Stefan Sagmeister | Now is Better

Patrick Parrish Gallery is pleased to present “Now is Better”, a solo exhibition of work by renowned Austrian designer Stefan Sagmeister. Opening Friday, May 5th, the exhibition will feature original lenticular prints as well as adapted historical paintings that visualize long-term statistics on global development.

Sagmeister’s new work is largely inspired by the premise of long-term thinking, with each piece covering data trends on humanity (ranging from life expectancy to home ownership rates) over the course of 50 to 200 years. Challenging the overwhelming, highly-saturated content we absorb about the world on the daily through short-term media sources on our screens, Sagmeister’s exhibition offers a grounding, data-oriented approach towards conceiving society's progress. This zoomed-out perspective often points to ways that life on Earth has slowly been improving, providing a boost of hope as we continue working to make “now” better.