Oli Knowles, artist and comics artist, sits down with Gina Dawson and Tom Marquet to talk about their shop, Partners and Son, which opened in 2020 after they moved to Philadelphia, and which specializes on comics, zines, graphic novels and related materials, along with art made by comic artists, which is hung on a dedicated gallery wall in the shop.
Read MoreTasso Hartzog talks with Partners and Sons founders, Tom Marquet and Gina Dawson, about the origins of their new comics-and-art gallery shop, and he learns of the importance Charles Burns’ art played in their current operation.
Read MoreWe got a note from Craig Scheihing of Big Mama’s Cinematheque introducing us to the “artist-run film lab, a venue for contemporary avant-garde filmmakers to share their work, and a classroom / workshop space for individuals interested in working with 16mm film.” Wonderful! I’m delighted to know there is a hotbed of alternative or experimental filmmakers here!
Read MoreRoberta sees Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize winning author of the graphic novel, “Maus” speak at the University of Pennsylvania and the talk triggers thoughts of other comic geniuses working in our own city (Charles Burns) and elsewhere (Marjane Satrapi).
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