HMCT VOX POP Los Angeles /  by Wendy Murray

HMCT VOX POP LA : Typographic Voices: Protest, Persuasion, Empowerment
March 10 2018
VOX POP examines how the voices of typography and design work to affect our world and influence our opinions. Join leading designers who visualize public opinion, movements, news, politics, and language. The VOX POP event presented FEMINAE - an exhibition of the typographic voices of women, by women. Celebrating the 3rd anniversary of the HMCT, and the opening of the exhibition FEMINAE: Typographic Voices of Women by Women, posters from the archives of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics that examines issues such as feminism, choice, gender equality, war, immigration, and violence against women. Including works by Barbara Kruger, Sister Corita Kent, the Guerilla Girls and Wendy Murray. Photography: Matheo Cadena
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Fresh Blood: Redback Graphix and its Aftermath /  by Wendy Murray

Fresh Blood: Redback Graphix and its Aftermath
Curated by Stuart Bailey and Wendy Murray
OPENING 13 Jan 2018 | 2.00pm - 4.00pm
From 1979 to 1994 Redback Graphix was an icon of political expression in Australia. This screenprint collective served as a design agency for grass-roots political causes and its vibrant posters were plastered in public spaces throughout Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle. Today, these posters provide a unique insight into social issues of the 1970s and 80s and provide an inspiring model of political engagement for visual artists, designers and activists. Redback Graphix advocated for issues of importance to all Australians, but especially those whose voices were marginalised. They drew attention to economic inequality and support for Australians struggling with housing and the social welfare system. They advocated for fairness in the workplace, promoted union membership and focused on issues affecting migrant workers employed at BHP steelworks in Wollongong. They addressed issues affecting Indigenous Australians, promoting communication networks such as outback radio and Aboriginal art collectives. This retrospective of political graphics poses the question - are political posters still relevant in the age of social media? Alongside the classic Redback Graphix posters are contemporary artists working through the print medium advocating political agendas proving that the humble poster is still a relevant artform.