Over on Down the Tubes John Freeman notes a new exhibition, the Graphic Art of Comment, starting this Thursday (24th) at the Guardian’s Newsroom, 60 Farringdon Road, London, and running until September 26th, boasting contributions from the Guardian’s own editorial cartoonists Steve Bell and Martin Rowson among others.From the official description: [the exhibition is] “A collection of illustrations and cartoons from the Comment pages of the Guardian. The exhibition showcases the distinctive visual intelligence and wit that the illustrators and cartoonists bring to bear on the issues of the day.”
(above, a recent Steve Bell cartoon from the Guardian; ye gods its been ages since I saw a political cartoonist here digging into Thatcher, takes me back to the 80s – well that and the threat of inflation, recession etc take me back to the 80s… cartoon (c) Steve Bell)
Tue, Jul 22, 2008
Art and animation, Comics and cartoons, Conventions and events