“I Don’t Get It” by Robert Crumb, published in Mystic Funnies #1, Alex Wood, 1997.
Tag: Art
Pause — Rosa Loy
Pause, 2019 by Rosa Loy (b. 1958)
Portraits of Kafka and His Father — José Luis Cuevas
Portraits of Kafka and His Father, 1957 by José Luis Cuevas (1934–2017)
Sunday Comix
From Mi pequeño (Mon fiston) by Olivier Schrauwen, Norma Editorial, 2009.
RIP David Hockney
RIP David Hockney, 1937-2026
David Hockney, a prolific giant of the last century, died yesterday at 88. I will leave others with greater expertise to unpack Hockney’s bearing on the (so-called) art world. I do know that people reacted with real emotion to his paintings and drawings. I saw that firsthand on the few occasions I was lucky enough to see a Hockney hanging in a gallery. Below is a slim sample of Hockney’s work, spanning seven decades; it includes a study for his 1973 piece Sun. About ten years ago, I was thrilled to find a large exhibition print of Sun at an estate sale. It’s been hanging on my office wall ever since. I look at it when I feel frustration or anger and it brings me a little ease.
The Knockout — e.e. cummings
The Knockout, c. 1921 by e.e. cummings (1894–1962)
Flower in a Stream — David Berman
Flower in a Stream, c. 1989 by David Cloud Berman (1967-2019). Originally published in Caliban #8, 1990.
Untitled (Christian’s Birthday) — Gerald Lovell
Untitled (Christian’s Birthday), 2023 by Gerald Lovell (b. 1992)
Sunday Comix
A page from Inner City Romance #3 by Guy Colwell, Last Gasp, 1977. Reprinted by Fantagraphics, 2015.
A Passion Like No Other — Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
A Passion Like No Other, 2012 by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye (b. 1977)
Circle Study #10 — Benny Andrews
Circle Study #10, 1972 by Benny Andrews (1930-2006)
Sunday Comix
A page from Laid Waste by Julia Gfrörer, Fantagraphics Books, 2016.
Portrait of Man Reading — Malick Sidibé
Portrait of Man Reading, 1977 by Malick Sidibé (1936-2016)
Manhattan Landscape with Figures — Sylvia Sleigh
Manhattan Landscape with Figures, 1968 by Sylvia Sleigh (1916 – 2010)
Sunday Comix
A panel from The Adventures of Jodelle by Guy Peellaert (art) and Pierre Bartier (script), Le Terrain Vague, 1966. English translation by Richard Seaver, Grove Press, 1967. Reprinted by Fantagraphics, 2013.
Pink Devil (Detail) — Jean-Michel Basquiat
Pink Devil (Detail), 1984 by Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988)
Sunday Comix
From “Catholic School” by Penny Moran. Published in Wimmen’s Comix #15, 1989, Rip Off Press. Reprinted in The Complete Wimmen’s Comix, Vol. 2, Fantagraphic Books.
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