{"id":367,"date":"2011-10-16T13:59:35","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T17:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/outthere\/?p=367"},"modified":"2011-10-17T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T18:42:57","slug":"occupy-my-wallet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/outthere\/2011\/10\/occupy-my-wallet.html","title":{"rendered":"Occupy My Wallet?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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"Protest Stencil Toolkit" samples in a gallery<\/p><\/div>\n

Late last week I received this email:<\/p>\n

Attn Jeff Weinstein, Blogger
\nOut There
\nIn light of the current Wall Street protests, the PROTEST STENCIL TOOLKIT could
\nreally come in handy. A clever book of die-cut stencils, each page reflects a
\nconcern (financial, environmental, political…) while including examples from
\nthe great protest movements of the 20th century. An interesting resource for
\ndesigners and artists, this book is also a serious look at the powerful graphics
\nof protest.
\nJ-pegs and books are available upon request. Thanks for sharing this timely
\nbook with your followers.
\nDebra Matsumoto
\nUS Press & Marketing
\nLaurence King Publishing<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gosh, I had so much trouble fitting “Get Anita Bryant Off Our Breakfast Tables” on one sheet of oaktag, so maybe this would help. Odd that I couldn’t find a link to the book, so I Googled it<\/a>. Protest Stencil Toolkit<\/em>\u00a0was done in the U.K. by one Patrick Thomas, also invisible in the email, and published in May.<\/p>\n

What a smart firm, to have anticipated such a trenchant mass-consumer market. Here’s the beyond-apt catalog copy:<\/p>\n

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The enabling tome by Patrick Thomas<\/p><\/div>\n

With this book anyone can create protest graphics. The 46 die-cut stencils, plus a bespoke typeface, can be combined to create both slogans and powerful visual messages, and are robust enough to be re-used any number of times. There are classic symbols from the great protest movements of the twentieth century, as well as new images reflecting contemporary concerns \u2013 such as the environment and the economy. These are the building blocks of visual statement, and this book is the essential toolkit for the graphics of protest.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I especially like “robust enough to be re-used any number of times” — like, for the rest of our lives. \u00a0I myself am looking for a way to incorporate that sweet cow, above.<\/p>\n

Reader quiz: Can we think of any other backlist gems to piggyback on current events? Das Kapital<\/em> doesn’t count.<\/p>\n

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Overhead shot of Occupy Times Square, Oct. 15, 2011<\/p><\/div>\n

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