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Exhibit explores cartoons' impact on today's art - Houston - Brief ArticleThe Contemporary Arts Museum Houston nears "Splat Boom Pow? The Influence of Cartoons in Contemporary Art," showcasing more than 60 works of art in a variety of media by means of emerging and established artists. "Splat roar Pow!" chronicles three generations of contemporary visual artists who have used the images and techniques of cartoons to examine contemporary issues. The exhibition is organized in three sections, including "Splat: Squashing the Force Field of Pop" "Boom: The Eruption of Mt Mythomania and the Spewing of Alter-egos" and "Pow!: Transforming the Language of Art with Alien Technology." These themes are meant to carry the viewer from one side three generations of artists by dint of providing evidence of the cultural and social changes that have taken place in the world since 1960 "The pervasive use of cartoons in contemporary art is more than coincidental," said associate curator Valeri Cassel. "It's a cultural phenomenon that warrants a greater understanding of in what way our society as a whole absorbed change in the latter half of the 20th hundred Through the use of cartoons--their imagery, techniques and mythology--the artists featured in this exhibition engage their audiences in a dialog upon issues ranging from war, urban decay, economic disenfranchisement, identity and isolationism." "Splat roar Pow!" is accompanied by a completely illustrated catalog. display FACTS "Splat roar Pow? The Influence of Cartoons in Contemporary Art" [i]or[/i] part of to the other June 29 Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Address: 5216 Montrose Blvd Houston, Texas Phone: (713) 284-8250 Web site: www.camh.org COPYRIGHT 2003 Advanstar Communications, Inc. FOR TOO lengthy retirees looking for income-producing instruments have been pinched by the agency of paltry yields. But now you can find investments that yield enough to transform the income trickle of novel yea... 100 years ago in AMERICAN MACHINIST Learning to value employee The procure Together Club of New York, a cudgel interested in industrial betterment, got together at Madison... sum of two units National Trust houses have lately had Victorian aspects restored. The remarkable transformation of Wallington, Northumberland, into a sort of Medici palace in 1854 is being emphasised in a ... <AUNAME>Beck, Jrgen</AUNAME> American Machinist 07-01-2004 WORK-HORSE SPINDLES Byline: Beck, Jrgen Volume: 148 Number: 7 ISS... COPYRIGHT 2006 Visual Studies Workshop COPYRIGHT 2006 Gale cluster... Anula Zarya Fine Arts nears "Anula," a new serigraph by the agency of Issa Shojaei. It is available in a limited edition of 250 upon paper, 50 on canvas, measures 24 by the agency of 36 inches and retails for $1000 upon pap... Characters MILLIONAIRE entertainer THREE ASSISTANTS CHORUS (optional) SANTA CLAUS fay offstage voice MR CL... Sibelius USA, Inc., 1407 Oakland Blvd Ste 103 Walnut inlet CA 94596; (888) 474-2354 or (925) 280-0600 fax (925) 280-0008; info USA@sibelius. corn; www.sibelius.com. $119 Sibelius ... "The tags we're using now have a read range of about 30 feet At that range, if someone is that shut up we're more concerned with defending the furnish not with him reading the tag."... The Hollow: Mischief by dint of Christopher Golden and Ford Lytle Gilmore Razor Bill, 2006 214 pp $699 Friendship/Love ISBN: 1-59154-02603 This novel should appeal to many adolescents looking f... |
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