Friday 20 April 2012

Project Projects: Museo Tarnayo


Museo Tamayo graphic identity
Located in Mexico City, the Museo Tamayo is a contemporary art museum that also houses at its core a collection of works by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo. Under its new director Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, the Museo Tamayo has refocused its program to present a wider range of activities including programming, events, and commissioned projects. Project Projects designed an identity for the museum and a publication system for its in-house magazine, “Rufino.” In the identity, “Museo” is signified by an angled “M” that floats within each design at different positions. The resulting identity exists in a perpetually shifting state, subverting the assumed authority of the singular, monolithic institutional identity by offering one that is responsive, dynamic, and hybrid in its place.
Rufino is a biannual journal published by Museo Tamayo in Mexico City. Taking its title from the first name of the the museum’s founder, Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, the journal presents a range of essays and artworks connected to the museum’s new contemporary art program. Inspired by popular small-format publications such as Selecciones, Reader’s Digest, and TV Guide, the magazine emphasizes portability, readability, and accessibility.








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