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ALEXANDRA ZSIGMOND

ALEXANDRA ZSIGMOND

Alexandra is a New York-based creative director and curator working at
the intersection of fine art, illustration, and editorial design. She was an art director for The New York Times' Opinion section from 2010-17, and has commissioned original illustration from over 1000 artists worldwide.

Alexandra Zsigmond is a New York-based creative director and curator working at the intersection of fine art, illustration, and editorial design. She has been an art director for The New York Times and The New Yorker, and has commissioned original illustration from over 1000 artists worldwide.

The New Yorker

Art direction and print design as Senior Art Director
of The New Yorker magazine from 2021-24.

Animation for newyorker.com

A selection of animated illustration commissioned for The New Yorker website.

Sunday Review

Lead art direction and design for The New York Times's Sunday opinion section, from 2014-17.

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Fit to Print

An exhibition curated for the Tomi Ungerer Museum in Strasbourg, France.

Editorial Animation

A selection of GIF animations commissioned for the Times.

What Are You Afraid Of?

An editorial feature on fear, commissioned in the wake of the Trump election and featuring the perspective of nine artists.

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PING ZHU

"I fear that my body will no longer be my own."

ROMAN MURADOV

"The fear that the only thing connecting us is our failure to connect."

JUN CEN

"I fear the monster that dwells within each of us, no matter what we believe in."

DANIEL ZENDER

"My deepest fear is not being able to protect and provide for my child, if I ever have one."

JOOHEE YOON

"I wondered who each person I encountered had voted for..."

FRANZISKA BARCZYK

"Fear of hate speech."

CYNTHIA KITTLER

"I might become a passive stone that escapes in thinking instead of taking action."

SARAH MAZZETTI

"The scariest thing is having to face the other me."

TOYIN OJIH ODUTOLA

"I fear the regression of rights and policies that protect us...."

PING ZHU

"I fear that my body will no longer be my own."

ROMAN MURADOV

"The fear that the only thing connecting us is our failure to connect."

JUN CEN

"I fear the monster that dwells within each of us, no matter what we believe in."

DANIEL ZENDER

"My deepest fear is not being able to protect and provide for my child, if I ever have one."

JOOHEE YOON

"I wondered who each person I encountered had voted for..."

FRANZISKA BARCZYK

"Fear of hate speech."

Comics

A selection of comics commissioned for the Times's Opinion series 'Private Lives.'

The Year in Pictures

Design and direction for The Year in Pictures, a special Sunday Review print section of the year’s best news photography.

Anxiety

A selection of illustrations commissioned for the Times's Opinion series 'Anxiety.'

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