Henry Steiner: The Art of Graphic Communication features the work of the father of graphic design in Hong Kong. The exhibition celebrates Henry Steiner’s (b. 1934) influential graphic language with a selection of some of his most iconic projects, including the HSBC logo, tracing the city’s development from the 1960s onwards.

Born in Austria in 1934, Henry Steiner immigrated to the United States where he trained at Yale University under the renowned American graphic designer Paul Rand, learning the art of storytelling through images. After moving to Hong Kong in 1961, he found the city vibrant with a complex culture, a place on the cusp of transformation into an international centre for manufacturing, trade, finance, leisure, and tourism. As he applied his training in the principles of concept and contrast, Steiner pioneered a new form of graphic communication that gives equal weight to juxtaposing multiple cultural elements. Often playful, unexpected, and intriguing, Steiner’s methodology enables his designs to reach broad and diverse audiences.

Learn more about the exhibition on the M+ website. 

May 2024