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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 from 2021-24. 

The New York Review of Books

Art direction and curation as Visuals Editor of The New York Review of Books in 2021. 

On Tech

Art direction for The New York Times's On Tech column by technology writer Shira Ovide, from 2020-21.

Sunday Review 

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

The Year in Pictures

Design and direction for The New York Times's The Year in Pictures, a special print section of the year’s best news photography, in 2015 and 2016.

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Fit to Print

An exhibition curated for the Tomi Ungerer Museum in 2016. 

Private Lives 

A selection of comics commissioned for The New York Times's Opinion column Private Lives from 2013-16.

What Are You Afraid Of? 

An editorial feature on fear, commissioned in the wake of the first Trump election in 2016 and featuring the perspective of nine artists.

Anxiety

A selection of illustrations commissioned for The New York Times's Opinion column Anxiety from 2012-15.

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