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Varoom 38 The Activism Issue: Contents
In our latest issue we meet illustrators and designers from across the world challenging the status quo.
‘An essential platform’ – It’s Nice That
‘A saucy issue’ – People of Print
kennardphillips – the London-based duo on the art of montage
Activism by Numbers – we ask data journalist and illustrator Mona Chalabi about the power of infographics
Street Artivism – Tristan Manco meets Mexican muralists Himed & Reyben to discuss stencilling and being censured
‘I’ Over ‘We’ – Paul Gravett uncovers a new wave of Arab Comics and meets Samandal, the comics collective battling state censorship and prosecution
Land for Sale? – illustrator Jon Halls explains how he created a fictional development company to raise questions about the value of green space
Graphic Protest – we talk to Margaret Cubbage about the illustrators and designers fighting power and misinformation
It’s Got to Be Real – Stuart Lang weighs up the potential for success and failure when brands support social movements
Merciless Geometry – Luise Vormittag spotlights Tings Chak’s ‘graphic documentary’ on the hidden spaces allocated to Canada’s undocumented migrants
Book Building – Olivia Ahmad discovers radical Indian publisher Tara Books who champion tribal art and the craft of book making
Albany Without Polar Bears – Derek Brazell introduces Seth Tobocman’s powerful comic about the fight against ‘bomb’ trains transporting gas through Albany
Contested Spaces – we ask Emily Jost and Ian Whadcock whether developer-led arts commissioning is valuable to city residents, or simply ‘artwashing’
Virtual Vandal – Anna Steinberg finds out why Seb Chaloner’s latest animated series is challenging exclusive members’ clubs for ‘creative types’
Being Seen – Olivia Ahmad meets the people behind gal-dem, OOMK and Yellowzine, the publications challenging underrepresentation in the industry
Where Credit is Due – Derek Brazell talks to the children’s book industry about Pictures Mean Business, Sarah McIntyre’s campaign to make illustrators more visible
Clifford Harper – we look back at Clifford Harper’s A Graphic Guide to Anarchy