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New Palestinian Poster Art Responds to War and Apartheid
26 February, 2024 • Nadine Aranki
The war on Gaza has helped unite farflung artists, from the Occupied Territories and Lebanon to Mexico and China. Hundreds around the world have created posters in solidarity with the Palestinian cause. There is, in fact, a resurgence in posters as an art form for raising awareness. Many of these artists have organized campaigns and started initiatives to pressure the politicians in their respective countries to take action against Israeli apartheid against Palestinians, and war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Artist collectives such as Art Commune, started by Palestinian artists to make artworks accessible and available for public use, have requested that artists worldwide contribute to global media platforms, as critical Palestinian voices in art and literature have been banned in the U.S. and Europe.
From the Bosnia War to South Africa’s struggle against apartheid, political posters have always played an important role in conflict and liberation movements. They have acted as a vehicle for mobilizing public opinion. In the Palestinian struggle, the poster has been an effective and important vehicle of expression. According to the Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestinian Question’s entry on the Palestinian Poster, the years between the early 1960s to 1982 are considered “the golden age” of the Palestinian poster.
Source:
https://themarkaz.org/new-palestinian-poster-art-responds-to-war-and-apartheid/