Synopses & Reviews
The best way to learn history is to visualize it! Since 1998 Josh MacPhee has commissioned and produced over one hundred posters by over eighty artists that pay tribute to revolution, racial justice, women's rights, queer liberation, labor struggles, and creative activism and organizing. Celebrate People's History! presents these essential momentsand#151;acts of resistance and great events in an often hidden history of human and civil rights strugglesand#151;as a visual tour through decades and across continents, from the perspective of some of the most interesting and socially engaged artists working today. Includes Cristy Road, Swoon, Nicole Schulman, Christopher Cardinale, Sabrina Jones, Eric Drooker, Klutch, Carrie Moyer, Laura Whitehorn, Dan Berger, Ricardo Levins Morales, Chris Stain, and more.
Josh MacPhee is an artist and activist whose work revolves around themes of history, radical politics, and public space. His most recent books are Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures, co-edited with Dara Greenwald, and Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today. He also is a member of the political art cooperative Justseeds.org and a co-editor of Signal: A Journal of International Political Graphics. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Synopsis
A beautifully designed poster book full of inspiring images of rebellion and inspiring stories of resistance--with a foreword by Rebecca Solnit.
Since 1998, Josh MacPhee has commissioned and produced more than one hundred posters by more than eighty artists that pay tribute to revolution, racial justice, women's rights, queer liberation, labor struggles, and creative activism and organizing. Celebrate People's History presents these essential works as a visual tour through decades and across continents, from the perspective of some of the most socially engaged artists working today.
This beautifully rendered book includes artwork by Cristy Road, Swoon, Nicole Schulman, Christopher Cardinale, Sabrina Jones, Eric Drooker, Klutch, Carrie Moyer, Laura Whitehorn, Dan Berger, Ricardo Levins Morales, Chris Stain, and more. Celebrate People's History is a treasure trove of images and stories that will inspire anyone looking to better understand the history and legacy of activism.
Synopsis
A graphic history of dissent and activism around the world.
About the Author
Josh MacPhee: Josh MacPhee is a cultural worker living in Brooklyn, NY. His activities often revolve around themes of history, radical politics, and public space. His most recent books are
Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures (co-edited with Dara Greenwald),
Paper Politics: Socially Engaged Printmaking Today, Reproduce and Revolt (edited with Favianna Rodriquez), and
Realizing the Impossible (edited with Erik Reuland). He also is a member of the political art cooperative Justseeds.org and a co-editor of
Signal: A Journal of International Political Graphics.