Alan Kitching: London’s Building Blocks @ GRAGRA Gallery & Letterpress Studio, Madrid
This is a must-see for all type and letterpress fans out there: The veteran and influential English printer Alan Kitching is one of the few figures in the trade who has made the transition from a time when letterpress printing was an essential part of mass media to a current moment in which much of the appeal of this technique lies, on one hand, in the exploration of its plastic limits and, on the other, in the preservation of printing heritage. Kitching represents, at the same time, the tradition and the modernity of letterpress. He will open an exhibition, London’s Building Blocks at GRAGRA Gallery & Letterpress Studio, Madrid on March 28, 2025. The show explores the transmission of heritage and the craft…