Audio Tour: Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes
About
Daniel Clowes is an acclaimed comic book artist and graphic novelist—although he prefers the designation “cartoonist”—with nearly fifty publications to his credit. He is also a highly reputed magazine illustrator (and regular cover artist for the New Yorker) and an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the film adaptation of his 1997 graphic novel Ghost World, which is widely credited with establishing the graphic novel as a credible literary form. This major survey, the first museum retrospective of Clowes's work, presents more than 125 original drawings and artifacts in an elegant, inviting installation combining today's graphic style with shades of a Victorian parlor.
Audio Playlist
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Susan Miller Susan Miller on the origins of the exhibition -
Susan Miller Susan Miller on Clowes's process -
Susan Miller Susan Miller on Clowes's early works -
Daniel Clowes Daniel Clowes on "Art School Confidential" -
Ray Pride Ray Pride on "Art School Confidential" -
Daniel Clowes Daniel Clowes on "Eightball no. 8" cover -
Susan Miller Susan Miller on "Ghost World" and David Boring -
Daniel Clowes Daniel Clowes on the "Ghost World" cover -
Ray Pride Ray Pride on "Ghost World" -
Ray Pride Ray Pride on the filmic qualities of Clowes's work -
Susan Miller Susan Miller on Clowes's recent work -
Ivan Brunetti Ivan Brunetti on Clowes's style -
Daniel Clowes Daniel Clowes on growing up in Chicago -
Ivan Brunetti Ivan Brunetti on Chicago's community of cartoonists -
Ray Pride Ray Pride on urban environments and scale in Clowes's work -
Ivan Brunetti Illustrations -
Daniel Clowes The New Yorker covers