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Journalist Watchdogs Decry Egypt’s Arrest of Satirical Cartoonist
Ashraf Omar had published several cartoons that took aim at Egypt’s electricity cutbacks and the government’s economic strategy.
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Art
The Jewish Influences of Eli Valley's Visceral Political Cartoons
When the news gets appalling enough, Valley will show you the grotesquerie, and make you feel it.
Interview
Slick Political Cartoons Offer Incisive Critiques of Trump
Painter and illustrator Edel Rodriguez uses political cartoons to condemn Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, strict immigration policies, and more.
Books
The Aesthetics of Ugliness
At what point does an image become objectionable?
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Political Cartoonist Threatened by Chinese Authorities During “Free Expression Week”
An exhibition by Badiucao, addressing Google's complacency in China's internet censorship, was set to open in Hong Kong on November 3. With one day's notice, organizers were forced to cancel the event “out of safety concerns," following threats from Chinese authorities.
Art
Political Cartoonists Talk Trump at the Museum of the City of New York
On March 23, five US-based political cartoonists will discuss the realities, challenges, and urgency of their work today.
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Right-wing Cartoonist Inserts Betsy DeVos into Iconic Civil Rights Painting
Glenn McCoy appropriated Norman Rockwell's "The Problem We All Live With," replacing the six-year-old black girl who desegregated a public school with the billionaire Secretary of Education.
Art
Art that Exposes the Theater of Politics
CLEVELAND — In a drawing by cartoonist Edward Freska, the bald eagle that represents the United States on the country’s Great Seal is injured.
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Cartoonist Pronounced Dead, Believed Murdered by Syrian Regime
According to Souriatnapress, Akram Raslan died in the spring of 2013 while in the custody of the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Interview
Political Cartoonist Ted Rall Discusses Being Dropped by the LA Times
Hyperallergic spoke with political cartoonist Ted Rall to get his view on his dismissal and on the state of political cartooning in general.
Art
Political Cartoons from a Golden Age of British Satire
In late 18th-century Britain, etched cartoons and caricatures abounded, poking fun at kings, noblemen, society ladies, French revolutionaries, the institution of marriage, and countless other people and things.
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Iranian Artist Gets 12 Years in Prison for Political Cartoon
Atena Farghadani, a 28-year-old artist on trial in Iran over a cartoon that depicts members of parliament as animals, has been sentenced to 12 years and 9 months in prison.