Events

The art exhibit, Robert Williams Slang Aesthetic travels from Los Angeles to the Center for Contemporary Arts in Santa Fe, NM. The exhibition runs from September 23rd-November 27th with a series of opening events running all weekend long! Friday Sep 23, 5-6p Members' Preview 6-8p Public Reception Saturday Sep 24, 2-3p Gallery tour with Williams and curator Meg Linton Sunday Sep 25, 1p Robert Williams: Mr. Bitchin' screening and Q&A with Williams and film director Nancye Ferguson The exhibition features 60+ paintings, drawings, and hot rods by Robert Williams.

The centerpiece of the festival, the French Comics Framed exhibition, will be on view September 27 -November 5 at The Cooper Union, an institution known for its high-quality arts, architecture and engineering programs. The show will feature a selection of the best of French comics, presented through images and illustrations highlighting architecture in the design Franco-Belgian comics as well as Franco-Belgian comics narrative style. The exhibit takes the viewer on a journey through time and space, from Hergé’s well-known “ligne claire” to groundbreaking structural innovations by artists such as Fred (Philémon), and to the new scene of French comics today, with images from cutting-edge...

thelastcat presents ~ Spiritual Billionaires ~ ~ Jay Howell, Matt Furie, Lisa Hanawalt, Chris Sullivan, Johnny Ryan ~ ~ window show by Kris Chau ~ opening reception Friday, Sept 30th, 7pm-10pm. RVCA San Francisco. 1485 Haight St. San Francisco, CA 94117

American Blood is the new collection from Ben Marra, the definitive assembling of Marra’s most underground (and hardest to find) comics. Containing his provocative debut works including “Gangsta Rap Posse,” “The Naked Heroes,” “Lincoln Washington,” “Ripper,” and “The Incredibly Fantastic Adventures of Maureen Dowd,” the new collection is perhaps more timely than ever as the lines blur ever greater between satire and reality. American Blood will launch at a special event presented by The Beguiling and Suspect Video, featuring an audio/visual presentation by Ben Marra and a moderated Q&A hosted by The Beguiling's Alex Hoffman. The launch will also include...

SONNY KING & JIM BLANCHARD October 7 – 30, 2016 Opening Reception: Friday, October 7th 8PM Sonny King  – Silver’s Circus Jim Blanchard  – Visual Abuse A double header gallery exhibit opens at the La Luz de Jesus gallery in Los Angeles with Jim Blanchard and Sonny King. This opening coincides with the release of Jim's book of the same title. Pick it up early at the show, or get it in stores on October 25th! The show opens with a reception on October 7th, and runs until Oct 30th.

NYFF Live: Making My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea With My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea, playing in this year’s Main Slate, celebrated graphic novelist Dash Shaw and his team have created a beautifully layered, colorful, and entertaining new animated film. Shaw’s first feature is a comic adventure about friends overcoming their differences and having each other’s backs in times of crisis, and its marvelously complex characters are voiced by Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph, and Susan Sarandon. This discussion—featuring writer-director Dash Shaw, lead animator Jane Samborski, and producer Kyle Martin—will go behind...