[event:comix] COMIX CHICAGO
RUNNING THROUGH OCTOBER 4
The
Hyde Park Art Center Presents
"Comix Chicago"
Contemporary Chicago Comics and Zines
August 24 - October 4, 2003
Horwich Gallery
Opening Reception Sunday, August 24th from 4-6pm
The Hyde Park Art Center presents "Comix Chicago", a group exhibition of work by artists who expressly use the city of Chicago as a backdrop for their stories. Seven artists will show a wealth of work, including some pieces in the early stages of production, revealing thought, process, and the urban landscape as integral aspects of their work as comic artists. Artists presented in Comix Chicago include Jessica Abel (
La Perdida), Ivan Brunetti (
Schizo), Daniel Clowes (
Eightball), David Heatley (
Deadpan), Archer Prewitt (
Sof'Boy), Chris Ware (
Jimmy Corrigan), and Erik Wenzel (
Stalker).
Guest-curated by Britton Bertran, "Comix Chicago" will be open to the public from August 24 to October 4, 2003. The opening reception will be held August 24 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5307 S. Hyde Park Blvd. (Limited free parking is available from 4-6 on August 24 at Congregation Rodfei Zedek, 5200 S. Hyde Park Boulevard.) A panel discussion moderated by curator Britton Bertran will be held at the Art Center on September 13 at 3pm.
Chicago, home to many talented comic artists who have gone on to international fame, has an incredibly rich history of visual storytelling. "Comix Chicago" presents seven of the most recent generation of these artists. These comic artists, both emerging and established, provide narratives of unique personal adventure in familiar places and hearken to a Midwestern sensibility through their delineation of characters that are distinctly Chicagoan.
Within the context of this exhibition, the city takes on a life of its own, becoming yet another character situated in narrative and figurative dialogue, subject to the will of the artists. While much of the art work presented in the exhibition will be familiar to Chicagoans as ephemeral pages in weekly newspapers and local periodicals, "Comix Chicago" provides a unique opportunity to contemplate these works on the gallery wall.
The Hyde Park Art Center
5307 S. Hyde Park Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60615
Telephone 773-324-5520
We are located one block west of the 53rd Street exit of Lake Shore Drive, and are easily accessible by public transportation.
Gallery Hours:
Monday through Friday 9 to 5
Saturday 10 to 5
[
thanks to Jeff Mason ]
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