The art blog Drawn has the goods on The Graphic Imperative, a poster exhibit devoted to sociopolitical causes such as awareness, tolerance and civil rights. They also seem to have an odd appreciation for giant movie monsters.

The image encourages reconciliation between two “giant” nations, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., symbolized by Godzilla and King Kong. The poster was designed to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. It was included in the “Images of Survival” exhibition project organized by the Shoshin Society, Washington, DC.

Wait a minute. Which one is the U.S. and which one is supposed to be the U.S.S.R.? And why is Japan getting the shaft here? The Cold War was so confusing.

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