Why are we so easily seduced by propaganda? Trace the history of the art of persuasion. Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies asks the question: why are we so easily seduced by propaganda?

Art with a political agenda is often considered inferior – but that’s not fair, writes Alastair Sooke. “Propaganda is a much maligned and often misunderstood word,” said Joseph Goebbels in ...

In January 1940 an organisation called CEMA – the Council for the Encouragement of Music and Art – was founded, initially with money from a charitable trust – money that was soon matched by Treasury ...

He had been an avid collector of World War I and II propaganda art and artifacts, and growing up, Falotico often heard stories of how his father was constantly drawn to art of this era, an affinity ...

It originated in Moscow, where Komar and Melamid made their mark by parodying Soviet propaganda art. “No one took what we were doing seriously,” Komar later lamented. Anticipating the response ...

Kim Jong Un took the reins on his own portraits. North Korea launched a state-run art exhibit this week with propaganda paintings of the Supreme Leader — including one portraying him ...

Hello, Spring Victory!' Vietnamese Propaganda Art Flourishes 50 Years After End of War By Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) - Much has changed in Vietnamese life in the 50 years since the end of the ...

The evolution of murals in Poland traces back to the Communist era, during which they served as propaganda instruments ... has fostered a rise in street art, transforming Warsaw into a vibrant ...

But one constant remains: the ubiquitous propaganda art of the ruling Communist Party. Sign up here. At 82, artist Tran Duy Truc has seen almost all of it. During the war, he painted posters to ...