Comics
A Potential Piece of Yellowism
What the hell is it?
Comics
Comics
Who Is Art For?
Art should be for everyone, right?
Comics
Confessions of a Contemporary Artist
Are artists supposed to admit such things?
Comics
The Evolution of the Artist
How does the art gene get passed down from generation to generation?
Comics
A Drawing a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
What can we learn about artists from the past to help artists feel better today?
Comics
I Hate Art Openings, Except When …
A comic that is perfectly timed for tonight's openings orgy in Chelsea.
Art
Without Mercy: The Bitter Comix of Anton Kannemeyer
In 1986, South Africa was still eight years away from the end of apartheid, and though opposition to the racist ruling system had been mounting for decades, the government continued to suppress rebels and dissidents. Yet that same year, the exiled Afrikaner writer and artist Breyten Breytenbach, a v
News
Comics Museum Closes Its Doors (But Will Return)
This week, a lesser-known MoCCA — not LA MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) or New York's MOCA, aka the Museum of Chinese in America — abruptly closed its doors. MoCCA stands for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, which until Monday was housed in suite 401 at 594 Broadway, in Nolita.
Books
A Comic Book Written on the Streets
Paging through New York-born, Brazil-based street artist Tito na Rua's Street Comics Vol. 1, a story of the search for lost love through the streets of Rio de Janeiro, I couldn't help but become fascinated by the possibilities of a narrative being told in the streets, even though I'm not the biggest
Opinion
Retrofuturist 1950s Comics Imagine China in the 21st Century
A recent series of comics that appeared on Sina Weibo show the Chinese Communist Party's propaganda comics in 1950, depicting China 60 years later, i.e., in 2010.
Books
Monster In My Head
Ever wondered what your childhood nightmares would look like if they met your adult nightmares? Well, take a peek at Monster, the latest installation of Providence, Rhode Island’s giant, horror-themed comic book.
Art
The Many Comic Faces of Tibet
Something about Tibet has always seemed very mysterious to the West. Maybe it's the terrain of the towering Himalayas possibly inhabited by savage yetis, the legends of the heavenly Shangri-La, or the ancient traditions of Tibetan Buddhism embodied by the reincarnated Dalai Lama. All of these impres