Celebrating 'On Language'
Part 2

In 2005 The New York Times Magazine began showcasing a different artist's interpretation of each week's 'On Language' column. Five years and well over two hundred contributors later, the space has become a weekly showcase for contemporary typography. On Thursday, April 22nd, the The New York Times Magazine opens the exhibition of these works, "Wordplay: The lettering of 'On Language.'" Last week we featured a few of the selected pieces from 2005-2007 that are part of the show; after the jump, some of the highlights from 2008 on...

Above, illustration by Fanette Mellier, March 2, 2008.




Karel Martens, February 3, 2008




Sean Freeman, March 23, 2008



Joe Amrhein, July 27, 2008



Alex Trochut, August 10, 2008



Eat Sleep Work Play, December 7, 2008



Kevin Lyons, April 26, 2009



Pomme Chan, June 21, 2009



RO Blechman, July 5, 2009



Takashi Okada, August 30, 2009



Ji Lee, January 3, 2010




"Wordplay: The lettering of 'On Language'" opens on Thursday, April 22, at The New York Times Building, 620 8th Avenue, 7th floor. RSVP is required to: galleryseven@nytimes.com. We just RSVP'd -- hope to see you there as well!

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See Celebrating 'On Language' Part 1 (2005-2007) here.