Exhibition Catalogue -
A significant portion of a catalogue's budget is now allocated to graphic design. The catalogue is now viewed as the final "room" of the exhibition.
| Section | Page | |---------|------| | Foreword / Director’s Letter | 4 | | Curatorial Essay | 6 | | Plates (works in exhibition) | 12 | | Artist Interview / Conversation | 28 | | Chronology / Biography | 34 | | List of Works | 40 | | Acknowledgments | 42 |
The exhibition catalogue is not static. The future is hybrid.
Gallery of Works
Artist Profiles
Catalogue Essays
Search & Filters
Interactive Floorplan
Visitor Info & Events
Multimedia
Downloads & Print
E-commerce & Donations
Metadata & Citation
Accessibility & Localization
Admin CMS
Analytics
Do not put the title of the artwork on the same page as the image. Place it on the facing page (verso) or in a bottom margin. This forces the reader to engage with the art first, then the label. EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
A comprehensive CV and list of previous publications help place the current exhibition into the artist's developmental trajectory.
High-resolution images are non-negotiable. Bad reproduction kills a catalogue. Each plate should be color-corrected to match the original artwork as closely as possible. Increasingly, catalogues are using "tipped-in plates" (photographs actually glued onto a thicker page) for luxury editions.