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Posters on the Pulse

The way humans communicate has changed dramatically since the 1970s—yet Wagga Wagga Art Gallery’s exploration of prints and posters from 1978 to now might suggest that the more the issues change, the more they remain the same.

Wagga Wagga director Lee-Anne Hall has curated political prints for many years. Her latest exhibition, On Message – Environmental Prints and Posters 1978-2023, traces the conceptual shifts and technological developments that have impacted both what we communicate and how these messages may be printed—all across 45 years.

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