Highlighting the intersection of design and rock ‘n roll, the Experience Music Project is running an exhibition entitled Paper Scissors ROCK: 25 Years of Northwest Punk Poster Design running through September 7th.

The idea of rock posters in a nice new museum seems a little out of context (come to think of it, the idea of a museum dedicated to rock’n’roll seems hopelessly restrained), but I’m still glad it’s happening. This review sums it up:

The problem with an exhibition of rock posters is that postering is messy, and exhibitions tend to be neat. This, in critical parlance, is a frame problem, and EMP has been saddled—and in turn, has saddled a few exhibitions—with a frame that is too bland, that tends to turn the chaotic, emotional experience of music into something neatly patted into a manageable shape.

In related news, the Stranger’s Poster of the Week has been added to the links page.