A couple of guys I know from ICAF, John Jennings and Damian Duffy, have some interesting ideas on exhibiting comics. They've curated a
new exhibit, "Out of Sequence: Underrepresented Voices in American Comics," which argues:
Despite recent attention to the history and development of comics, the steps required to create a new canon have been limited and incomplete. Out of Sequence continues and expands on investigations such as Masters of American Comics, presented in 2005 by UCLA's Hammer Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, by showcasing areas of sequential art that might otherwise be overlooked or underappreciated. These areas include the work of women and minority artists and small press and webcomics creators. The exhibition will explore alternate histories of American comics and suggest some of the limitless possibilities for the medium in the past, present, and future, from early newspaper strips to the Internet and virtual narratives in simulated three-dimensional space. The exhibit includes a catalog as well.
It's booked for display in two places so far:
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion
October 24, 2008 to January 4, 2009
The Laboratory of Art and Ideas at Belmar (The Lab), Belmar, CO
January 28, 2008 to April 26, 2009
Check out this
checklist of art as well. This looks like an excellent exhibit. I hope it wanders to the East Coast too.
