"Modern Cartoonist" museum exhibition continues in Chicago...

Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes at the MCA Chicago - June 29 through October 13, 2013

The Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes touring exhibition that opened in Oakland, CA last Spring continues on at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago later this month.


Talk: Daniel Clowes and Susan Miller - June 29, 2013, 1:00pm

Join curator Susan Miller and artist Daniel Clowes Saturday, June 29 at 1pm to discuss the exhibition, and artist's Chicago roots.


...and here's a recent brief interview with Clowes at the Huffington Post.

Chris Ware joins Daniel Clowes for a talk and signing this Friday at the OMCA

In a talk moderated by guest curator Susan Miller and Senior Curator of Art René de Guzman, Daniel Clowes and Chris Ware will be speaking at OMCA's James Moore Theater on Friday, July 27, 2012 from 7-8:30pm. Seating will be limited and is expected to fill up quickly. Come early to see the Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes exhibiton at the OMCA which closes in just a few weeks on August 12.

Tickets for the panel discussion are included with Museum admission. Seating in OMCA's James Moore Theater is limited, and is available on a first-come, first served basis the day of the event. The Museum encourages you to come early to stand in line. Doors open at 6:30 pm. 

For more info, go here.

After the talk until about 10pm, Clowes and Ware will be signing their books in the OMCA bookstore along with Alvin Buenaventura signing The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist, a monograph that accompanies the exhibition that's currently up at the museum. FYI: We hear that due to the expected turnout the OMCA bookstore will be limiting autographs to books bought in the store that night . The good news is that the OMCA bookstore will also be giving away (yes, free) a special unique promo book that is a "reverse preview" of Ware's upcoming Building Stories, to each customer purchasing one of the cartoonist's books that night, while supplies last. (btw, the BS preview is incredible and will not be included actual book in this format.)

Lastly, I'll have a new, third batch of 100 Mister Jones pins in orange, made just for this event to give out to those who want them (again, while supplies last). Thanks to Niem 'Buttoneers' 
Tran for whipping these up.

Contest Closed: What the #$@& is it?!

...and here's the answer to last week's contest question:

Q: Can you identify the source of the front endpapers pattern in The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist?  (hint: the answer lies somewhere within the book)

A: The pattern is from a shirt that you can see hanging in the closet, in the background of a photo of Clowes's studio on p. 18 of the book.

Thanks to everyone who participated and congratulations to our winners. Prize envelopes will be sent out shortly:

1.   Mariel De La Garza from Los Angeles, CA

2.   Pat Jensen from Saint Cloud, MN 

3.   Andy Gabrysiak from Livonia, MI 

Brought to you by danielclowes.com - Please stay tuned for more chances to be involved with more useless crap.

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Contest:

Brad Mackay recently wrote a review on The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist and in the responses thread this question came up:  

"Can anyone tell me what that is on the front inside cover? That fingerprint-looking pattern thing. Is is it just some sort of pattern or the backing of some sort of art product or something like that?"

Instead of answering the question we've decided to turn it into another contest and ask everyone:


Can you identify the source of the front endpapers pattern in The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist?  (hint: the answer lies somewhere within the book)

details & prize:


The first 3 entries to correctly answer this question (if there are 3) will receive an autographed OMCA Modern Cartoonist Exhibition brochure autographed by Daniel Clowes as well as 2 Mister Jones pins and maybe some other crap.  Please send entries along with your mailing address to info@danielclowes.com 


The contest winners and the answer will be announced here on danielclowes.com in about a week.


Please help spread the word that this contest is up by 'sharing' on Facebook and 'RTing' on Twitter. Thanks!  

Video: Meltdown Comics presents "One Night with Daniel Clowes in Los Angeles"

In the News: Articles on the "Modern Cartoonist" Monograph & Exhibition

Jack Black approved.

With the recent release of the monograph and the opening of the exhibition there's been a lot of news… Here's a roundup:

newpapers and other major media:

The Atlantic: Dan Clowes, Author of 'Ghost World,' Has One Rule for Writing Dialogue - An interview by Steven Heller with image gallery.

The Huffington Post: 'Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes' at The Oakland Museum of California - Article on the exhibition with image gallery.

