David James Bennewith

Advising researcher Design / *Latent Stare*

www.colophon.info

 

David Bennewith is the initiator and advising researcher on the project *Latent Stare*.

 

1977

NZ

 

Studies

2005 – 2007

MA Graphic Design and Typography. Werkplaats Typografie, Arnhem, NL.

1995 – 1999

BFA, major Photography. Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland, NZ.

 

Professional activities

2008 – present

Teacher of Typography. ArtEZ Academie Arnhem, Arnhem, NL.

2005 – 2006

Board member. Starving Artist Fund, Auckland, NZ.

2005 – 2007

Magazine series editor and production of Werkplaats magazine #1.18, #2.12,

#3.17, #4.13. Werkplaats Typografie, Arnhem, NL.

2003 – 2005

Founder/curator of the Breathing Space Poster Project. Auckland, NZ.

 

Prizes

2010

Walter Tiemann prize for the Joseph Churchward book.

2009

Selection ‘Best verzorgde boeken’ for Joseph Churchward and Public arena.

 

Editorials

2010

David Bennewith (Ed.). A reconstruction of a printed sheet of Ken Garland and Robert Chapman’s game Connect, signed by Ken Garland and associates for the James Galt Toy Company in 1969. Including an interview with Ken Garland conducted in 2006. Amsterdam, NL: Colophon Press.

David Bennewith & Ruth Buchanan (Eds). Lying freely. Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie; Utrecht, NL: CASCO Office of Art, Design and Theory.

2009

David Bennewith & Bik van der Pol (Eds). Public arena. Rotterdam, NL: Bik van der Pol.

David Bennewith (Ed.). Churchward international typefaces. Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie.

2006

David Bennewith & Tsui-Lun Liu (Eds). From outside inside to anyone being part of a family / A nation / Documentation / Lyric. Enschede, NL: Dutch Art Institute (DAI).

David James Bennewith, Maxine Kopsa & Rebecca Roke (Eds). Re-introducing Joseph Churchward. Arnhem, NL: Colophon Press.

 

Organised events

2010

90. With Sandra Kassenaar. (9 October – 7 November). A book exhibition for Werkplaats Typografie. Osaka, JP: Pantaloon.

2008

The annex. Series of workshops. With Nina Støttrup Larsen, Eva Moulaert, Jens Schildt & Indrek Sirkel. Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie.

2007

Research on research III. Design practice research. (7 December). With åbäke, Ksenija Berk, Sara De Bondt, Katja Gretzinger, Christoph Keller, Nina Støttrup Larsen, Luna Maurer & Daniel van der Velden. Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie.

 

Books/Catalogues

2009

Churchward International typefaces. Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie / NZ: Clouds.

2008

Index. Manifesta 7. The European biennial of contemporary art. Milan, IT: Silvana.

 

Book/Catalogue contributions

2009

Marianna, Hey! Together; Homeless forms. In: Jonty Valentine (Ed.). Printed types. New Zealand type design since 1870, pp. 39-49, 60. Auckland, NZ: Objectspace.

2008

A Kapital K for practice, ownership and ephemerality. Against symbols and exactitudes. Repeat. With Joseph Churchward & Sandra Kassenaar. In: Kapital K, p. 33, 38. Eindhoven, NL: Onomatopee.

2006

What? Comes first. With Nick Austin, Stuart Bailey, Dora Garcia & Johannes Schwartz. In: The book & other books: The best books of 2006 selected by the Werkplaats Typografie, pp. 29-32. Rotterdam, NL: Veenman Publishers.

 

Articles

2008

A proposal for a psychosomatic signage system. In: Werkplaats typografie magazine

2007

Churchward video notes K-Z. With Warren Olds. In: The national grid. A paranoid publication for graphic design, 4, pp. 45-56.

Churchwards video notes A-J. With Joseph Churchward & Warren Olds. In: The national grid. A paranoid publication for graphic design, 3, pp. 5-8. Parnell, NZ: The National Grid.

2006

Best verzorgde boeken 2005 / Best Dutch book designs 2005. With Sandra Kassenaar. In: Stedelijk Museum Bulletin, 03, pp. 18-20.

Comeback: Joseph Churchward. In: Metropolis M, 6, p. 71.

A pioneer of his type. In: ProDesign, 83, pp. 32-36.

 

Lectures

2010

Latent stare. In: Between #1: Borders. (17 – 18 September). Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie.

A patient waiter is no loser. (11 April). In: Different ground. St. Petersburg, RU.

Lying freely. (27 March). With Ruth Buchanan. Utrecht, NL: CASCO Office of Art, Design and Theory.

A patient waiter is no loser. (3 March). In: Bold italic. Ghent, BE.

2009

A patient waiter is no loser. (26 October). In: Scriptings. Amsterdam, NL.

Clouds. (13 July). With Warren Olds. Berlin, DE: Motto Bookstore.

Joseph Churchward. In: Art books in light. (15 – 24 May). Amsterdam, NL: W139.

Joseph Churchward. Video notes. (6 May). With Boy Vereeken. In: Chalk talk. Antwerp, BE: St. Lucas Academie.

Churchward international typefaces. (2 May). Book launch and exhibition. With Paul Elliman. Amsterdam, NL: Colophon.

Joseph Churchward. In: Typeshed11. (11 – 15 February). Wellington, NZ.

Reading from the book of Joseph Churchward. In: Typeshed11. (11 – 15 February). Wellington, NZ.

Surrounding the notion of graphical typefaces. In: Opening week 2009. (12 – 16 January). Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie.

