The Graphic Imperative: International Posters for Peace, Social Justice & The Environment, 1965-2005
Artists: Alexander Faldin, Luba Lukova, Seymour Chwast, Lorraine Schneider, AES Group, and Andrew Lewis amongst many others.
The Graphic Imperative
is a traveling exhibition of 111 posters from around the world organized by the Massachusetts College of Art and Philadelphia University. The strong statements and design of these posters address such issues as racism, war, the importance of voting and conservation. Words (in a variety of languages) are incorporated into some of he designs created by artists from Russia, Japan, the United States, Israel, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Turkey, Cuba, Finland, France, China, and others. The Graphic Imperative was presented concurrently with
Graphic Noise: Art at 1,000 Decibels
a traveling exhibition of over 400 posters from the Museum of Design Atlanta that featured contemporary concert posters.
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The Graphic Imperative: International Posters for Peace, Social Justice & The Environment, 1995 – 2005 November 10, 2006 – January 27, 2007 Co-Curators: Laura Moody, Elizabeth Resnick, Chaz Maviyane-Davies & Frank Baseman Size: 25 in x 19" Poster Brochure
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Images (clockwise from top left): Opening at the Schmidt Center Gallery; two installation views of the Schmidt Center Gallery.