Please join Justseeds Artists' Co-operative founder Josh MacPhee for a presentation on the book Graphic Liberation: Image Making and Political Movements and the role of image and aesthetic in revolution.

Through a series of interviews with some of the most accomplished political graphics makers across the globe, Graphic Liberation charts the importance of social movement aesthetics.

Learn about the Book: Graphic Liberation

From the fight against the AIDS crisis to the struggle for Black liberation and international solidarity, Graphic Liberation! digs deep into the history, present, and future of revolutionary political image making.

What is the role of image and aesthetic in revolution? Through a series of interviews with some of the most accomplished designers, Josh MacPhee charts the importance of revolutionary aesthetics from the struggle for abolition by Black Panthers, the agitation during the AIDS crisis from ACT-UP, the fight against apartheid in South Africa and Palestine, as well as everyday organizing against nuclear power, for housing, and international solidarity in Germany, Japan, China, and beyond.

In twelve interviews, political designer and street artist Josh MacPhee talks to decorated graphic designers such as Avram Finkelstein, Emory Douglas, and more, focussing on each of their contributions to the field of political graphics, their relationships to social movements and political organizing, the history of political image making, and issues arising from reproduction and copyright.

Learn about the Author: Josh MacPhee

Josh MacPhee has created a composite work life that merges elements of designer, artist, author, historian, and archivist. He is a founding member of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative, and co-founded and helps run Interference Archive, a public collection of cultural materials produced by social movements.

SPEAKER SERIES MADE POSSIBLE BY AN A.R.T.–PHASE II GRANT FROM NJEDA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASBURY BOOK COOPERATIVE