Under New Management

Printmaking, politics, activism
2018

Under New Management is a printmaking project designed to raise local awareness of the effects of school reform in Chicago, and to share information about voting and campaign funding records of local city council members. We developed extensive secondary research into a series of letterpress posters and a companion zine, which we distributed throughout the city of Chicago (and beyond).

Team
Angela Davis Fegan (art & design, slogans, letterpress)
Renee Albrecht-Mallinger (secondary research, copy, zine layout, letterpress assistance)

A Propeller Fund Project

Publication available for purchase at Printed Matter
Also featured at:

Westside Justice Center (Chicago, IL)
Minnesota Center for Book Arts (Minneapolis, MN)
Morgan Conservatory (Cleveland, OH)

Angela assembles a Chicago flag on the press using the capital letters

Angela hangs a sign on the wall. The sign reads, Gutting the schools sabotages the republic.

The front cover of the zine is red with overprinted text that reads, Under New Management.

The interior of the zine is on cream-colored paper. There is a lot of text on the left-hand side, and a dark image on the right-hand side.

Krista Franklin poses with a poster reading, School closings crowd jails and empty ballots.

Kristen Kazaa poses with a poster that reads, School closings crowd jails and empty ballots.

A light-skinned person wearing a ball cap holds a poster reading, School choice magnifies segregation.

A brown skinned person holds a poster reading, School choice magnifies segregation. They have their fist raised in the air, above their head.

A brown-skinned person with red glasses holds a poster that reads, School closings crowd jails and empty ballots.

Renee holds a poster that reads, School closings crowd jails and empty ballots.

A light-skinned man holds a poster that says, School closings crowd jails & empty ballots.

A person wearing a hat holds a poster that says, School choice magnifies segregation.

Sánchez holds a poster that says, School choice magnifies segregation.

Chris Givens holds two signs. One says, School closings crowd jails and empty ballots. The other says, Gutting the schools sabotages our republic.

Jon O'Conner holds two posters. One says, Gutting the schools sabotages our republic. The other says, School closings crowd jails & empty ballots.

Lamon Manuel holds a sign outside the California blue line stop. The sign says, School closings crowd jails and empty ballots.