Tasso 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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