Lamont Gallery Reception
Graphic Advocacy: International Posters For the Digital Age 2001-2012
January 15 – February 27, 2016
Reception: January 15, 5-7pm
Panel: Saturday, January 16, 10 am: The Arts, Representation & Activism: Elizabeth Resnick, Michael Thompson, Rubén Gaztambide-Fernández, Mercedes Carbonell, Kevin Zhen ’16, Carissa Chen’17, and Nicolas Coleman ‘16.
Critical social, political, economic and environmental issues are facing us. How do we respond? What forms can activism take? In Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age 2001–2012, artists and designers present singular and powerful visual statements that address pressing issues ranging from global warming to the freedom of expression.
The exhibition is curated by Elizabeth Resnick, professor and chair of Graphic Design at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. Resnick notes: “As a medium for social change, posters record our struggles for peace, social justice, environmental defense, and liberation from oppression. From the confrontational and political, to the promotional, persuasive and educational, the poster in all its forms has persisted as a vehicle for the public dissemination of ideas, information and opinion. Posters are dissent made visible—they communicate, advocate, instruct, celebrate, and warn, while jarring us to action with their bold messages and striking iconography. Ready access…to digital production technologies has expanded the poster’s role well beyond the limitations of the printed surface, and in its wake has created a modern tool for support and protest… With its mix of both low-tech and high-tech, of old and new, the poster, in all its forms, is still a core component of 21st century advocacy.”
Graphic Advocacy runs concurrently with other projects exploring social justice, including MLK Day and We All Bleed Red, a social awareness project led entirely by students that uses the arts to addresses the question: "What is it like to be _____ at Exeter?” The Personal is Political, on display at the Academy Library, features PEA community members' buttons, T-shirts and stickers that spread messages of social, political and environmental advocacy. Visit our website for details on programs and events.
Gallery Hours: Mon. 1-5, Tue. – Sat. 9-5. Closed Sundays, school holidays, and between exhibitions.
Date and Time
Friday Jan 15, 2016
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
Exhibit: January 15 – February 27, 2016
Reception: January 15, 5-7pm
Panel: Saturday, January 16, 10 am
Gallery Hours: Mon. 1-5, Tue. – Sat. 9-5. Closed Sundays, school holidays, and between exhibitions.
Location
Lamont Gallery - Phillips Exeter Academy
11 Tan Lane
Exeter, NH 03857
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