Official favorite political art thread of July 31, 2004 - post your faves

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Adolf the Superman: Swallows Gold and Spouts Junk


July 17, 1932

This piece was used as an anti-Hitler poster in the 1932 election. It refers to the financial backing Hitler received from wealthy industrialists who feared Germany would vote for a Communist government.

Thanks to:

http://www.towson.edu/heartfield/art/superman.html

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1. Barbara Kruger: Your Body is a Battleground

Barbara Kruger: Untitled (your body is a battleground), 1989
photographic silkscreen on vinyl
112 x 112 inches

Thanks to
http;//www.broadartfoundation.org

(I bought one of Kruger's mass-produced tee-shirts of this at the "Content" show, Portland Art Museum, 1992).

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2. Jenny Holzer "Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise (from "Truisms")

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3. All of Micah Wrights' Remix War Propaganda posters

If you haven't seen his page, it is a great to visit.

http://homepage.mac.com/leperous/PhotoAlbum1.html