2008

Marianna, a biographical typeface. (13 June). In: Starting from zero lecture series. Arnhem, NL: Werkplaats Typografie.

Joseph Churchward. (26 February). London, GB: The Royal College of Art.

(Untitled). In: Opening week 2008. (7 – 11 January). Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie.

2007

Informance. (7 December). With Katja Gretzinger & Nina Støttrup Larsen. In: Research on research III. Design practice research. Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie.

Joseph Churchward. (9 November). Amsterdam, NL: Gerrit Rietveld Academie.

2003

Breathing space poster project. (28 September). Carrington, NZ: Unitec School of Design.

2001

Clean dirt. Photographic practice. (20 August). In: SPARC 2001. Hamilton, NZ: Waikato Polytechnic Department of Media Arts.

The goodbye series. (20 July). In: Black eye. Titirangi, NZ: Lopdell House Gallery.

 

Discussions

2007

(Untitled). (7 December). In: Research on research III. Design practice research. With åbäke, Ksenija Berk, Sara De Bondt, Katja Gretzinger, Christoph Keller, Patrick Lacey, Nina Støttrup Larsen, Luna Maurer, Benjamin Reichen, Kajsa Ståhl, Maki Suzuki & Daniel van der Velden. Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie.

 

Seminars/Workshops

2008

Memory character, resurrection character. (28 May – 2 June). Auckland, NZ: Elam School of Fine Art.

Blind spot. Eight hours of work, eight hours for own infrastructure, eight hours for repose. (19 – 21 March). With åbäke, Sara De Bondt, Ruth Buchanan, Katja Gretzinger, Nina Støttrup Larsen, Jens Schildt & Indrek Sirkel. Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie.

Memory character, resurrection character. (26 February). London, GB: The Royal College of Art.

 

Solo exhibitions

2005

Goodbye 2005. (30 June – 28 August). Hamilton, NZ: Waikato Polytechnic Department of Media Arts.

2004

Benniworth. (15 June – 10 July). Newmarket, NZ: Anna Bibby Gallery.

 

Group exhibitions

2010

King rat. With Joseph Churchward. (9 July – 4 September). Dublin, IE: Project Arts Centre.

2008

Forms of inquiry: The architecture of critical graphic design. With åbäke, Alexandra Bachzetsis, Sara De Bondt, Julia Born, Linda van Deursen, Paul Elliman, Experimental Jetset, Will Holder, Vinca Kruk, Jürg Lehni, Karel Martens, Metahaven, Armand Mevis, John Morgan, Manuel Räder, Daniel van der Velden, Michael Worthington & Gon Zifroni. Traveling exhibition. London, GB: Architectural Association School of Architecture; Utrecht, NL: CASCO; Valence, FR: Lux Gallery.

Give us a sign. (17 December 2008 – 14 June 2009). Wellington, NZ: Corner of Courtenay Place and Taranaki Street.

This should not be performed. With Ruth Buchanan & Rachel Koolen. In: Chanting Baldessari. (7 October 2008 – 25 January 2009). Maastricht, NL: Bonnefantenmuseum.

DEXPO. (12 April – 24 May). Arnhem, NL: Subwalk.

2006

Everyday. A poem for a dead ampersand. With Campbell Hooper-Johnson, Warren Olds, Simon Oosterdijk & Kelvin Soh. (9 – 17 November). Auckland, NZ: St. Pauls Gallery.

2004

Breathing space poster project. Mobile carrion. With Howard Matil. (3 – 19 May). Various poster sites around Auckland City, NZ. Auckland, NZ: Creative Communities.

2003

Goodbye (Newcall). With Fiona Amundsen & Ann Shelton. In: Deep-vein psychosis .(9 – 18 October). Auckland, NZ: Achilles House.

 

Designs

2010

Jelle Bouwhuis & Margriet Schavemaker (Eds). Monumentalisme: Geschiedenis, nationale identiteit en hedendaagse kunst. (catalogue). Rotterdam, NL: NAi Publishers.

2009

Bik van der Pol. Public arena. (book). Rotterdam, NL: Bik van der Pol.

2008

Abris sous noms. (invitation postcard).

Rutger Wolfson (Ed.). This is the flow. The museum as a space for ideas. (book). With Linda van Deursen & Armand Mevis. Amsterdam, NL: Valiz.

Chubby 8 (from biographical typeface). (knitted mohair cushion). With Conny Groenwegen. Arnhem, NL: Werkplaats Typografie.

& (from Churchward maori). (perspex form).

The heroic. (catalogue). Rotterdam, NL: Piet Zwart Instituut.

2007

Jan Brand & Dany Jacobs (Eds). Adding values: The cultural side of innovation. (book). Arnhem, NL: ArtEZ Press.

Bik van der Pol. (Ed.) Istanbul: 59 locations. A format for nightcomers for the 2007 Istanbul biennial. (book). With Sandra Kassenaar & Bik van der Pol. Rotterdam, NL: Bik van der Pol.

WT bookshop. (offset poster with silk-screened print, used for display of books and pricing, signage for bookshop and wrapping paper). With Sandra Kassenaar.

National grid #4. (journal cover). With Joseph Churchward.

Imagine action. (poster).

Joseph Churchward. Suggestions. (A0 poster and stickers). Arnhem, NL: Colophon Press; Maastricht, NL: Jan van Eyck Academie.

2006

From outside to inside to anyone being part of a family / a nation / documentation / lyric. (book). Enschede, NL: Dutch Art Institute (DAI).

Re-introducing Joseph Churchward. (book). Arnhem, NL: Colophon Press.