The Exercises

The Exercises Archive Nr. 113 Visual identity for 'Site-seeing' the first exhibition in @parasite.hk ’s 30th anniversary programme. 14 March–14 June 2026 Para Site, Hong Kong Curated by Junni Chen and Yuanyu Li Artists: Tolia Astakhishvili Heman Chong Covey Gong Ko Sin Tung Nawin Nuthong Anna Sew Hoy Bo Wang & Lu Pan Tianyi Zheng Stella Zhong This is the first in a series of identity outcomes we’re working on for the year — more coming soon. Installation views: Felix SC Wong Typeface design by: Dries Wiewauters @wiewauters

BOOK LAUNCH ⁣⁣ “Sentinels, Iron Portals of Chicagoland”⁣ ⁣ Today, Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 5.30pm. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ University of Illinois, Chicago, School of Architecture. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣Address: 845 W Harrison Street, Open Archive, room 3100 ADS.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Initiated by the Architecture and Design Open Archive @jaynekelley and designed by Lu Liang @the_exercises , this publication is a continuation of Cédric Van Parys’ artistic research during his 2023–24 Garofalo Fellowship at UIC. It brings together his photographs of billboard infrastructures taken during trips along Chicago’s highways and city streets, relating them to the layered meanings of advertising slogans and data. The publication is both an artist book and a research document. An essay by Sevie Tsampalla (@sevie.t ) and a conversation with Paul Preissner generate new insights and meanings.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Event schedule:⁣⁣⁣⁣ - Introduction by Jayne Kelley (Director, Architecture and Design Open Archive)⁣⁣⁣⁣ - Project insights by Cédric Van Parys⁣⁣⁣⁣ - Lecture about bookmaking by Lu Liang⁣⁣⁣⁣ - Discussion/conversation⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣Hope to see you there!⁣⁣⁣⁣ (If you would like to purchase a copy, write me) @uicsoa

In spring 2023, we had the pleasure of working on the reopening of @ica_nyushanghai in its new location. The exhibition allowed us to reintroduce the ICA’s identity, originally developed by Studio @the_exercises , led by Lu Liang. We designed the window decal and exhibition visuals for this fresh space. The exhibition "Walking China: Stories Yet to be Told" was a collaboration with National Geographic and NYU Shanghai, co-curated by writer and explorer Paul Salopek. Paul, who is retracing ancient human migration routes on foot as part of his "Out of Eden Walk", began his journey in Ethiopia in 2013, and this exhibition reflects his travels through China. The show featured multimedia stories from his trip, including works by his walking partners, folk artists he encountered, and others who meditate on the act of walking. 🫏 1-2. Digital poster and window decal, featuring a plaster model of the ICA identity. The image is a still from Cheng Xinhao’s "Don't You Go to the South, nor to the North", 2022. 3-5. Wall texts for the exhibition, including a map tracing Paul Salopek’s walking route in China. 6. A glimpse of the window decals showcasing the ICA identity, originally designed by Lu Liang. 6-7. Selected spreads of the English version of the exhibition guide, designed to be conveniently printed in-house on a regular Xerox machine. Thank you to ICA Shanghai for kindly sharing images of the show with us!

Presenting the colorful website designed with Lu Liang (studio The Exercises) in 2021 for Media Lab. * * * Media Lab, established in December 2021 at Guangdong Times Museum @timesmuseum , explores new social relationships and cultural imagination through digital media. Web development by Hermine Cooreman Design by @the_exercises — Lu Liang (@ludemarroni ) with @ssslandis

Archive #47, Shanghai Project, Phase 1 Monthly calendar for Shanghai Project’s public programs. From 2016 to 2017, The Exercises temporarily relocated to Shanghai, to carry out all the design and communications for the Shanghai Project. The Shanghai Project is a multidisciplinary ideas platform bringing together practitioners from a variety of disciplines, including art, architecture, design, film, performance, and sound, as well as the humanities, social and natural sciences. Unfolded into two parts, the Shanghai Project launched on September 4, 2016, and took place over eleven months, ending in July 2017. This set of calendars was made in the bridging period of two phases of the projects, featuring all the public programs including exhibitions, gatherings, screenings, talks, workshops, open calls, the commissioned architectural pavilion, and public art installations across sites in Shanghai. Artistic Director: Yongwoo Lee and Hans Ulrich Obrist @hansulrichobrist Curatorial Team: Michelle Y. Hyun, Leigh Tanner @lctanner , Zandie Brockett @zandiebrockett , Soo Young Leam @sooyoungleam , Art Yan and Lanxin Xu Brand Identity: Project Project, N.Y. @projectprojects Graphic Design: The Exercises Cover image photographed by Riccardo De Vecchi @riccardodevecchi.photo

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Publication made with Lu Liang (studio the exercises) at the end of 2021 as a report for the Next Generation Programme of the Prince Claus Fund. 🟣 Over four years, the Prince Claus Fund has been supporting young creatives around the world through its program — the publication collects images of the outcomes, reflections, and conversations of the participants. Design by @the_exercises — @ludemarroni with @ssslandis

Talk at KO-OP Sofia during Sofia art week. Sat, Oct 22nd 3:30om @ko_op_sofia #sofiaartweek #saw2022

Forces of Art: Perspective From a Changing World. 
Joint project by Prince Claus Fund @princeclausfund , Hivos @hivos & European Cultural Foundation @europeanculturalfoundation Published by Valiz @valiz . Print and Bound: Wilco Art Books, Amsterdam Design by The Exercises Design Assisted by @jungeun__lee @kexin_hao The Exercises Archive Nr. 83 As well, for a happy news: the book was selected as one of the best Dutch Book Design 2020 by @the.best.dutch.book.designs #forcesofart #princeclausefund #europeanculturalfoundation #Hivos #valizbooks #valiz #the-exercises #the.best.dutch.book.designs #bookdesign #editorial

Website for Taipei Biennial 2020 The Exercises Archive Nr. 82 #VIdesign #WebDesign #taipeibiennial2020

Visual Identity for Taipei Biennial 2020 / 臺北雙年展 Curated by Bruno Latour & Martin Guinard with Eva Lin Organised by Taipei Fine Art Museum Design by The Exercises #videsign #taipeibiennial2020 #臺北雙年展 #art #design #exhibition #biennial