Bruce Lurie Gallery presents "Typeland," a solo exhibition by Lorenzo Marini curated by Sen Fu, on view from Jan. 17 through Feb. 17.
Internationally recognized as a pioneer of the TypeArt movement—the artistic use of typography as a visual element—Marini has spent his career depicting letters as expressive and autonomous forms.
The exhibition features 15 paintings, the immersive installation "Raintype" and a sculptural armchair, showcasing the breadth of Marini's evolving practice and his playful visual language. In Marini's practice, typography is freed from its purely functional role, with letters becoming visual entities that recast text from plain words into images.
The exhibition unfolds across multiple typographic worlds, from the Rationalist Alphabet to alphabets constructed from comic imagery to the iconic Black Call works previously exhibited at the Venice Biennale. The exhibition also includes Marini's Bodytype series and works dedicated to single letters.
"Typeland" invites viewers to reflect on the role of language in contemporary society at a time when visual culture increasingly reshapes how we read, see and interpret the world.
The show marks one of the first major solo exhibitions since Bruce Lurie Gallery reopened in Santa Monica after the devastating Palisades fire destroyed its original space one year ago. The reopening was made possible by support from the local community, including a fellow Palisades resident who offered the gallery its new space.
An opening reception will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Location: Bruce Lurie Gallery, 608 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 12-6 p.m.
Edited by SMDP Staff