Propaganda Textiles & Antony Gormley - Double study event!

The Fashion & Textile Museum & White Cube

11.00 - 4.30 Saturday 9TH Dec 2023 with tutor Priscilla Edwards

The Fabric of Democracy: Propaganda Textiles from the French Revolution to Brexit

This exhibition explores printed propaganda textiles over more than two centuries. Discover how fabric designers and manufacturers have responded to political upheaval from the French Revolution through to Brexit. The mechanization of textile industries from the mid-18th century led to the development of print techniques that could create more detailed imagery on cloth, quicker than ever before. These increasingly affordable processes ‘democratized’ textile decoration, allowing governments, regimes, and corporations to harness the power of print to communicate, from wartime slogans to revolutionary ideals.

Admission Fee £12.65 for Students and tickets may need to be purchased in advance. Find out more and book here. 

Antony Gormley: Body Politic