Thirty-six traditional-looking wooden printers’ blocks are arranged on the floor as a sculpture. The letters seem to be illegible hieroglyphics, but to those in the know, they prove to have been inspired by the left-overs of the alphabet that Wim Crouwel designed for the computer in 1967. At the time this ‘New Alphabet’ was so radical in its reduction of the shape of the letter that it was actually illegible. Gander’s ‘New New Alphabet’ adds elements to Crouwel’s alphabet so that it is rendered legible again, but at the same time is just as illegible.
Specifications
| Title | The New New Alphabet |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Wood |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 4,2 cm Width 45 cm Depth 35 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Ryan Gander
In collaboration with: Rasmus Spanggaard Troelsen |
| Accession number | BEK 1805 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased with the support of Mondriaan Fund, 2008 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 2008 |
| Creation date | in 2008 |
| Research |
Show research Digitising Contemporary Art |
| Material | |
| Object |
