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Déjà vu All Over Again
2010

Déjà vu All Over Again was the first [maybe last] publication I did with the New Orleans Museum of Art, working with the wonderful curator, Miranda Lash for her show with Generic Art Solutions.

Client: New Orleans Museum of Art

Texts: Miranda Lash, Simeon Hunter
ISBN: 978-0-89494-114-6

noma.org

28 Pages
5.5 x 8.5 in.
Edition of 120

Printed in Canada

The museum is quite a formal setting, and sees itself that way to some degree, so it was a challenge to introduce the dark themes of Generic Art Solutions, without feeling too sterile, within the museum context.

I think there was some nice experimentation with captioning used within the layout. This is a moment in which I became interested in using captions as a design element, rather than a burden or after thought for images or margins. Other than that, nothing groundbreaking in the single column format. I had grand ideas to help steer their marketing with a postcard system, show below, that accompanied the opening of the show, but it never stuck and probably caused issues at the post office.

Deja vu All Over Again

Introduction essay by Miranda Lash
The Raft

A Body of Water
Postcard that was produced in tandem with the exhibition with events, hoping to help move the marketing collateral in a different direction. The sealed tabs increased production costs, exponentially.
A Body of Water