Political artwork to go on display in Wolverhampton
Protest posters that defined politics and revolution over a century are going on show at Wolverhampton Art Gallery thanks to the V&A – the world-famous Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Its touring show – A World to Win: Posters of Protest and Revolution – opens at the Lichfield Street gallery on Saturday January 30 January and features over 70 posters, from the 'Votes for Women' campaign of the early 20th Century to the recent Occupy movement.
The work of a wide variety of artists, graphic designers and print collectives are in a display that includes René Mederos's well-known poster celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution.
In Britain the tradition of mass participation and direct action was popularised by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) marches of the late 1950s. Posters for this organisation and other big 'anti movements' against war, apartheid and the National Front aimed to unite a broad base of public opinion.
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