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Within the days after the 2024 election, I obtained my fill of mea culpas from disheartened Democrats and fatalistic “what else can we expect from politics?” dismissals from individuals round me. Shortly thereafter, I visited the Mexican Prints on the Vanguard exhibition on the Metropolitan Museum of Artwork and was deeply moved by the ingenuity and vitality of the cartoons and posters. I recall my sense of awe on the good satirical depictions of authoritarianism that José Guadalupe Posada created concerning the Porfirio Díaz dictatorship and my laughter on the rhymes lampooning the wealthy and highly effective. Earlier than I left, I began pondering to myself that I ought to attempt to do the identical. So I contacted my colleagues Pablo Helguera and Noah Fischer and pitched the concept of a publication to them. Fortunate for me, they instantly agreed. I’ve been amazed on the willingness of so lots of our colleagues to share their work with us for the primary concern of The Siren. Right here is the sanest response we may give you to our totally insane occasions. Could it sharpen our wits! —Coco Fusco
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Tagged: Coco Fusco, Comics, Donald Trump, Featured, Noah Fischer, Pablo Helguera
Coco Fusco is an artist and author and professor of artwork at The Cooper Union.
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