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The Art of Watchmen
Exhibition dates: March 6 - May 2, 2009
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art – MoCCA proudly presents The Art of Watchmen. This exhibition looks at the many incarnations of the Watchmen universe: from Dave Gibbons' original character designs sketches, to the art from the acclaimed graphic novel to the stills from the highly anticipated film by Zack Snyder. The Art of Watchmen is curated by Peter Sanderson and Ellen S. Abramowitz.
On view will be photographs by Clay Enos of the Watchmen movie cast and original artwork from the graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons.The Art of Watchmen explores the way in which the comics and cinema versions each combine fiction with reality to create an alternative universe that provides incisive commentary on our contemporary times. The exhibition will focus on visual iconography from Watchmen, primarily the main characters: The Comedian, Dr. Manhattan, Nite Owl, Ozymandias, Silk Spectre, and Rorschach. We will show how each character evolved, through artist Dave Gibbons’ concept sketches to their depiction in the comics culminating in their incarnations on screen.
The Art of Watchmen is sponsored by Warner Bros. Additional support for MoCCA comes from the Ann and Will Eisner Family Foundation, and the members of MoCCA. Special thanks to DC Comics, New York Comic Con, Titan Books and Gareb Shamus/Wizard Magazine.
Thursday, March 19th, 7pm
Watchmen in Context: The Art of Watchmen co-curator, comics historian Peter Sanderson, will deliver a lecture that will serve as a guided tour through all twelve issues of the original Watchmen comics series.
Thursday, March 26, 7pm
Tales of the Black Freighter Viewing and Discussion
Admission: $5 | Free for MoCCA Members
The Art of Watchmen co-curator, comics historian Peter Sanderson, will lead a screening and discussion of the two new short films Watchmen: Tales of the Black Freighter and Under the Hood. Sanderson will discuss the role of the two books within the acclaimed Watchmen graphic novel from DC Comics.
See Co-curators Peter Sanderson and Ellen S. Abramowitz talk about The Art of Watchmen on WNET's Sunday Arts program:
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