent – partly or fully – for any publishing project (catalog viewable here). If you are interested, please contact us: mail@karlnawrot.com.
** With Jean-Marc Ballée, Christophe Gaudard, Nina Kennel, Olivier Lebrun and Tatendalxa. Ed. Sunset Books, 24 × 34 cm, 116 pages, offset printing, with the support of the Centre national des arts plastiques and Le Signe, centre national du graphisme (Chaumont, FR). Order a copy here or there.