Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF POLITICAL GRAPHICS has a number of online exhibitions from their catalog. 
The collection this image is from is based entirely on new political graphics that appropriate well-known artworks.
The collection this image is from is based entirely on new political graphics that appropriate well-known artworks.
“Elections are a Con” – Censorship by the provincial government of Tyrol
On November 21, 2011, I received a funding commitment from TKI – Tiroler Kulturinitiativen / IG Kultur Tirol. This resulted from an exemplary transparent juried process that selected, from 56 proposals, seven projects for funding, including my poster project “Wahlen sind Betrug” (“Elections are a Con”). The posters with the terse slogan “Elections are a con” were to be displayed over a period of two weeks in Innsbruck (Austria) as a series of city-light posters or on large billboards.
On November 21, 2011, I received a funding commitment from TKI – Tiroler Kulturinitiativen / IG Kultur Tirol. This resulted from an exemplary transparent juried process that selected, from 56 proposals, seven projects for funding, including my poster project “Wahlen sind Betrug” (“Elections are a Con”). The posters with the terse slogan “Elections are a con” were to be displayed over a period of two weeks in Innsbruck (Austria) as a series of city-light posters or on large billboards.
the Posters of Occupy Wall Street
A collection of posters made by many people since Sept.17, 2011.
"Occuprint emerged when The Occupied Wall Street Journal asked us to guest curate an issue dedicated to the poster art of the global Occupy movement. The Occuprint website is meant to connect people with this work, and provide a base of support for print-related media within the #Occupy movement."
LINKED HERE FOR MORE
READ their Curatorial Statement They state in there that they privilege geographic diversity in looking at submissions.
The Posters of OWS
"Occuprint emerged when The Occupied Wall Street Journal asked us to guest curate an issue dedicated to the poster art of the global Occupy movement. The Occuprint website is meant to connect people with this work, and provide a base of support for print-related media within the #Occupy movement."
LINKED HERE FOR MORE
READ their Curatorial Statement They state in there that they privilege geographic diversity in looking at submissions.
The Posters of OWS 
Posters from Cuba
This is a blog with mainly cinema posters by Cuban graphic designers but also some movement art. CUBAN POSTERS
René Mederos has combined playful graphics, photo montage and an element of surrealism to create this sinister, dramatic image of Nixon as a bird of prey ripping the heart out of North Vietnam and Laos. The bird has the look of a Nazi-era eagle.
Solidarity with Palestine - Abelenda 1968
This 1968 poster once again mixes a very serious political issue - the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine - with some inventive and bright graphics. The warm colours and psychedelic text create a positive vibe. The heroic armed character is the romantic view of the defender of Palestine. Cuban support of Palestine is typical of the anti-Western sentiment that flows through the graphics and iconography of its poster output.
Mas Revolucion
Mas Revolucion (More Revolution) is a text only poster proclaiming war on a variety of imperialist traits - vice, egoism, exploitation, individualism, etc. Compared to a lot of Cuban posters this is very restrained but it still makes great use of scrapbook style cartoon font - once again a playful and fun style for a serious message.
I don't know the date, the agency that issued this or the artist. I suspect Bachs but similar font style turns up in posters by a number of artists.
Hasta la Victoria Siempre - Rostgaard 1968
One of the more famous Cuban posters, this 1968 poster by Rostgaard for a Santiago Alvarez documentary makes use of Korda's iconic image of Che Guevara. Hasta la Victoria Siempre (Onwards Forever to Victory) is Che's declaration of commitment to the revolutionary struggle. It's a simple pop-art style poster that places Che's iconic image in a heavy-bordered black box - a common method of displaying images of the dead in some cultures.
René Mederos has combined playful graphics, photo montage and an element of surrealism to create this sinister, dramatic image of Nixon as a bird of prey ripping the heart out of North Vietnam and Laos. The bird has the look of a Nazi-era eagle.
Solidarity with Palestine - Abelenda 1968
This 1968 poster once again mixes a very serious political issue - the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine - with some inventive and bright graphics. The warm colours and psychedelic text create a positive vibe. The heroic armed character is the romantic view of the defender of Palestine. Cuban support of Palestine is typical of the anti-Western sentiment that flows through the graphics and iconography of its poster output.
Mas Revolucion
I don't know the date, the agency that issued this or the artist. I suspect Bachs but similar font style turns up in posters by a number of artists.
Hasta la Victoria Siempre - Rostgaard 1968
One of the more famous Cuban posters, this 1968 poster by Rostgaard for a Santiago Alvarez documentary makes use of Korda's iconic image of Che Guevara. Hasta la Victoria Siempre (Onwards Forever to Victory) is Che's declaration of commitment to the revolutionary struggle. It's a simple pop-art style poster that places Che's iconic image in a heavy-bordered black box - a common method of displaying images of the dead in some cultures.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
UC Berkeley Cal Disorientation guide
also linked permanently to the right.
CAL DISORIENTATION GUIDE
"This is the 2010 Cal Disorientation Guide Online Edition! It was created as an anti-orientation guide. As the guide you will never get from CalSO, your dorm, or the Daily Cal.
We have prepared a guide that touches on media, food, sex, movies, labor, privatization, satire, history, representation, events, research, and much more. We have a print edition (which you can download as a pdf), but here you will find exclusive online articles as well as videos and links that relate to the various articles. Enjoy."
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UC Berkeley Students Release Alternative “Disorientation Guide” for 2010 School Year
From Alex Ghenis
Tuesday August 24, 2010 - 07:54:00 AM
A group of UC Berkeley students have created an alternative guide to the campus and are releasing copies this week. The packet, termed “Disorientation Guide,” features over 20 articles highlighting rarely-discussed aspects of Berkeley. It is meant to show student perspectives from the campus’s activist core. MORE
CAL DISORIENTATION GUIDE
"This is the 2010 Cal Disorientation Guide Online Edition! It was created as an anti-orientation guide. As the guide you will never get from CalSO, your dorm, or the Daily Cal.
We have prepared a guide that touches on media, food, sex, movies, labor, privatization, satire, history, representation, events, research, and much more. We have a print edition (which you can download as a pdf), but here you will find exclusive online articles as well as videos and links that relate to the various articles. Enjoy."
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UC Berkeley Students Release Alternative “Disorientation Guide” for 2010 School Year
From Alex Ghenis
Tuesday August 24, 2010 - 07:54:00 AM
A group of UC Berkeley students have created an alternative guide to the campus and are releasing copies this week. The packet, termed “Disorientation Guide,” features over 20 articles highlighting rarely-discussed aspects of Berkeley. It is meant to show student perspectives from the campus’s activist core. MORE
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