{"title":"Acosta Gladis","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"ap_02189","title":"Afroca Circa 1970","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster was produced for the Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Asia, Africa and Latin America (OSPAAAL) created by Fidel Castro.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis organization was born during the tricontinental conference held in Havana in 1966 to fight American imperialism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCastro played a major role in Africa, particularly in Angola, where he saw an opportunity to exercise his policy of international solidarity to make a difference on a global scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolitical - Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOspaaal - Cuba - International Week of Solidarity with the peoples of Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood condition, one small tear\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acosta Gladis","offers":[{"title":"53 x 33 \/ A","offer_id":41595045085369,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/9275\/3081\/products\/AP_02189Insta2.jpg?v=1676638287"},{"product_id":"ap_13769","title":"Afroca Circa 1970","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"635\"\u003eStark, raw, and uncompromising, this original circa 1970 OSPAAAL poster by Gladis Acosta encapsulates the brutal realities of colonial oppression in Africa with piercing graphic clarity. Issued for the International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa (May 22–28), the poster's design merges typographic force and minimalist symbolism in a powerful call to global conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"971\"\u003eThe word \"AFRICA\" rises vertically like a monument—or a cry—imprisoned behind sharp arcs of barbed wire, which dominate the composition. The black block lettering, bold and immovable, contrasts with the fluid menace of the wire, evoking themes of struggle, confinement, and resistance under apartheid and colonial regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1398\"\u003eCreated by OSPAAAL (Organization of Solidarity with the People of Asia, Africa and Latin America), this poster—like others from the movement—was distributed folded inside \u003cem data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1164\"\u003eTricontinental\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, destined for activist circles and liberation movements worldwide. The text at the bottom appears in five languages, including Spanish, English, French, and Arabic, reaffirming the internationalist ethos of the movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1595\"\u003eVisually spare yet emotionally loaded, this poster is a graphic protest in its purest form—an urgent reminder of art’s role as a vehicle for political resistance and transnational solidarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1659\"\u003eA rare and haunting example of Cold War-era liberation design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePolitics - Africa - Ospaaal - Cuba\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acosta Gladis","offers":[{"title":"53 x 33 \/ A","offer_id":52631950295367,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/9275\/3081\/files\/AP_13769Insta2.jpg?v=1762441773"}],"url":"https:\/\/galerie-1881.myshopify.com\/en\/collections\/acosta-gladis\/politics.oembed","provider":"Galerie 1881","version":"1.0","type":"link"}