The Church in Sag Harbour, NY, is opened an exhibition of important typewriters from the collection of actor Tom Hanks.
The exhibition installation has been designed by the renowned creative director Simon Doonan, who will transform The Church’s extraordinary space into a fanciful home for these magical machines in all their iconic, sadly obsolete glory. The show will open on January 12th and run through March 10th, 2025.
Hanks hand-picked the 35 typewriters from his collection of more than 300, spanning nearly the full history of the object, presenting an overview of its evolution as well as some charming, surprising innovations. Simon Doonan, the display and exhibition designer par excellence best known as the former Creative Director of Barney’s and for his books and essays on culture and style, is taking full command of The Church’s unforgettable space, designing an installation that is beguiling and playful while also underscoring the importance of the subject.
“This exquisite edit of the typewriter collection of Tom Hanks will delight visitors of all ages. These machines - strange, complex but also ridiculously simple - have so much to teach us about history and culture. This is why I leapt at the chance to design this installation. My goal is to spotlight the charm, engineering majesty and social/historical aspects of these fascinating artifacts. After all, the soundtrack of the 20th Century is the magical clacking and pinging of a typewriter. Clack, clack, clack...ping!” — Simon Doonan
Some Typewriters continues The Church’s ongoing foray into the life of things, building off its annual shows that delve into material culture. Prior examples include Re:Cycle – The Ubiquitous Bike in 2023, which explored the bicycle; and Hand Made in 2022, which explored the guitar. The Church’s approach to material culture focuses on form, creative innovation, and whimsy.
The exhibition ends March 10
Main Image: Installation photo of Some of Tom’s Typewriters: From the Collection of Tom Hanks Installed by Simon Doonan at the Church, Sag Harbor. Photos by Joe Jagos
Anna Melnykova, "Palace of Labor (palats praci), architector I. Pretro, 1916", shot with analog Canon camera, 35 mm Fuji film in March 2022.
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