The Graphic Imperative: International Posters for Peace, Social Justice, and the Environment, 1965-2005 is the name of an exhibition coming to Spencer Museum of Art, Kansas from September 5 to November 30, 2009.
The poster is the prime field for experimenting with visual language. It is the scene of changing ideas and aesthetics, of cultural, social and political events. – Pierre Bernard, French designer
The Graphic Imperative is a select retrospective of forty years of international sociopolitical posters. Themes include dissent, liberation, racism, sexism, human rights, civil rights, environmental and health concerns, AIDS, war, literacy, and tolerance, and collectively provide a glimpse into an age of profound change.
The 111 posters in this exhibition emphasize the issues of our turbulent times and endeavor to show the social, political, and aesthetic concerns of many cultures and divergent political realities.
The picture shows Alejandro Magallenes Gonzalez Mexico, Mexico City Air, 2001, 100 x 70 cm, Courtesy of Massachusetts College of Art.
The Graphic Imperative is organized by Elizabeth Resnick, Chaz Maviyane-Davies and Frank Baseman in collaboration with the Massachusetts College of Art, supported in part by The Massachusetts College of Art Foundation and Philadelphia University. -- www.spencerart.ku.edu
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