Bass in the Spotlight
No retrospective had ever been dedicated to Saul Bass in France. To mark the 20th anniversary of his death, three events are finally celebrating the genius of the New York graphic designer.
After Saul Bass, the world was never the same. Or was it our perspective that had changed? We owe this graphic design genius—whose movie posters defined the 1960s—some of the most sublime animated opening sequences in the history of cinema. He revolutionized the genre, working with the greatest directors, including Otto Preminger, Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and Martin Scorsese.
If Saul Bass can die…
It was time to pay tribute to him: the University of Montpellier is joining forces with the La Fenêtre art center for three events open to the general public centered on Saul Bass’s only feature film, *Phase IV* (1974). An atypical and hard-to-categorize work that tells the story of a colony of mutant ants’ battle for control of Earth and its resources…
Three highlights to finally pay tribute to the man of whom Ray Bradbury once said: “If Saul Bass can die, then none of us is safe.” Including a discussion centered on this haunting question: Can ants invade the world?