the varying implications of displaying them in a gallery setting. As the title of the exhibition ironically suggests, there is
a multitude of possibilities within the medium, which are manifested in the show through the work of fourteen disparate
and at times conflicting voices in contemporary comics.
Anders Nilsen, Closed
Caption Comics, Cole Johnson, Dorothy
Gambrell, John Porcellino, Lauren Weinstein,
Lee Mei
Yan, Matt Furie, Mickey Zacchilli, Mike
Taylor, Nate Powell, Panayiotis Terzis,
Phonzie Davis, Ron Rege Jr.
“This is a Comic Book” intends to inform
the public while encouraging investigation
from even the most knowledgeable
comic book reader by removing the work from
its usual method of interaction and
directing a microscopic lens on the works
as both illustration and creative writing.
The show will be accompanied by a small
run catalog-zine featuring writing by Anne
Elizabeth Moore, former editor of the
Comics Journal, Dave Filipi, Curator of
Film/Video at the Wexner Center, and J.
Caleb Mozzocco, former Culture Editor
for the Columbus Alive and creator of the
comics blog "Every Day is like Wednesday".
Curator(s)
Jimi Payne and Colleen Grennan
http://www.mahangallery.com/exhibitions/future/74
717 N. High St., Columbus, OH, 43215
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