Revolución!

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Beautifully designed, colorful, and political, the poster was the popular artform in the years following the Cuban Revolution, when the new Cuban government sponsored some 10,000 public pposters. Distributed across the country. the posters rallied the Cuban people to the monumental task of building a new society, while also celebrating Cuban music, dance, sports, and film. Revolución! collects more than 120 of these powerful but little-seen works of art, offering a fascinating window into the story of Cuba - and a truly revoutionary chapter in graphic design.
From the 1960s through the 1980s, the Cuban government enlisted an exceptionally talented stable of Cuban artists to produce thousands of public posters, which were spread like dandelion seeds across the island country. With unique graphic wit and an exuberant, colorful style, the posters promoted massive sugar and tobacco harvests and national literacy campaigns; celebrated Cuban heroes, music festivals, baseball and boxing... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Beautifully designed, colorful, and political, the poster was the popular artform in the years following the Cuban Revolution, when the new Cuban government sponsored some 10,000 public pposters. Distributed across the country. the posters rallied the Cuban people to the monumental task of building a new society, while also celebrating Cuban music, dance, sports, and film. Revolución! collects more than 120 of these powerful but little-seen works of art, offering a fascinating window into the story of Cuba - and a truly revoutionary chapter in graphic design.
From the 1960s through the 1980s, the Cuban government enlisted an exceptionally talented stable of Cuban artists to produce thousands of public posters, which were spread like dandelion seeds across the island country. With unique graphic wit and an exuberant, colorful style, the posters promoted massive sugar and tobacco harvests and national literacy campaigns; celebrated Cuban heroes, music festivals, baseball and boxing tournaments; announced new Cuban and international films; urged citizens to recycle; and opposed international political enemies and took sides in revolutionary conflicts around the world.
Produced with unprecedented access to Cuban national archives, !Revolución! is the largest collection of these posters ever published. With an introduction illuminating the rich social and artistic history of the posters, and rare biographical information on the artists themselves, this beautiful volume offers a revealing look at Cuba's efforts to define itself through a potent mix of imagery and politics in striking visual terms.
Front cover: Che image detail from Untitled (Radiant Che) by Alfredo Rostgaard Vissza