On November 15, The New School will present“Picturing Politics,” a one-day symposium on the role of illustration in criticalsocial and political dialogue. A panel of distinguished illustrators and scholars will explore how illustration can affect visceral responses to world events. The symposium will be held from 1:00—5:30 p.m. in Tishman Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street, New York and is free and open to the public.
The symposium will include: “Iron Fists—Branding the Totalitarian State,” a talk on how design and illustration have historically been used to define and promote totalitarian political philosophies with design historian Steven Heller; “Images as Gestures—Toward an Ethics of Showing,” a talk by media criticDaniel Dayan on how media broadcasts of historic events influence society; “The Persuasive Image,” a conversation on the political role of illustration with illustrators Steve Brodner, Anton Kannemeyer, Luba Lukova, and Rutu Modan moderated by Joshua Brown, historian of visual culture; and “Peter Kuper: Revolutions and Art,” in which Kuper discusses his work as a comic artist and visual journalist documenting the social conditions in Oaxaca, Mexico.
