The
"Comics at the Crossroads" exhibit which was presented at the Maryhill Museum last fall is heading for the
Boise Art Museum August 20-November 22, 2011, according to BAM's website.
Here's the blurb:
For decades comics have largely been viewed as light-hearted action comics and amusing stories told through simple line art. But in recent years, comics have moved from the cultural fringes into the artistic and literary mainstream. Comics at the Crossroads: Art of the Graphic Novel, showcases the work of 40 Pacific Northwest artists who represent established as well as emerging talents. Contemporary comic art addresses a wide array of serious literary, social, cultural and political issues. This exhibition will feature a variety of comic styles in previously published and unpublished original drawings, including sample page spreads and book covers.
A special feature of the exhibition will be a site-specific large-scale drawing installation by Daniel Duford, an artist and writer who teaches at Portland’s Pacific Northwest College of Art. Daniel’s wall drawings, comics and sculpture are meditations on mythic heroes of American culture
