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| Twenty Years of Explosive Graphics Art
Against Empire: Out
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Years of Explosive Graphics featured in: January 28 – April 18,
2010 Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery The 20th Anniversary of the Center for the Study
of Political Graphics is cause for celebration. We have created
a unique and independent institution that is nationally and internationally
recognized as a source of artistic inspiration and a graphic resource
for education and activism. We honor and remember a myriad of popular
movements for social justice. By preserving the posters created
to further these causes, we also pay tribute to the stories of the
people who produced these works of art in their efforts to create
a better world. The existence of these posters prevents many struggles
from falling into obscurity. We give recognition to the many artists,
often anonymous, who placed their talents in the service of others.
Twenty Years of Explosive Graphics
represents the graphics that CSPG has produced or reproduced to
honor and commemorate individual artists and critical world events
over the past 20 years. All pieces were selected for their graphic
power and contemporary relevance. They depict ecological disaster,
denounce attacks on civil liberties, promote free speech, and
protest ongoing illegal wars. Every issue addressed in these works
remains timely and critical today.
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| Art Against Empire: Graphic Responses to U.S. Interventions Since World War II March 10– April 18 2010 Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Art Against Empire uses the power of posters to document 60 years of opposition to U.S. interventions into the domestic affairs of sovereign nations. Political, economic and military interventions, many of them covert, have repeatedly resulted in unacceptable deaths and misery for millions. These posters show hopes and dreams, and the pain of dreams destroyed. Art Against Empire will showcase over 100 political posters in the LACE galleries, spanning two dozen sovereign nations including Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines, Guatemala, Haiti, Cuba, Iran, and South Africa. It attempts to inform, challenge and inspire by confronting the viewer with images of past struggles that remain powerfully relevant today. It both raises questions about past interventions and fosters debate about present ones. The exhibition will also provide insight into why the amount of devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Haiti can be linked to its long history of French colonialism and U.S. imperialism. The United States is the focus of this exhibition. As citizens, we are ultimately responsible for the actions that are taken by our government in our name. Censorship and repression, so prevalent in wartime, invariably attempt to eliminate dissent, thereby violating the principles on which this democracy was founded. These posters document the efforts of people who refuse to remain silent and who use the power of art to inspire action. RELATED EVENTS – SUNDAY SERIES, 1PM • Sunday March 21 2010, 1PM –The
Coca-Cola Case, screening and presentation The screening will be followed by a presentation by attorney, Theresa
Traber, discussing the lawsuit and recent appeal against Chevron
in Nigeria, and Patrick Bonner from Colombia Peace Project.
Panama Deception: Exposing the Cover Up! • Thursday April 15 2010, 7pm– Artists for a New South Africa, ANSA, screening and presentation. Film Screening of the acclaimed 36 minute film ROAD TO INGWAVUMA, which documents a journey through post-Apartheid South Africa by noted American performers and their families. The film highlights South Africa's triumphs as well as its overwhelming challenges through the eyes of Deborah Santana, Alfre Woodard, Samuel L. Jackson, Carlos Santana, Jurnee Smollett, CCH Pounder, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, and friends, as they interact with activists, disadvantaged children, and leaders, including Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Join ANSA director Sharon Gelman for a discussion on the intersection of arts and activism, the situation in South Africa, ANSA’s work, undertaken in partnership with grassroots African activists and NGOs, and how it has evolved over the past 20 years in response to the changing socio-political landscape. More details to come.
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of the Closet and Into the Street: July 3 – September 26, 2010 ONE Archives Gallery & Museum This exhibition is funded in part by the City of West Hollywood
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| CSPG Posters are Featured in the Following Exhibitions: | |
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January 30-March 21, 2010 Opening Reception: Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Sunday, |
Solidarnosc
N.E.W.S. |
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February 4 - March 19, 2010 Pacific Northwest College of Art |
Amerika Is Devouring Its Children
Jay Belloli Silkscreen, 1970 Berkeley, California |
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