KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI -- The Truman State University Art Gallery is hosting a new exhibit that showcases posters of social protest.
The exhibit entitled "Up Against the Wall: Posters of Social Protest" consists of more than 70 posters designed by 13 artists from around the globe.
The posters discuss issues such as peace, Hurricane Katrina, environmentalism, racism and equality.
"It's a really engaging show because it's by designers and they're not doing sort of esoteric contemporary art," said Aaron Fine, the Gallery Director.
"They're speaking in the same way as all of the magazines you read and the advertisements you see on TV. "It's the same language.
The exhibit was originally put together at the University of Texas at El Paso to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, an era when many famous Mexican painters designed posters to raise awareness about political injustices.
The exhibit will be on display until Nov. 16.
It's free and open Monday through Saturday. But, the Gallery Director said some of the material maybe too mature for children under the age of 12.
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