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.

skelter helter  by nils karsten

Nils Karsten

Skelter Helter , 2013

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acheson go home (unique proof inscribed to art critic and curator gene baro) by r.b. kitaj

R.B. Kitaj

Acheson Go Home (Unique proof inscribed to art critic and curator Gene Baro), 1964

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clinton gore the oval office (limited edition campaign button) by roy lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein

CLINTON GORE THE OVAL OFFICE (Limited Edition Campaign Button), 1992

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keeping the culture by kerry james marshall

Kerry James Marshall

Keeping the Culture, 2011

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r.i.p. stephen lawrence 1974 - 1993 by chris ofili

Chris Ofili

R.I.P. Stephen Lawrence 1974 - 1993, 2013

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imagine peace by yoko ono

Yoko Ono

Imagine Peace, 2008

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8 million tons of plastic that go into the sea each year (18-311) by hayal pozanti

Hayal Pozanti

8 million tons of plastic that go into the sea each year (18-311), 2018

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democratic party human rights dinner by robert rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg

Democratic Party Human Rights Dinner, 1981

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politcs by peter saul

Peter Saul

Politcs, 1985

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art against apartheid by nancy spero

Nancy Spero

Art Against Apartheid, 1984

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attica defense fund by frank stella

Frank Stella

Attica Defense Fund, 1975

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democratic national convention by frank stella

Frank Stella

Democratic National Convention, 1980

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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.