messy but not confusing

While Liberman worked at Condé Nast, another top-notch art director across town—also a Russian émigré—Alexey Brodovitch, was at Harper’s Bazaar. Alexander rebuked his competitor for “making the magazine attractive to women, not interesting to women”. Instead of playing catch-up, Liberman tried to carve out a different aesthetic. Though Liberman’s layouts were at time deliberately messy, they were never confusing.

i think many works of art are screams. —alexander liberman

Alexander Liberman wearing a suit, looking sideways

color for me has always been a problem because i find color in a deep sense weakens a work. —alexander liberman

 

55 ton futuristic sculpture entitled The Way prior to dedication ceremonies on this site

55 ton futuristic sculpture entitled The Way prior to dedication ceremonies on this site. Photo via Getty Images.

 

 

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