See Red Women's Workshop: Feminist Posters 1974–1990

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See Red Women's Workshop: Feminist Posters 1974–1990

See Red Women's Workshop: Feminist Posters 1974–1990

2018-02-20 See Red Women's Workshop: Feminist Posters 1974–1990

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(Mark Dery Publishers Weekly)See Red Women’s Workshop chronicles the struggles, humor, and successes of young women trying to make a change in their society. (Bryony Stone It's Nice That) . (Buzzfeed)Confronting negative stereotypes, questioning the role of women in society, and promoting women’s self-determination, the power and energy of these images reflect an important and dynamic era of women’s liberation and have continued relevance for today. (Rebecca Bengal Vogue)…the messages shouted by the members of See Red continue to be relevant. Undeniably effective. (Hinali Shah And Merilyn Chang Metropolis
Women from different backgrounds came together to make posters and calendars that tackled issues of sexuality, identity and oppression. Confronting negative stereotypes, questioning the role of women in society, and promoting women’s self-determination, the power and energy of these images reflect an important and dynamic era of women’s liberationwith continued relevance for today.. With humor and bold, colorful graphics, See Red expressed the personal experiences of women as well as their role in wider struggles for change.Written by See Red members, detailing the group’s history up until the closure of the workshop in 1990, and with a foreword by celebrated feminist historian Sheila Rowbotham, See Red Women’s Workshop features all of the collective’s original screenprints and posters. "Girls are powerful": the ‘70s feminist posters of See Red Women’s WorkshopA feminist silkscreen poster collective founded in London in 1974 by three former art students, the See Red Women’s Workshop grew out of a shared desire to combat sexist images of women and to create positive and challenging alternatives