Wendingen: Diego Rivera

Wendingen (which apparently translates to “twists and turns”) was a Dutch architecture and art magazine. Each issue was devoted to a specific theme—and this one was all about forty-three-year-old Diego Rivera, then largely unknown in the Netherlands. The cover is a stunner by Vilmos Huszár, one of the founding members of De Stijl and a collaborator with Piet Zwart and a Gerrit Rietveld. Now, one more thing to know: All of the display and ornamental matter throughout were printed from type-high rules. Hendrikus Th. Wijdeveld was creating letters and shapes from just straight lines (essentially) found in the print shop. Actually, “found” might be an overstatement. He were clearly constructing and cutting rules to size. It’s a remarkable feat and shows what kind of letters can be made with the most extreme, self-imposed limitations. An important document.