POSTER EXHIBITION OT THE THEME OF “COEXISTENCE” IS ON DISPLAY AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGH AFFAIRS
On the occasion of January 27 - the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a poster exposition of Bulgarian and foreign poster artists entitled COEXISTENCE is exhibited at the Ministry of foreign affairs.
COEXISTENCE - without violence, without hate speech, without assault on human dignity is the theme of the posters specially selected from the fund of the International Triennial of the Stage Poster – Sofia. The exhibition is part of the traveling expositions of the State Institute for Cultural under the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
In 2001, Bojidar Ikonomov, at the invitation of the Socio-political contemporary art museum in Jerusalem, created his remarkable poster COEXISTENCE. Today, 21 years later, the Triennial gives new life to the topic, placing it in the focus of the public attention with the desire to convey universal and current messages through it. The theme of the tenth Triennial: The Power of the Poster is a fertile opportunity to select posters that visualize intolerance to violence in all its forms and varieties, to hatred and its language. The exhibition is a civil and creative reaction against aggression, anti-Semitism and against a number of prejudices accumulated over the years. These posters convincingly promote the idea of tolerance, coexistence, respect for human rights, and responsibility towards the world, the environment, and future generations.
The State Institute for Cultural includes the exhibition as part of a series of initiatives commemorating the International Holocaust Remembrance Day - January 27. Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust are the most drastic manifestation of intolerance, and this collection of posters with strong and symbolic messages expresses clear and unambiguous opinions towards any assault on human rights, the right to speak about injustice, and declares resistance to violence. The works of famous poster artists such as Holger Matthies, Lex Drewinski, and Gitte Kath deal directly with the topic. The war in Ukraine has also provoked the artistic positions of Mila Lozanova and Georgi Iankov, whose works, along with other anti-war posters, convincingly affirm the right to life.
The exhibition can be viewed until the end of February, after pre-registration to secure access by calling 02/903 06 41.