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Silas Munro on Strikethrough! Typographic Messages of Protest

Aug 26, 202249 minSeason 2Ep. 22
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Episode description

Y'all! We are so excited and honored to have the opportunity to talk with Silas Munro (of Polymode) about the amazing exhibition, "Strikethrough", he co-curated at the Letterform Archive. Strikethrough features over 100 objects (including broadsides, buttons, signs, t-shirts, posters, and ephemera) by ACT UP, Amos Kennedy, Jr., Sister Corita Kent, Emory Douglas, Favianna Rodriguez, Guerrilla Girls, Jenny Holzer, W. E. B. Du Bois, and many many more.

Make sure to check out the show, get in on the rad special events they're doing, check out the custom site by Chris Hamamoto, Jon Sueda, and Minkyoung Kim—and pick up the amazing book!—if you can. Thank you to Silas Munro and to Stephen Coles from Letterform Archive for being open to having this conversation! 

A few links to resources around protest and design (via Silas):
Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture: https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg
One Archives at the USC Libraries: https://one.usc.edu/
Lohman Center (NY): https://www.leslielohman.org/archive
National Museum of African American History & Culture (Smithsonian/DC): https://www.si.edu/museums/african-american-museum
Research / writings of Colette Gaiter: https://walkerart.org/magazine/authors/colette-gaiter (profile from the Walker)
Center for the Study of the Political Graphics: https://www.politicalgraphics.org/ 

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