MODA to Host Controversial Exhibit
Space still available. PAY AT THE DOOR TONIGHT.
In a RARE Saturday night event, AIGA Atlanta has been given the opportunity to host a preview party prior to the official exhibition opening at the Museum of Design Atlanta.
Curator Elizabeth Resnick will be in town to share insider details and answer questions about the work shown.
100% of the ticket price goes to support the cost of the Graphic Imperative Exhibition during its 3 month stay in Atlanta.
Complimentary food and beverage (of the alcoholic variety no less) will be provided. I REPEAT, complimentary food and beverage (of the alcoholic variety) will be provided.
Please plan on making this part of your weekend plans by bringing a friend, relative or significant other. We'd like to pack the house for this event since the funds go to a worthy cause. Please join us and help spread the word.
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Press release:
The Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) will examine the role of graphic design in the sociopolitical movements of the past four decades in its upcoming exhibition, "The Graphic Imperative."
The exhibit, which will be on display at MODA from May 19 through August 15, 2009, includes 80+ international sociopolitical posters that explore themes such as liberation, racism, sexism, human and civil rights, environmental issues, AIDS, war, literacy and tolerance.
"MODA is thrilled to bring 'The Graphic Imperative' to Atlanta," said Dr. Brenda Galina, MODA's executive director. "The posters included in this exhibition will speak to visitors in many ways. Some will be inspired; some will be offended; others will be angry. Everyone will have an opinion. We hope the exhibition will incite reflection, discussion and - perhaps - social change."
Curators Elizabeth Resnick and Chad Maviyane-Davis of the Massachusetts College of Art, and Frank Baseman of Philadelphia University selected posters that show the social, political and aesthetic concerns of many cultures in a single exhibition. The work exemplifies the exhibition's key argument that creativity through graphic design is a force for cultural emancipation.
Additional information about "The Graphic Imperative" and examples of the posters included in the exhibition can be found at http://www.thegraphicimperative.org.
MODA is located in the Marquis II Tower at 285 Peachtree Center Ave.
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MODA, a Smithsonian Institution affiliate, is the only museum in the Southeast devoted exclusively to the study and celebration of design. Located in the heart of downtown and open to the public, MODA offers unique, groundbreaking exhibitions on everything design, including industrial design, fashion, architecture, interior design, urban planning graphic design and more. For more information about MODA, please visit http://www.museumofdesign.org.
