Poster - No War But The Class War (Paris nightstick)

SKU: posterclasswarnightstick
Printed by: the Radical Poster Collective, UK

Price:

$10.99

No War but the Class War by Radical Poster Collective, 2022 based on an original poster by Atelier Populaire 1968.

On 14 May 1968, art students, artists and workers occupied the studios of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, to produce posters. The Atelier Populaire printed more than 350 different posters. The designs were anonymous and distributed free of charge. This is one of Radical Poster Collective's early posters - created when we were first looking at producing a set of Paris '68 posters. We decided to add a red background and the words "No War but the Class War" to the shield held by the Parisian riot cop.

The May 1968 Worker and Student Uprisings in Paris started as student protests and occupations against capitalism. The unrest grew into a mass movement and general strikes - including both official trade union strikes and wildcat actions - in reaction to police repression. Barricades were erected and police assaults were countered with bricks and paving stones. At the height of the uprising, President De Gaulle fled to West Germany, fearing an imminent revolution. The Government made a deal with the trade unions, increasing the minimum wage by 35% and increasing pay by 10%, providing better job protection and a shorter working day. The National Assembly was closed down and a General Election was called, which De Gaulle won massively and the uprising tailed off. The uprising inspired an explosion of revolutionary graffiti, inspired by Situationism (for example: "be realistic, demand the impossible"), and poster art. Mass produced simple one colour screen prints became symbolic of the uprising.

This poster is our own design based on an original poster by Atelier Populaire 1968.. The size is A3 (approx. 11.7" x 16.5") and is printed on good quality 170gm poster paper.

Printed by the Radical Poster Collective, UK

The Radical Poster Collective is dedicated to making good quality classic radical posters available at an affordable price. Posters are either digitally cleaned up to remove tears, stains, etc., or completely recreated to be as close as possible to the original.