Picture books, comics, and graphic novels each have a long history of telling visual stories without text. These works sit outside the mainstream of their respective fields, often viewed merely as curiosities by the general public. But these wordless stories are complex, innovative, and beautiful, showcasing a different and thrilling way to experience reading. David…
Celebrate the opening of From Lines to Laughs: Women+ on Men with a panel discussion featuring Liza Donnelly, Roz Chast, and Emma Allen. This event is sold out. No walk-ins. This event will be recorded. By purchasing a ticket you are consenting to being filmed. Liza Donnelly has been contributing drawings and writings to The…
For decades, Clayton Patterson has, as his friend Ai Weiwei puts it, “relentlessly devoted himself to a kind of culture that examines authority.” Best known for his documentation of the Tompkins Square Riots in 1988, Clayton lived at the intersection of numerous underground cultures, from drag queens to punks, gangbangers to tattoo artists, breathing in…
Join renowned graphic artist David Edward Byrd and co-author Robert von Goeben in conversation. They will be discussing Poster Child: The Psychedelic Art & Technicolor Life of David Edward Byrd, a stunning retrospective on the art and stories behind one of rock ’n’ roll’s most influential artists. Beginning in the late 1960s, graphic artist…