Paul Gravett kindly passed on this link to an exhibition of Tintin creator Hergé coming up in the postmodern masterpiece/eyesore (delete as applicable) of the Centre Pompidou in Paris from December 20th to February 19th – admission is free (although of course you need to get to Paris to take advantage of that). From the Pompidou’s website:
“Bringing together several hundreds of original drawings and prints, as well as other documents by the famous illustrator, this exhibition is a homage to the work of Hergé, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday in 2007. In its presentation of the works of Hergé, the Centre Pompidou illustrates the significant place that comic strips hold in 20th century art history. The exhibition will be free for visitors of all ages to mark the Centre Pompidou’s own 30th anniversary, providing a unique occasion to rediscover series such as Tintin et Milou, Quick et Flupke, Jo, Zette et Jocko.”
As mentioned previously Paul will be appearing in Glasgow alongside Marc Baines and Metaphrog this Saturday, 2nd of December (details here) and will also be speaking at the Auchinawa Manga and Anime convention in Glasgow (reading and signing tomorrow afternoon but he will also be around on Saturday) which opens today (manga for Saint Andrews Day, very cosmopolitan).
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December 6th, 2006 at 11:19 am
[...] Thanks to Tim Webber at excellent comics site Read Yourself Raw who pointed out some news from Paul Gravett I had missed – the Independent on Sunday Review of December 10th will be celebrating Hergé’s centenary with an article by Paul, with tribute also being paid by top cartoonist Chris Ware, novelist Michel Faber (we did Michel’s Under the Skin recently for the book group, highly recommended), Peter Blegvad (cartoonist and musician, probably best known in the UK for his Leviathan strip in the Independent) and others. And of course, as mentioned here recently a Hergé exhibition is opening in the Pompidou Centre in Paris, running from December 20th to February 19th. [...]