We are thrilled to announce that for the March/April 2013 issue, Flash Art International will feature a brand new design—a clean and fresh look accompanied by new features and ideas.
Flash Art will maintain the strong content that is expected by our loyal readers. Flash Art’s new identity was led by Art Director Maciej Tajber in collaboration with Studio Massimo Pitis. The new design has aimed to keep in line with the spirit and history that Flash Art created 46 years ago, allowing content to be more coherent and expressive.
Editor’s Notes
Flash Art is a bi-monthly magazine focusing on contemporary art. It was founded in Rome in 1967 by Italian publisher and art critic Giancarlo Politi. The magazine has been based in Milan since 1971. Originally a bilingual publication, it was split in two separate editions, Flash Art Italia and Flash Art International, in 1978 when Helena Kontova joined the editorial team. It also publishes Flash Art Czech & Slovak Edition and Flash Art Hungary. In 1993, Giancarlo Politi published the catalogue of Aperto 93, a section of the Venice Biennale organized by Helena Kontova. In 2003 they started Prague Biennale in Czech Republic, of which they have been the directors ever since.
Biographies
Maciej Tajber, Art Director of Flash Art International, was born in Krakow, Poland. After studying Film and Photography in Wroclaw (PL) and London he moved to Milan to pursue a MA in Graphic Design Management at IED where he met and shared ideas with his tutor, Massimo Pitis. In 2008, Tajber opened his own design practice in Milan, specializing in editorial and magazine design. In April 2011, together with Gea Politi, he created Flash Art International Digital Edition before becoming the magazine’s director.
Massimo Pitis is a graphic designer and art director; he works in many areas of visual communication such as exhibition design, corporate and brand identity. Founder of Vitamina, he becomes later Creative Director of Landor Associates Italy. In 2007 he founds Pitis, design consultancy focused on branding, editorial design & visual communication. In 2001 he wins the italian Art Director’s Club Prize for Corporate and Brand Identity. From 2005 to 2007 he chairs the Bureau of European Design Associations and is now member of the Type Directors Club. Pitis teaches at IUAV San Marino. He’s been invited to represent Italy at the Design Biennale in Gwangju (South Korea), and at the Icograda Congress of Nagoya (Japan).
