Wow, do you know if the exhibition travelled? One of the first shows I made a point of getting out to see in a gallery when I started college in Minneapolis and was trying to find my way between art, cinema, and comics was a very large compendium exhibit of comics art. There was a lot of pages or illustrations by comics and comix artists, but there was a lot of crazier stuff too, including a giant Gary Panter painting (it must’ve been 7 x 15’) hung high up on the wall with other stuff underneath it. It was a veritable fun/mad house in the best possible way.
The van is currently parked in front of the Fantagraphics offices! I enjoyed this trip down memory lane. Any and all comics related reminisces are appreciated.
Wow, do you know if the exhibition travelled? One of the first shows I made a point of getting out to see in a gallery when I started college in Minneapolis and was trying to find my way between art, cinema, and comics was a very large compendium exhibit of comics art. There was a lot of pages or illustrations by comics and comix artists, but there was a lot of crazier stuff too, including a giant Gary Panter painting (it must’ve been 7 x 15’) hung high up on the wall with other stuff underneath it. It was a veritable fun/mad house in the best possible way.
Yes. We took it to LACE in Los Angeles (which was epic), then to several midwest Canadian and American locations.
The van is currently parked in front of the Fantagraphics offices! I enjoyed this trip down memory lane. Any and all comics related reminisces are appreciated.