Comic Abstraction: Image-Breaking, Image-Making (MoMA)

March 2nd, 2007, 07:45 AM

Dear ArtConversation Visitors,

Some of you might be interested in this exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art.
Comic Abstraction: Image-Breaking, Image-Making
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2007...straction.html
Check the site in a couple of days for an online exhibit (on or after March 4)

"In recent years a number of artists have transmuted the lexicon of
comic strips and films, cartoons, and animation into a new, representational mode of "comic abstraction" to address perplexing issues about war and global
conflicts, the legacy of September 11, and ethnic and cultural
stereotyping." (copied from MoMA site)

Here is the New York Times review - with a slide show of some images:
Visions That Flaunt Cartoon Pedigrees
By ROBERTA SMITH
Published: March 2, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/ar...tml?ref=design

"The motor behind this show is a big idea: the lively and essential
contamination of abstract art by popular culture that began with the
Surrealists but has greatly expanded during the last 30 years. It
could be argued that most new abstract art since the late 1970s has
had comic aspects." (excerpt from article)

"Comic Abstraction: Image-Breaking, Image-Making" continues through
June 11 at the Museum of Modern Art

More NY Times articles:
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/design/index.html

Regards,

Judy Decker

March 2nd, 2007, 07:45 AM	#1
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Comic Abstraction: Image-Breaking, Image-Making (MoMA) Dear ArtConversation Visitors, Some of you might be interested in this exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. Comic Abstraction: Image-Breaking, Image-Making http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2007...straction.html Check the site in a couple of days for an online exhibit (on or after March 4) "In recent years a number of artists have transmuted the lexicon of comic strips and films, cartoons, and animation into a new, representational mode of "comic abstraction" to address perplexing issues about war and global conflicts, the legacy of September 11, and ethnic and cultural stereotyping." (copied from MoMA site) Here is the New York Times review - with a slide show of some images: Visions That Flaunt Cartoon Pedigrees By ROBERTA SMITH Published: March 2, 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/ar...tml?ref=design "The motor behind this show is a big idea: the lively and essential contamination of abstract art by popular culture that began with the Surrealists but has greatly expanded during the last 30 years. It could be argued that most new abstract art since the late 1970s has had comic aspects." (excerpt from article) "Comic Abstraction: Image-Breaking, Image-Making" continues through June 11 at the Museum of Modern Art More NY Times articles: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/arts/design/index.html Regards, Judy Decker

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