What exactly is propaganda art? Does it differ from the art of propaganda through the ages? How have progressive artists defied the propaganda of state and market to create their own forms of protest?Take back propagand-art at a lively symposium and teach-in on the irony of propaganda art, collage as political protest, and the appropriation of popular imagery and culture in the production of new art. Panelists will include an art historian, a museum curator, a poster artist and an intellectual property expert on art and culture. Admission is $5 for Provision Library members, $10 for non-members
When: Saturday, Jan. 28, at 10 a.m.
Where: Provisions Library (1611 Connecticut Ave. NW)
Schedule:
10 to 11 a.m.
History of Propaganda Art
Alex Sweetman, associate professor in photography/media arts, University of Colorado at Boulder
11 a.m. to noon
Who Owns Propaganda Art?
Peter Jaszi, professor of law, Washington College of Law, American University
Noon to 12:30
Lunch (BYO)
12:30 to 2 p.m.
Propaganda Art as Practice
Mike Flugennock, radical poster artist
Poster at right is from Mike Flugennock's Mikey 'Zine