MOMENTUM: THE NEW COMICS When: March 6 – April 19, 2009Where: MCAD Gallery: Concourse GalleryOpening Reception: Friday, March 6, 6-8 p.m.Lecture by MOME editor Eric Reynolds: Friday, March 6, 1 p.m., MCAD Auditorium 150Gallery Talk with Tom Kaczynski and Zak Sally: Thursday, April 9, 6:30 p.m. http://www.mcad.edu/showPage.php?pageID=1119&eventID=379 mome noun (1553) 1. archaic: fool; blockhead. 2. a quarterly anthology showcasing the best new talent of this decade's rising cartoon generation. MOMENTUM: The New Comics presents a retrospective of comic artworks published in the Harvey and Eisner award-nominated quarterly Mome (Fantagraphics Books), one of the industry's leading contemporary anthologies. Anchored by an…
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery Early 09 Schedule
Mark your calendars: An exciting offering of diverse exhibitions, performances and signings are on tap in the coming months at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in Seattle. These and other lively events will keep the space jumpin' into the summer. Esther Pearl WatsonUNLOVABLEOpening reception and book signing Saturday, February 7, 6:00 to 9:00 PMExhibition continues through March 4, 2009(more event info) HUMBUGOriginal art, artifacts and ephemera from Harvey Kurtzman's classic humor magazine.Public preview Saturday, March 7, 11:30 to 8:00 PMExhibition continues through April Fools Day, 2009 (more about Humbug) Dame DarcyMusic performance and book signingSaturday, March 14, 6:00 to 9:00 PM…
Esther Pearl Watson’s Unlovable Exhibit & Book Debut
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery presents Esther Pearl Watson’s UNLOVABLE art exhibition and book launch on Saturday, February 7. With Valentine’s sentiments in mind, Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in Seattle is pleased to present UNLOVABLE, an exhibition of original art and book launch celebration by Esther Pearl Watson on Saturday, February 7 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Watson’s visual interpretations of the diary entries of teenager Tammy Pierce will resonate with everyone once afflicted by the eccentricities of adolescent isolation, unrequited love, and other torments of teen angst. The revealing narrative of the protagonist is perfectly suited to the artist’s endearing…
Clowes & Zwigoff Host Ghost World Screening
UCB’s PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE HOSTS GHOST WORLD SCREENING AND BOOK RELEASE PARTY Join the Pacific Film Archive in celebrating the charmed works of two Bay Area originals: Filmmaker Terry Zwigoff and cartoonist and screenwriter Daniel Clowes. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive 2625 Durant Avenue #2250 • Berkeley, CA 94720 • (510) 642-1124 Clowes and Zwigoff will host a special screening of the Ghost World film, followed by a Q&A and book signing to celebrate the release of Ghost World: Special Edition. This deluxe new edition of the bestselling graphic novel expands…
David Levine: American Presidents Exhibit in NYC
August 30, 2008, New York, NY – Forum Gallery presents American Presidents & Selected Paintings: 1966 – 2008, including nearly 50 paintings and drawings by David Levine, America's acclaimed observer of humanity and politics. For over four decades Levine has entertained readers of The New York Review of Books with his often-satirical portraiture of public figures. The current exhibition brings together these caricatures and Levine's intimate painted portraits of the diverse characters that populate New York City. The exhibition features a selection of more than 40 political figures from the caricatures the artist has created since he began working for…
Danny Hellman & Co. at Fantagraphics Sept. 13
NOTORIOUS NEW YORK CARTOONIST DANNY HELLMAN AT FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKSTORE & GALLERY ON SEPTEMBER 13 Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is pleased to welcome storied New York cartoonist and illustrator Danny Hellman on Saturday, September 13 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Five accomplished local cartoonists who contributed to the new Hellman-edited alternative comics anthology TYPHON will join him at this festive signing. Danny Hellman has been making art for publication since 1988. His illustrations have appeared in TIME, NEWSWEEK, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, FORTUNE, FORBES, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, FHM, GUITAR WORLD, NEW YORK PRESS, and countless others. Ever the clever prankster, “Dirty Danny”…
Zak Sally, David B. and Daniel Clowes in Seattle this August!
AUGUST GETS HOT AT FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKSTORE & GALLERY WITH ZAK SALLY, DAVID B., AND DANIEL CLOWES! Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery welcomes three compelling cartoonists in August with appearances by artist/musician Zak Sally on August 2, French cartoonist David B. on August 15, and the incomparable Daniel Clowes on August 29. These talented artists further enhance the growing perception of Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery as one of our region’s most colorful and diverse cultural assets. Zak Sally, a notorious Minneapolis-based musician and cartoonist will perform music and sign books on Saturday, August 2 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. A veteran of…
Robert Pollard Book Release Party & Art Exhibition
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS & MERGE RECORDS PRESENT: TOWN OF MIRRORS: A Robert Pollard Book Release Party and Art Exhibition at the MERGE RECORDS HQ Friday, August 15, 6PM DURHAM, N.C. — The Merge Records HQ will be hosting Dayton, Ohio’s Robert Pollard on Aug. 15th for Town of Mirrors, an art exhibition and book release party celebrating the release of Town of Mirrors: The Reassembled Imagery of Robert Pollard, to be published in August by Seattle’s Fantagraphics Books. Town of Mirrors will be the inaugural art show in Merge’s downtown Durham office as part of Durham’s Third Friday, a monthly downtown…
Fantagraphics & Desert Island Celebrate Rory Hayes
FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS & DESERT ISLAND present: WHERE DEMENTED WENTED: Celebrating the Comics and Art of RORY HAYES Join us for a book release party and panel discussion featuring: KIM DEITCH BILL GRIFFITH GEOFFREY HAYES and moderator DAN NADEL Listing information: WHAT: Book Release Party for WHERE DEMENTED WENTED: THE ART AND COMICS OF RORY HAYES, with panel discussion and Q&A WHO: Dan Nadel, Kim Deitch, Bill Griffith & Geoffrey Hayes WHERE: DESERT ISLAND • 540 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, NY • 718.388.5087 • desertislandbrooklyn.com WHEN: Friday, August 8, 7PM (discussion begins at 8PM) FREE ADMISSION An exclusive, limited-edition Hayes silkscreen will…
Jason comes to Rocketship & MoCCA June 6-8!
Fantagraphics & Rocketship present: JASON IN AMERICA! FRIDAY, JUNE 6! Join the acclaimed European master cartoonist JASON for a pre-MoCCA kickoff party, art show, and world premiere of his new book, POCKET FULL OF RAIN. WHO: JASONWHAT: Opening reception, book signing and MoCCA pre-partyWHERE: Rocketship208 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 • 718.797.1348WHEN: Friday, June 6, 8PM Join cartoonist JASON for a rare North American exhibition of original art and the world premiere of his new collection, POCKET FULL OF RAIN. One of the most acclaimed cartoonists of the last decade, Jason is a multiple Harvey and Eisner Award-winner whose work Publisher's Weekly describes as "Cross…
