Black Mask (anarchists)
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Black Mask was a radical
anarchist art collective operating in New York City
in the 1960s. They gained notoriety for their self-titled broadsheet
as well as their public actions and demonstrations. The Black Mask was together from 1967 to late 1968 before reforming as Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers
. They were loosely associated with the Situationist International, King Mob
, and the Diggers
. Their chief goal was the integration of art in to the political program of anarchist revolution
.
Black Mask disrupted cultural events in New York by giving made up flyers of art events to the homeless with the lure of free drinks.
Extremism
Extremism is any ideology or political act far outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common moral standards...
anarchist art collective operating in New York City
New York City
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in the 1960s. They gained notoriety for their self-titled broadsheet
Broadsheet
Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet...
as well as their public actions and demonstrations. The Black Mask was together from 1967 to late 1968 before reforming as Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers
Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers
Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers was an anarchist affinity group based in New York City...
. They were loosely associated with the Situationist International, King Mob
King Mob
King Mob was a radical group endeavouring to contribute to worldwide proletarian social revolution, based in London during the 1970s.It was a cultural mutation of the Situationists and the anarchist group Motherfuckers. They sought to emphasize the cultural anarchy and disorder being ignored in...
, and the Diggers
Diggers (theater)
The Diggers were a radical community-action group of activists and Improv actors operating from 1966–68, based in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. Their politics were such that they have sometimes been categorized as "left-wing." More accurately, they were "community anarchists"...
. Their chief goal was the integration of art in to the political program of anarchist revolution
Revolution
A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.Aristotle described two types of political revolution:...
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Black Mask disrupted cultural events in New York by giving made up flyers of art events to the homeless with the lure of free drinks.