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October 04, 2004
Paper Bullets: A War of Words
Paper Bullets: A War of Words at Intersection for the Arts, SF
Opening Reception Weds., Oct 6th. 6 - 9pm.
This ambitious project merges new work by Sandow Birk, Amanda Eicher, René Garcia, Mondo Jud Hart, Packard Jennings, Kara Maria, Patrick Piazza, Winston Smith & Christine Wong with material spanning 50 years of psychological warfare and military propaganda, specifically printed leaflets dropped from the sky in times of war to demoralize, frighten, and divide both military and civilian populations.
By examining how graphics and language are used in this specific type of propaganda, the nine artists engage with this complex history by creating new work that responds to and re-contextualizes psychological warfare. Intersection’s Gallery will be transformed into a dynamic space consisting of historical aerial propaganda leaflets created by the United States, Nazi
Germany, Japan, Vietnam, and Iraq and new works in sculpture, installation, painting, collage, and illustration. Viewers will be
consistently challenged to determine not only the message being conveyed, but also who the creator of the message is and the intended audience for the message. Additionally, a number of projects are currently under way that will bring both materials and ideas from the exhibition out into the streets and skies of San Francisco.
Exhibit runs October 6 – November 20, 2004
Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia (btwn 15/16)
San Francisco CA 94103
(415) 626-2787 | www.theintersection.org
Posted by Cherri at October 4, 2004 03:56 PM
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