Comic Craze
dal 31/10/2008 al 3/1/2009
Segnalato da
Marc Bell
Rupert Bottenberg
Shary Boyle
Chester Brown
Genevieve Castree
David Collier
Rebecca Dart
Jeff Lemire
Billy Mavreas
Marc Ngui
Joe Ollman
Michel Rabagliati
Seth
Rick Trembles
Maurice Vellekoop
Sylvie Gilbert
31/10/2008
Comic Craze
Cambridge Galleries Queen's Square, Cambridge
The exhibition explores the rich intersection of contemporary art and narrative expressions found in Canadian independent comic books, mini-comics, 'zines and graphic novels. On show over 400 books from more than 100 artists, including Marc Bell, Rupert Bottenberg, Shary Boyle, Chester Brown, David Collier and many others.
Curated by Sylvie Gilbert
Organized by the Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre
Comic Craze explores the rich and vibrant intersection of contemporary art and narrative expressions found in Canadian independent comic books, mini-comics, ‘zines and graphic novels. Visitors to the exhibition will discover the best of French and English publications from across Canada. Capturing the different graphic and narrative styles that have made comic culture one of the most absorbing and experimental forms of expression today, the exhibition features over four hundred books from more than one hundred artists, including Marc Bell, Rupert Bottenberg, Shary Boyle, Chester Brown, Geneviève Castrée, David Collier, Rebecca Dart, Jeff Lemire, Billy Mavreas, Marc Ngui, Joe Ollman, Michel Rabagliati, Seth, Rick Trembles, and Maurice Vellekoop and many others. The artists and writers featured in the exhibition are creating some of the most significant and engrossing narratives in comic literature today.
For this exhibition, the gallery has been transformed into a reading space. Visitors walk into a transformed environment, one that’s designed for hands-on investigation and experience – a black and white woodland forest filled with luminous snails and hundreds of comic books, ‘zines and anthologies available for on-site reading. The space sets the stage for a unique experience in appreciating the visual, literary, and tactile pleasures of reading comics.
Comic Craze is curated by Sylvie Gilbert, Senior Curator Walter Phillips Gallery and The Banff International Curatorial Institute. This touring exhibition has been organized by the Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre, Alberta.
Cambridge Galleries are supported by the membership, the City of Cambridge, the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council.
Image: Courtesy, Walter Phillips Gallery.
Media Contact: Lisa Mahoney lmahoney@cambridgegalleries.ca
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 1 at 2:30 pm
Curator's Tour with Sylvie Gilbert, Walter Phillips Gallery at 3:00 pm
Cambridge Galleries, Queen's Square
1 North Square, Cambridge, ON
Gallery Hours (Queen's Square): Mon-Thurs 9:30 am-8:30 pm, Fri & Sat 9:30 am-5:30 pm; Sun 1 - 5 pm
Cambridge Galleries exhibitions are free and open to the public.