Wednesday, May 02, 2007
COMIC CRAZE 03.05.07 03.06.07
:: Posted by Bryan @ 5/02/2007 04:00:00 PM  Between Gentlemen (excerpt), Rupert Bottenberg, 2003
VERNISSAGE
Wednesday, May 9, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm
Preceded by a tour of the exhibition with the curator at 6 pm.
An exhibition organized by the Walter Phillips Gallery, The Banff Centre, a cultural partner of the Biennale de Montreal 2007
 This summer, the Liane and Danny Taran Gallery immerses visitors in the world of Canadian comics, graphic novels, zines, and mini-comics with its summer exhibition Comic Craze. The show will investigate the uniquely Canadian qualities that our artists bring to this medium - in particular the intimate, eccentric, superhero-free universes they create.
The books, by artists and writers including Shary Boyle, Marc Bell, Chester Brown, Genevieve Castree, David Collier, Rebecca Dart, Marc Ngui, Seth, and Maurice Vellekoop tell personal, quirky, often funny stories in all graphic and narrative styles.
"Most of us probably first encountered drawings, art, and literature through comic books, but they're rarely recognized for that role," Says Comic Craze curator Sylvie Gilbert.
"This exhibition pays homage to the formative role that comics have played in our creative lives. It also renews our understanding of comics by demonstrating the high level of sophistication that comic books have achieved today." Visitors to the Gallery will walk into a completely transformed space, one that's designed for hands-on investigation and experience, an interior wilderness stacked with more than 400 comic books, zines, and graphic novels in French and English. They'll be encouraged to explore, sit, and read.
[Sequential ed note by max: It is indeed a huge pile of books! A Montreal artist included in the show and coincidentally present at the initial exhibit in Banff was surprised to find his own books there. After some asking around, it's been determined that many of the books creators were not told that their books would be put on display, or asked if they could be included. Nor are most of them listed or indexed in any of the shows press or catalogue material to our knowledge. And have not been able to add their inclusion to personal CV's or press. It seems the 'homage' only extends as far as the art, and not to the artists.]
GALERIE LIANE & DANNY TARAN GALLERY - CENTRE DES ARTS SAIDYE BRONFMAN CENTRE FOR THE ARTS
5170, Chemin de la Cte-Ste-Catherine, Montral (Qubec) H3W 1M7, (514) 739-2301 x339, www.saidyebronfman.org
GALLERY HOURS: Monday to Thursday, 12pm to 9pm; Friday, 12pm to 4pm; Sunday, 12am to 8pm.The gallery will be closed May 22,23 and 24th.
Special events connected to the exhibit
SEQUENTIAL ART & SPEECH BALLOONS: May 17 at 6:00 pm
Symposium on contemporary Canadian comic culture
Moderated by Will Straw (MTL)
With: John Bell(Ottawa), Christine Redfern & Caro Caron(MTL), Michel Viau(MTL)
KIM SIMARD : Free Sunday WORKSHOPS - May 13 & May 27 2pm – 5pm
Children & Teen workshops: the process of becoming a super-hero.
Spots are limited, Contact the saidye bronfman center to sign up.Labels: art show, can-con, events, Montreal
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