From the fight against the AIDS crisis to the struggle for Black
liberation and international solidarity, Graphic Liberation!
digs deep into the history, present, and future of revolutionary
political image making.
What
is the role of image and aesthetic in revolution? Through a series of
interviews with some of the most accomplished designers, Josh MacPhee
charts the importance of revolutionary aesthetics from the struggle
for abolition by Black Panthers, the agitation during the AIDS crisis
from ACT-UP, the fight against apartheid in South Africa and
Palestine, as well as everyday organizing against nuclear power, for
housing, and international solidarity in Germany, Japan, China, and
beyond.
In
twelve interviews, political designer and street artist Josh MacPhee
talks to decorated graphic designers such as Avram Finkelstein, Emory
Douglas, and more, focussing on each of their contributions to the
field of political graphics, their relationships to social movements
and political organizing, the history of political image making, and
issues arising from reproduction and copyright.