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Garage Graphix in the 80s and 90s

In the 1980s Garage Graphix put Mount Druitt on the Australian cultural map. It was an astonishing explosion of energies, ideas and images, admired around the country for the way the ‘Garage’ tackled urgent social and political issues. Forty years later, Garage Graphix posters are still fresh, powerful, and relevant. The following photographs were taken at the ‘Garage’, and were selected for display in the ‘Talking Posters: Garage Graphix 1981 – 1998’ exhibition.

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First image: ‘Talking Posters: Garage Graphix 1981 – 1998’, exhibition display, Jennifer Leahy
Photos courtesy of Marla Guppy

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