Henning Damgård-Sørensen – Words and Images (1971)

Louisiana exhibition poster with work by the artist, Henning Damgård-Sørensen, (1928-2013) from Louisiana's exhibition, Words and Images – a Poster Exhibition, in 1971. Composed of posters from several exhibitions, Louisiana showed the motley poster production worldwide, as a reflection of the artistic movements of the time: Pop art, the new symbolism, Art Nouveau, 20s style, surrealism among many more.

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Louisiana's exhibition of posters from 16 different countries showed how poster art was - and is - influenced by painting, photography, graphics and film. The exhibition brought together pop art, political poster art from Cuba, posters from Poland, where one finds a rich and independent tradition of poster art, posters from collections in the United States and Soviet posters with political content.

In the poster's infancy 100 years ago, it was a powerful medium with its combination of text and image. And at that time, the poster was also a fast medium that ensured topicality. And large editions allowed for repetition effects in the street scene. It's no wonder that the poster was a popular form of communication for those who had something on their mind.

Since then, we have been flooded with communication and forms of communication, and the eye has to sort through an endless stream of images. But despite the competition, the poster has remained successful, perhaps especially as applied art, created for the present and the situation – and for memory and reflection.

Dimensions: W: 59.4 x H: 84.1 cm (A1)

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Frame: 12mm
Material: Frame in solid oak and with high-quality acrylic glass.