The exhibition will be on display daily from Friday, September 27th, in the café of the Schuur and is free to attend. Multitalented Joost Swarte (1947) has had an impressive career as a (comic) artist, graphic designer, and architect. He started his own comic magazine, illustrated covers for magazines like The New Yorker, founded a publishing house, and was responsible for the design of the Schuur building. In addition to being an internationally renowned artist and graphic designer, Joost is also a passionate music lover, using his talent to create numerous album covers. This work will be showcased during the Haarlem Vinyl Festival in the café of the Schuur.

The selection of album covers dates back to 1971, starting with the first cover he designed for Mr. Albert Show, the trendiest band in Eindhoven in the 1970s. In 1990, he designed a cover for Carel Kraaijenhof's Tango Cuatro. More recently, he created covers for Gallowstreet and his music project with Fay Lovsky: Jopo in Mono XL. Joost also designed many posters for music festivals such as Twist et Scooter (Geneva), Rencontres Trans Musicales (Rennes), Musique de Traverses (Reims), Nancy Jazz Pulsations (Nancy), North Sea Jazz (The Hague), and several editions of Bevrijdingspop (Haarlem).

The prints of album covers and posters will be on display daily from Friday, September 27th, in the café of Haarlem's Schuur, with free admission. On Saturday, September 28th, at 4:00 PM, Cristel Ball will have a conversation with Joost Swarte himself in the Schuur café about his collection, and he will share some of his favorite vinyl records with us live. After the Haarlem Vinyl Festival, the exhibition will remain on view for several weeks. Keep an eye out for a very special Joost Swarte design during this year's festival!

Joost Swarte on Vinyl
Date: Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Sunday September 29th.
Time: 10.30 - 23.30
Venue: Schuur
Ticket info: Free entrance