From Batman to Basquiat: Contemporary Art and Comics

Comic books are a deep source of inspiration for contemporary artists working across visual disciplines.

Join us in this discussion of our work at the intersection of contemporary art, education, community, and comics, as well as the work of Andy Warhol, Arthur Jafa, Dulce Pinzon, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and others.

Panelists:
Alma Villegas (senior director of development, Inner-City Arts)
Edgar Arceneaux (artist and director), Kenny Keil (artist/writer, MAD magazine)
Kenny Keil (artist/writer, MAD magazine)
Man One (graffiti artist/muralist/illustrator; curator/founder, Crewest)
Patrick A. Reed (curator, pop culture historian)

Moderated by Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca (artist/writer/educator, MoMA, LACMA, Beyond Warriors).

Comic-Con @ San Diego Convention Center
Sunday, July 28th, 2024
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Room 24ABC

UNEARTHED

Me and Gustavo have been collaborating on comic book and art projects for over 15 years. Here’s an example of just one of our collabs over the years…”UNEARTHED” was produced in 2010.

This comic actually doubled as the catalog for an exhibition we curated at my gallery Crewest back in 2011 featuring artists from all over the world including the incredible George Clinton, Overton Loyd, WonOneABC, and so many others! We still have a few of these unique little comic books available on the Crewest Shop online. Hit the image or link below!