Advertising, Posters, Social Messaging
Ukrainian artists are reinterpreting posters from the Second World War.

  
Philli. France, 1942.                                                          Anton Logov. Ukraine, 2022, via Never Again Gallery

"Every generation pats itself on the back, secure in knowing that it is way too savvy to be manipulated by propaganda, even smirking at the simplicity of those who fell for it the last time. Artists may have a better picture of that reality. Or not.

"The 'Never Again Gallery' project is an online effort by Ukrainian artists that examines the similarities between the visual campaigns that persuaded people about WWII events and the messaging we see daily today regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

"Perhaps likening the NATO states to the World War II Allies, the project returns to the “hundreds of emotional posters” in cities across Europe and the US advocating for support. With new interpretations of eerily similar sentiments, visitors are encouraged to download PDFs of new posters, which, like the old ones, offer 'calls-to-action, instructions, and motivation.'” - Brooklyn Street Art

Article: Persuasive Messaging: “Never Again” Brings Ukrainian Artists to Examine War in Poster Campaign