Damien SaatdjianArt direction and designContact

Juxtaposing an artist’s textured paintings with layered photos of her studio process.

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Flora Yukhnovich: Bacchanalia

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Publication design, art direction, typography

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Client: Hauser & Wirth

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2025

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Accompanying Yukhnovich’s solo exhibition at Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles, this exhibition catalogue captures the energy, dynamism, and intense corporeality of the artist’s new body of work through an extensive selection of illustrations. 

In close collaboration with Flora, we commissioned photographer Dan McMahon to document her studio practice, which is inspired by a wide range of sources, from French Rococo painting to Disney films. Rather than creating different sections for the photos and paintings, the two were juxtaposed to create a visual continuum—the resultant spreads each adding visual complexity. Outside of these pairings, each of the ten works has a section devoted to details, all reproduced at 50% scale. Bacchanalia is heavy on the ink, immersive, rich, and layered—a feast for the eyes. 

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120-page catalogue with a text by Eleanor Nairne, 9¾ × 13"; Typefaces: GT Super (Grilli Type), RL Zeta (Regular Lines); Papers: Magno Volume, IBO One