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Australian Political Posters: Four Decades
Thursday March 28, 2019, 6:30 pm
Australia has a rich history of political poster collectives that emerged in the 1970s and are now experiencing a resurgence. Curator Macushla Robinson will [do her best to] contextualize the political posters on display as part of Hi Vis: Australian Political Posters within the broader frame of Australian political movements, protest work and print culture over the past 40 years. Drawing on research that she initially developed for an exhibition at The Art Gallery of NSW titled See you at the barricades, she will draw out some of the key themes and constitutive tensions that arise looking back at four decades of political posters. Read more info on our website.
This discussion is part of the exhibition Hi Vis: Australian Political Posters, 1979–2019 currently on view at Interference Archive.
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Do you have a dehumidifier to spare?
We keep our dehumidifier running year-round to keep our collection as free of excess moisture as possible; this is an important part of preserving the materials that our community entrusts to us. After 7+ years, our dehumidifier has served us well and is just about ready to quit.
Do you have a spare humidifier that you'd be willing to give to Interference Archive? We're looking for a model that can run continuously and has a removable bucket that's easy to empty; something along the lines of this. If you can help us out, please email info@interferencearchive.org
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On view now through April 14th:
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Hi-Viz: Australian Political Posters 1979–2019
February 8 – April 14, 2019
Opening reception: Friday, February 8, 6-9pm
From the collection of Alison Alder
HI-VIS: AUSTRALIAN POSTERS 1979–2019 is an exhibition of screen-printed posters that provide a visual commentary of politics and life in Australia over the last four decades. Renowned for their high visibility, particularly in the 1980s with their saturated fluorescent colors, these posters describe the times and events that have engaged socially active artists throughout recent periods of major change.
Many of the topics addressed in these posters remain relevant today including Indigenous rights, gender politics, unemployment, and the environment. Contemporary Australian artists are reinvigorating the screen printed poster as a form of protest and information sharing by pasting the work onto the wall and value adding to its potency by posting on social media. These posters, with their ability to encapsulate ideas into a single image, continue to provoke debate, galvanize ideas into action, and invigorate those working toward an equitable and just society.
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Everybody’s Got A Right To Live: The Poor People’s Campaign 1968 & Now
April 19 – June 23, 2019
Opening reception: Friday, April 18, 6-9pm
Described as Martin Luther King Jr.’s “last great dream,” the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC) of 1968 was an ambitious movement to make poverty in the world’s richest nation visible and to demand justice for poor Americans. The PPC struggled to define itself as a multi-axis movement while it faced political suppression from the state, ultimately derailing its reform goals and leading some to consider it a failure; however, its spirit and intention has carried on into the present day within a growing resurgence campaign seeking to call attention to the unmet demands of ‘68. The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, led by Reverend William Barber II and Reverend Liz Theoharis, now responds to an ever-worsening poverty crisis.
This exhibition provides a look at some of the visual culture of the original PPC, including photographs of marches and rallies, press coverage, and a contemporary public response to a mural in Resurrection City called the ‘hunger wall,’ in addition to showcasing the efforts of the new PPC and a portfolio of Justseeds posters created in solidarity with their actions. Read more information on our website.
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