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.

OMCA Clowes Exhibition Preview pt. 2

 More photos from the press preview at OMCA yesterday. The display walls are relief cut by a computer-driven router using drawings that Clowes made for the exhibition (seen here.) They remind me of gigantic hand-cut woodblocks for printmaking -- I guess digital technology has its moments... The custom fixtures house sliding and pivoting walls that display the work (allowing viewers to flip through it as they would a comic) and a gigantic cushioned seat to take a load off during your visit. Wow... Kudos to exhibition curator Susan Miller, exhibtion designer Nicholas de Monchaux, René de Guzman and everyone at OMCA.

Opens tomorrow!

2 days until the release of “The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist”! (…plus your chance to win an autographed copy today)

…and our countdown continues with more Clowes oddities that couldn’t be included in the book.

Museum Bound

The exhibition Modern Cartoonist: The Art of Daniel Clowes displays original drawings in an installation environment. This first major survey of the artist’s work accompanies the publication of the extensive full-color monograph. The exhibition, which opens April 14 and runs through August 12, 2012 at OMCA in Oakland, CA, is organized by guest curator Susan Miller and Senior Curator of Art René de Guzman, with design by Nicholas de Monchaux. The exhibition will travel to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL, The Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC and the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus Ohio.

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the many background drawings that Clowes has created for the installation environment: 

We’ve also included a test sample of animation that Nicholas de Monchaux is working on for the exhibition:

The Art of Daniel Clowes: Modern Cartoonist will be available April 1st. Order a copy today from your local bookseller, the publisher, or Amazon. OR: Enter our contest for a chance to win a copy of the book autographed by Clowes. Throughout the countdown, one winner will be picked at random every day, so check boingboing.net for the daily code. To enter, send an email to artofdanielclowescontest@gmail.com with your mailing address (only US mailing addresses are eligible and no PO boxes please) and put in the subject line today’s contest code. Winners are being posted here.