Synopsis
Drawn from an exhibition at Exit Art, a cultural center in New York City, Signs of Change is a visual archive of more than 350 posters, prints, photographs, films, videos, music, and ephemera from more than twenty-five nations. Surveying the creative work of dozens of international social movements, from the do-it-yourself graphics and media of the 1960s to today's instantaneous digital technologies, it investigates the themes and representations of global struggles for equality, democracy, freedom, and basic human rights. This groundbreaking work illustrates the extraordinary aesthetic range of radical movements during the past fifty years and explores the rise of powerful countercultures that evolve beyond traditional politics, creating distinct forms of art, lifestyles, and social organizations. 178 pages of full-color illustrations!
About the Author
Dara Greenwald is a media artist, writer, curator, and educator. Dara has participated in collaborative cultural production for many years, including the Pink Bloque, Ladyfest Midwest Chicago, United Victorian Workers, Specters of Libery and other groupings that resist being named. Her videos have screened internationally and many can be viewed at DaraGreenwald.com.
Josh MacPhee is an artist, curator, and activist currently living in Brooklyn, NY. He has written and edited multiple books on the intersection of art and politics, including Realizing the Impossible: Art Against (AK Press, 2007) and Paper politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today (PM Press, 2009). He also organizes the Celebrate People's History Poster Series and is part of the political art cooperative Justseeds.org.
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