The Huffington Post: The Art of Daniel Clowes - The editor of the monograph shares some background on the project. Includes image gallery.

KQED: Working Process Revealed: Original Art by Cartoonist Daniel Clowes - A great write up on the exhibition by Sarah Hotchkiss. 

The New York Times: Humanity’s Discomfort, Punctured with a Pen – An in-depth feature written by Carol Kino with photos and video.

Oakland Tribune: Oakland Cartoonist Daniel Clowes goes from Underdog to Top Dog - Article on the exhibition with interview. 

Publisher's Weekly: Daniel Clowes on his New Exhibition and Monograph and Lee Marvin – Interview by Casey Burchby.

San Francisco Chronicle: Daniel Clowes' Cartoons Drip with Vengeful Satire - A short article on the exhibition.

Los Angeles Times: Daniel Clowes brings 25 years of faces, fetishes to Meltdown - Interview and image gallery.

magazines: 

Esquire: The List, 6 Things We’re Looking Forward To This Spring  - The book ranks #1, not bad. I hope they liked it.

Hi-Fructose: The Art of Daniel Clowes at the Oakland Museum of California - A short article on the exhibition with a nice set of photos.

Wonderland: Dark Arts - The writer posts scans of her article in the print magazine.

photo: Tamara Palmer

weeklies and other local media:

Amoeba Records: Daniel Clowes's Long Overdue Career Retrospective "Modern Cartoonist" Opens At OMCA This Weekend - Billy Jam writes about the exhibition and book.

The Daily Californian: Daniel Clowes exhibit showcases art of influential graphic novelist - Exhibiton report.

Diablo: Meet: Daniel Clowes - In depth article on exhibition and monograph with interview. Also, Follow-Up Question with Cartoonist Daniel Clowes.

Milwaukee Express: Ghost World Chronicles - Review of the book.

Oakland Art Enthusiast: Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes at the Oakland Museum of California - Exhibition report with photo gallery.

The Oakland Standard: Ink Stud - Random bits including a scrolling timeline of the artist's career.

SF Weekly: Head to Oakland -- Cartoonist Daniel Clowes Launches His First Museum Exhibition - Short article on the exhibition plus photos of the gallery and the artist's studio. 

photo: Christopher King

book and comics industry reviews:

Amazon - Various customer reviews.  

Booklist 

Comic Mix

Comics Bulletin

D&Q bookstore - Nice photo gallery preview of the book. 

Paul Gravett - Scroll about 2/3 down for review.

photo: Shannon Cottrell

blogs:

Book People Blog: Daniel Clowes - The True Mr. Wonderful - Book review.

It’s Nice That: The witty realism and trenchant cool of Daniel Clowes' comics in a survey at OMCA - Article on the exhibition and image gallery. 

Kelly Green Blog: Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes - Exhibition report with a nice set of photos. 

Meltdown: Celebrating Enid Nite with 'Ghost World' Creator Daniel Clowes  - Interviews, a write-up on the book release event, and a great set of photos including Enid cosplay nite as well as links to videos.

Wings Art: The Art of Daniel Clowes; Modern Cartoonist – The Book Review - Book review with nice set of preview photos.

tv, radio & other multimedia:

Audio Book Summaries - An audio book summary read by robot... strange.

BoingBoing.net/Meltdown Comics: Daniel Clowes Modern Cartoonist interview with Mark Frauenfelder at Meltdown Comics - Live Q+A.

Culture File: With the launch of the new book…  - An interesting podcast with words on Clowes's work from Irish cartoonists. 

KTVU: Local Cartoonist Celebrated: At the Oakland Museum of California - Local TV news coverage.  

The New York Times: The Cartoonist's Goal - 4 minute feature with the artist in his studio.

Inside Tip: "The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist" Sold Out

We just heard from the publisher that the 1st printing of The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist is officially sold out. I saw some copies over the weekend still lingering in my local book stores and I believe there's still some currently remaining on Amazon and other online booksellers, but there aren't many. So if you haven't picked up a copy yet and want one, now is your chance... Also, I saw that there are some autographed copies available here from Meltdown Comics.