Maio [May] 68 (CRS-SS) II

During the May 1968 revolution, Júlio Pomar was in Paris. «CRS = SS» was a slogan then shouted, written, and turned into posters, equating the French special police forces used to suppress the demonstrations - the Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité - with the SS, the Nazi German police.

Observing the battles in the streets of Paris, Pomar transferred to the canvas the rigorous formal arrangement of the police formation, with shields raised in defence against the cobblestones thrown by students and other protesters. He also explored a graphic quality made possible by the use of acrylic paint, which he had adopted shortly before.