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 ...

Reuters. Artist Tran Duy Truc, 82, gestures next to a propaganda painting ahead of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s Liberation Day, in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 29, 2025.

The Preposterous History of Propaganda Art Propagandopolis, a globe-spanning selection of visual persuasions from the early 20th century to now, is a travelogue to disinformation’s past.

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 ...

Unofficial art posed problems of its own. Beyond the fact that there was no market, decades of isolation behind the Iron Curtain left artists with a 1920s frame of reference.

“Most of the history of Western art was propaganda for the church,” he says, also noting how similar these works are to American paintings in the 1940s (think Rosie the Riveter). “This ...

North Korea launched a state-run art exhibit this week with propaganda paintings of the Supreme Leader — including one portraying him triumphantly riding horseback — after lifting a rule ...

Street art is taking over the walls of Warsaw, Poland, turning the capital into an open-air museum. These images, created by amateurs and renowned artists alike, bear witness to the cultural ...

Vietnamese propaganda art flourishes 50 years after end of war. By Phuong Nguyen. April 30, 2025 3:13 AM UTC Updated April 30, 2025 Item 1 of 3 Artist Tran Duy Truc, 82, paints a ...