East-West graphics of Resistance

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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.


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