Powerful protest inspiration
In my work I take great inspiration from protest signs on marches, as well as from billboard hacking.
The wit and urgency of many of the homemade signs on political protests often seems to me to offer more insight into the state of the world than much work I see in galleries. Here are some great protest signs:
Breezy Rose of Kansas posted this photo of her husband holding a sign that says "Stop killing us" and her daughter holding a sign that says "Please don't shoot my dad" on Instagram. In the caption, Breezy wrote: "When I tell you I cried after snapping this picture at a rally for George Floyd today, I sobbed. This is our reality. This is reality for every black person in our country. Today I wept for George Floyd, for Breonna Taylor, for Ahmaud Arbery, for Eric Garner, for Sandra Bland, for Tamir Rice and for so many others. Today I wept for my husband having to teach this to our daughter. And today I wept for our daughter, who has to grow up with this fear. Today, we wept. But tomorrow, we fight."
The best signs from the Time’s Up Women’s March in London, January 21, 2018.
Protest signs from the inauguration of Donald Trump, January 20, 2017. @AmyBartner on Twitter
San Diego LGBT Pride