East — West: Graphics of Resistance
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East-West Graphics of Resistance Posters by U. G. Sato of Japan and Lex Drewinski of Poland are featured in this dramatic exhibition of political posters. The bold, iconic styles of both artists employ visual puns and wit to underscore issues of serious concern in today’s world. Curated from the collection of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, this contemporary cross-global view offers graphic commentary on such issues as human rights, nuclear arms, ecology, AIDS, and the ongoing search for peace. U. G. Sato, a graduate of the Kuwaxawa Design Institute in Japan, founded Design Farm in 1975. His works have been exhibited worldwide, including group shows and several solo exhibitions. In 1995 he organized an antinuclear poster fax campaign in Paris and Tokyo to protest nuclear testing in the Pacific by France. In response to the United States military action against Iraq in 2003, he organized an anti-war poster fax campaign with Japanese artists. Lex Drewinski, a graduate of the State Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland, worked as a freelance graphic designer until 1992, when he became a professor of the Faculty of Graphic Design at the University of Applied Sciences in Potsdam, Germany. There he organized an international project titled Tolerance/ Intolerance that traveled to academic institutions in Madrid, Barcelona, and Ecuador. In 1998, he organized an international fax action campaign titled Future Visions for Design to coincide with the International Design Conference in Potsdam.
1. Poster Demonstration Lex Drewinski Sillkscreen, 1997 Germany 13845
2. Untitled Lex Drewinski, J. Drewinski Silkscreen, 1985 Germany 13848
3. Egoist U. G. Sato Photocopy, 1998 Japan 16718
4. New Weapon U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1985 Japan 16732
5. Progress Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1994 Germany 13859
6. Nuclear Birth Control U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1989 Japan 16735
7. War and Peace Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, n.d. Germany 13948
8. Peace Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, n.d. Germany 13911
9. Victory Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1993 Germany 13945
10. Untitled Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1992 Germany 13993
11. The Mask Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1993 Germany 14715
12. Greenpeace Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1991 Germany 13942
13. The Saw Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1996 Germany 13856
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
15. Preserve the Ozone Layer U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1997 Japan 16727
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
16. Madkind U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1998 Japan 16856
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
17. Where Next? U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1998 Japan 15033
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
18. No Revenge U. G. Sato Photocopy, 2001 Japan 16716
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
19. Save Hungry Children U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1998 Japan 16857
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
20. Rely on the Mad? U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1987 Japan 16721
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
21. Love Peace U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1986 Japan 16738
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
22. Poor & Rich Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 2001 Germany 17349
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
23. Communnabis Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, n.d. Germany 13970
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
24. Hiroshima-Nagasaki U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1995 Japan 16729
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
25. Where Next U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1985 Japan 16737
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
26. Rolling Stoneactive Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, n.d. Germany 13947
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
27. Registered Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1993 Germany 13949
14. Save Green U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1992 Japan 16734
28. Paix/ Peace Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1987/ 2001 Germany 17351
29. Racism Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1993/ 1999 Germany 17341
30. Racism Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1993/ 1999 Germany 17340
31. Racism Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1993/ 1999 Germany 17339
32. N.E.W.S. Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1990 Germany 13913
33. No More Nuclear Testing U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1996 Japan 16724
34. Liberation U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1978 Japan 16725
35. Break Through to Freedom U. G. Sato Offset, 1989 France 16719
36. Peace U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1978 Japan 16723
37. Freedom U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1978 Japan 16722
38. 1492-1992 Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1992 Germany 17346
39. Fragile Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1993 Germany 13971
40. What's Next for Gaia? U. G. Sato Silkscreen, 1994 Japan 16733
41. The World Heritage U. G. Sato Offset, 1997 Japan 16728
42. Beautiful Views Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1993 Germany 13984
43. Ein StĂźck vom Paradies [A Piece of Paradise] Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1993 Germany 13952
44. Fascism Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1995 Germany 13880
45. Materialism Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1995 Germany 13881
46. Communism Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1995 Germany 13883
47. Clericalism Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1995 Germany 13832
48. Militarism Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1995 Germany 13882
49. [Nightstick Beating Male in Front of Chinese Flag] Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, n.d. Germany 13839
50. Fuck the Army! Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, n.d. Germany 13965
51. Civil War Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1997 Germany 13843
52. Amnesty International Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1991 Germany 13865
53. Refugee Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1994 Germany 13992
54. Die Neonazis [The Neo-Nazis] Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, n.d. Germany 13919
55. Stop Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1993 Germany 13920
56. [White Body Outline on Black Background] Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, n.d. Germany 13884
57. FĂźr eine gemeinsame Zukunft aus der Vergangenheit lernen [Learn From the Past For A Common Future] Lex Drewinski, J. Drewinski Silkscreen, 1989 Germany 13835
58. Die Wettervorhersage [The Weather Report] Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1992 Germany 13967
59. Stop AIDS Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1994 Germany 14714
60. Help! Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1994 Germany 13974
61. Stop AIDS Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 1995 Germany 13861
62. Money Lex Drewinski Silkscreen, 2001 Germany 15875
63. Nature In Communication U.G. Sato Silkscreen, 1996 Japan 16855
East West: Graphics of Resistance is available as a traveling exhibition. For more information about bringing this exhibition to your institution, please contact us at admin@politicalgraphics.org or (310) 397-3100.