Art for Social Change: Political Prints & Multiples from the 1960s to today

Art for Social Change: Political Prints & Multiples from the 1960s to today

Manhattan, NYC New York, NY 10027, USA Friday, January 1, 2021–Wednesday, April 14, 2021

This exhibition features some fascinating political posters, prints and multiples from the 1960s through today. Highlights: a 1968 print by Sister Corita with a quote from Bobby Kennedy, and a Calder work with a quote from JFK.

crabs (limited edition, hand numbered skate deck) by ai weiwei

Ai Weiwei

CRABS (Limited Edition, hand numbered Skate Deck), 2010–2011

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celebrate new york/ed koch, ed koch/celebrate new york by richard anuszkiewicz

Richard Anuszkiewicz

Celebrate New York/Ed Koch, Ed Koch/Celebrate New York, 1974

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flowers of life for central america (flores de vida por centro america) - signed by john baldessari

John Baldessari

FLOWERS OF LIFE FOR CENTRAL AMERICA (FLORES DE VIDA POR CENTRO AMERICA) - SIGNED, 1984

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kick against the pricks (blah..blah...blah...) by mel bochner

Mel Bochner

Kick Against the Pricks (Blah..Blah...Blah...), 2018

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mcgovern for mcgovernment (signed by both calder and george mcgovern) by alexander calder

Alexander Calder

McGovern for McGovernment (Signed by BOTH Calder and George McGovern), 1972

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blues by elizabeth catlett

Elizabeth Catlett

Blues, 1983

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freedom or slavery  by elizabeth catlett

Elizabeth Catlett

Freedom or Slavery , 1998

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homage to the black panthers by elizabeth catlett

Elizabeth Catlett

Homage to the Black Panthers, 1993

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driving the world to destruction by judy chicago

Judy Chicago

Driving the World to Destruction, 1988

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obama inauguration by chuck close

Chuck Close

Obama Inauguration, 2013

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global warning - global warming (andy warhol edition) by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Global Warning - Global Warming (Andy Warhol Edition), 2009

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bureau of public works  by shepard fairey

Shepard Fairey

Bureau of Public Works , 2004

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This exhibition features some fascinating political posters, prints and multiples from the 1960s through today. Highlights include a rare 1968 silkscreen by Sister Corita Kent with a quote from Bobby Kennedy, and a 1975 Alexander Calder poster for nuclear disarmament - with a quote from John F. Kennedy. There's also a 1972 Calder silkscreen for George McGovern (who lost in a landslide to Richard Nixon) - hand signed by BOTH Alexander Calder and George McGovern - one of the very few out there signed by both. Other highlights include Peter Saul's "Politics", an unsparing commentary on the ills of the Reagan era, and Judy Chicago's 1980s "Driving the World to Destruction" - an eerily prescient critique of "toxic masculinity".  The most contemporary work in the show is Jonas Wood's "VOTE" - perhaps a direct answer in the Trump era to Chicago's warning decades earlier.