This catalogue is from an exhibition showcasing the reproduction of propaganda artworks created between 1969 and 1972 by the late celebrated Cuban Graphic Artist René Mederos and Art pieces by five established contemporary Vietnamese Artists produced in response to the series. This exhibition showcased eighteen archival prints of the paintings/posters that Mederos created during his two visits to Vietnam and was the first time they were exhibited in Vietnam since their initial display in the country in 1972. The works by Mederos in the catalogue are drawn from two social justice poster collections based in California; the Center for the Study of Political Graphics in Los Angeles (directed by Carol Wells), and the Docs Populi Archive in Berkeley (directed by Lincoln Cushing). Wells and Cushing both knew Mederos personally and have promoted his work through essays, books, lectures, and exhibitions.
The exhibition was held in 2017 in Hanoi, Vietnam