1974 Revolution: 09. State Art & Propaganda

Cork Out History: Portugal Revisited

During the Portuguese dictatorship, state-sponsored art and propaganda were wielded by the regime to enforce control and promote nationalist ideologies. The National Propaganda Secretariat, led by António Ferro, controlled artistic production and dissemination, shaping narratives and suppressing dissent. Artists relation to and with the regime's visual landscape is a complex, multifolded and not always easy to read one.

Join us as we look at a few examples and see how tentacular Salazar's rule was.

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