The 17th Annual Chicago Humanities Festival this year takes on a theme that remains, alas, as daunting and urgent as ever—the interpenetrations of Peace and War. A huge topic rendered vaster by our insistence on exploring not only its present incarnation, but its history and future prospects.

Lawrence Weschler: The Graphics of Solidarity:

When Solidarity came surging into history in 1980, Poland's graphic artists had a remarkable set of long suppressed common symbols and memories on which to draw as they threw themselves into the struggle. A longtime chronicler of the Polish passion, Lawrence Weschler (artistic director of the CHF) offers a slide lecture surveying the history of the vivid artistic production that ensued.

Lawrence Weschler’s participation is made possible through a significant gift from board member Marilynn Thoma and Carl Thoma. Presented in partnership with Wilbur Wright College.

>>>Lawrence Weschler and his most recent book, Everything That Rises: A Book of Convergences, containing a chapter on The Graphics of Solidarity