Monthly Archives: March, 2005

By Russell Gottwaldt

New Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Michael Bonesteel is teaching a new course at SAIC devoted to the history of the comic book medium called "Comic Book: Golden Age to Graphic Novel." After nearly a lifetime of being a closet aficionado of comic book art, I guess it's only appropriate that I would now decide to "come out" at the School of the Art Institute.

MCA's Manilow Senior Curator, Francesco Bonami, guides museum visitors on a journey around the globe with Universal Experience.

Hester Scheurwater

Even a comic art dummie can appreciate the surrealistic splendor of Jim Woodring's art. Woodring's work has been featured in publications as diverse as Kenyon Review, World Art Magazine, and Zoetrope journals to the well known Frank comics.

If you've ever seen the 1972 porn classic "Deep Throat", it's hard to understand exactly what all of the fuss is about.

In Their Own Words

At the Cultural Center's current exhibit, "Pandemic: Imaging AIDS", Nick Lowe conducted a gallery talk regarding the past and current state of AIDS as a subject within contemporary photography.

Born from the back pages of newspapers, comics as we know them today were designed to be a novelty to supplement 'real' articles. Since then, the 'comic book' and the 'graphic novel' have taken shape, and many comic artists claim that this form of pictorial literature deserve serious attention. Are comics an art form worthy of either the Pulitzer Prize or a place at the Whitney Biennial?

Google the name Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, and you will find variety: a shimmering, multifaceted artistic voice which speaks about the present human moment in every imaginable medium.

Whether you are currently building your art collection, or just dream about having one, a Takashi Murakami limited edition lithograph would be an appropriate addition.

Costco's website sells Picasso original / Performance art shocker Chris Burden quits UCLA over gun incident / Holy Christo! A project in NYC?