Emory Douglas

gallery with lithograph prints installed along the left and back walls. the right wall shows a mural with a group of protesters holding a picket sign and guns. mural text reads, 'seize the time'

gallery space with various lithograph prints installed on the walls

gallery with large mural on the wall. on the left side of the mural there are protesting adults and children holding guns. they hold a picket sign which reads, 'Alioto and his tag squad is gonna fall the people will kill them all.' 'SEIZE THE TIME' is written in large text. The right of the mural has simply illustrated pigs with lines streaking across them. one pig lays dead on the floor.

lithograph print of a man behind a window holding a bucket of 'lye and acid'. in front of the window there are a group of pigs holding guns. text at the top reads, 'by any means necessary, unless you got something better'

lithograph print of a black man holding a gun on a green background. text reads, 'I sho nuf knows one thing I's gonna have some freedom one way or nudder even if I half to die for it.'

Kendall Koppe

The work exhibited for GI 2012 at Kendall Koppe was a collection of historical works from the American artist and activist Emory Douglas. The exhibition looked at a series of lithograph posters printed during Douglas’ time with the Blank Panthers. Invoking the ethos rooted in the Black Panthers’ manifesto, Douglas’ message is one of self-organisation, education, self-reliance and the power of a unified community.

Supported by GI Festival.