MAY 68: STREET POSTERS FROM THE PARIS REBELLION

Wednesday 30 April 2008

To celebrate the Anniversary of May 68 and to coincide with an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, Paul Smith will be the only vendor to sell a book produced exclusively to commemorate the artwork surrounding May 68.

The book consists of 40 of most impactfull posters from the show. All 40 posters are individual hand printing onto a 100% recycled soft of white paper and bound in a hand covered hardback. The posters are perforated along the spine so each individual piece of work can be removed and mounted or it can be kept as whole book. The print run for this book is 68 only.

The book will be available from the following shops: Boulevard Raspail - Paris, Floral St - London, Albemarle St - London, Melrose - LA, Green St - NYC, 108 Fifth Avenue - NYC, Leeds.

There will also be window displays in all of the above shops from the beginning of May.

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May 68 initially focused around protests from French students, creatives and musicians worried about the state of education and employment. These protest lead to a general strike and rioting that were seen to “shake up” old society. May 68 is important in French History as it is considered to be the watershed moment that saw the replacement of conservative morality (religion, patriotism, respect for authority) with the liberal morality (equality, sexual liberation, human rights) that dominates French society today.

MAY 68: STREET POSTERS FROM THE PARIS REBELLION
The Hayward Project Space, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road. London SE1 8XX
Admission: Free
Opening Hours: 10am - 6pm, Friday late night opening until 10pm

www.parismai68.net

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