Foam Magazine #47: Propaganda

In an age defined by the alarming rise of Post-Truth politics, it is of the greatest importance to take a closer look at the nature and provenance of information, especially visual material. Historical examples aside, the portfolios featured in this issue come primarily from contemporary artists. These artists share a critical attitude to propagandist media strategies and the visual imagery deployed within them. Art has the capacity to expose power, and where possible show its true face. That is more valuable now than ever.

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Close-up of a person's face on the cover of Foam magazine, issue #47, 2017. Text reads "No power without image control" and "PROPAGANDA."

in this issue

Hotel Immagine by Simone Donati

A hotel dedicated to a saint, Berlusconi devotees, and Facebook as a site of congregation: Donati exposes the performance and spectacle of landscapes of devotion across religion, politics and beyond.

From the Archive highlights previous writings on photography from Foam Magazine to cast light on current topics and ongoing debates in the world of photography and beyond. 

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Pink three-story hotel with "Hotel Immagine" sign and large portrait of a bearded man on the facade, surrounded by trees and cloudy sky.
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