WORLD WORLDWIDE EUROPE ITALY - news journal UPDATE - (en) Italy, FAI, Umanita Nova #17-26 - Spain 1936-1939. The Manifestos of the Revolution (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

In 1936, Spain experienced a civil war and, at the same time, a social revolution with pronounced libertarian overtones. On July 19, a large-scale general strike, called by the anarcho-syndicalist union CNT and the socialist union UGT, blocked the coup by Franco's generals, who wanted to overthrow the Republic and impose a ruthless dictatorship, as they would do in 1939 when they won the war.

From 1936, in two-thirds of Spain, within a context of bitter civil war between fascism and anti-fascism, many experiments attributable to libertarian socialism were carried out. The strong anarchist and anarcho-syndicalist presence succeeded in building large-scale self-managed projects, communist social relations, urban and rural productive communities, antimilitarist practices, and forms of libertarian municipalism.

Following the military coup of 1936, there was a major revolutionary response, both in terms of communication and art: thousands of posters were printed, innovating both language and imagery. Before then, posters had been limited to commercial advertisements for products and event announcements, and, above all, lacked illustrations. These new posters emerged as a response to specific social needs and were the expression of a people rising up against all dictatorships.

The posters of the CNT and the FAI highlighted the constructive values​​of anarchism, starting with a new humanitarian and libertarian socialism, addressing countless themes: childhood, women, work, education, culture, communities, free communes, and so on.

The variety of styles, the graphic innovation, the creative power, and the influence of the artistic avant-garde demonstrated that, in this field too, a true revolution had taken place, as can be seen from the 30 posters from the period featured in this exhibition.

The artists who created the posters range from anonymous illustrators and painters to famous figures of the time. Most of them went into exile after the war and returned to Spain only after the death of Francisco Franco in 1975. Some of them include Carles Fontseré (1916-2007), Josep Renau (1907-1982), Eduardo Vicente (1909-1968), Baltasar Lobo (1910-1993), José Bardasano (1910-1999), Enrique Herreros (1903-1977), Vicente Vila (1906-2009), Andrés Martinez de Leon (1895-1978), and Paquita Rubio (1911-2008).

The exhibition opened on Friday, May 15th and will close on Thursday, July 30th.
Exhibition hours: Monday to Friday, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM, and by appointment at +39 347 3729676

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