art - icons - comics

Wendy and the Lasso of Truth

2012-01-17T23:10:00.000-08:00

If you can't see the photos in the slideshow above, click here to see them on Flickr Click the link above to see the slideshow full-size with captions. I met Wendy Crittenden in grad school at SFSU, where she earned her MFA. I was immediately drawn to her quirky humor and her equally quirky large-scale color photos. We looked for projects to work on together, and her photos of theatre facades

Sanjay Patel at the AAM

2012-01-02T22:58:00.000-08:00

Deities, Demons, and Dudes with 'Staches: Indian Avatars by Sanjay Patel November 11, 2011–April 22, 2012 Rama fights a demon in an illustration from Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel. I was thrilled to finally get over to the Asian Art Museum (San Francisco) to see this show by Pixar animator and author Sanjay Patel. I loved his work in Ramayana: Divine Loophole (2010) and was happy

Eisner at Rio ComicCon 2011

2011-10-29T23:02:00.000-07:00

Denis Kitchen at entry to Eisner exhibit - photo by Stacey Kitchen Last week, CAPE partner Denis Kitchen and the Brazilian filmmaker Marisa Furtado co-curated an exhibition called The Living Spirit of Will Eisner. The show was on display at Rio Comicon (Rio de Janerio) for 4 days, it will reopen in mid-November at the Centro Cultural São Paulo (November 15 to December 18, 2011). It

Conference - Beyond Dynamic Adaptability

2011-10-28T00:05:00.000-07:00

Earlier this week, I attended the Beyond Dynamic Adaptability conference, the second in a series of free events, aimed at helping artists and arts institutions deal with the rapidly changing cultural & economic environment in the US. The conference was sponsored by The San Francisco Foundation, The Wallace Foundation, the San Francisco Arts Commission and Grants for the Arts (The San Francisco

Sept Gallery View

2011-09-19T20:53:00.000-07:00

I hope this post will mark my return to more frequent blogging. I’ve been distracted with other things, and got behind both on writing, and all the art that is on view in San Francisco’s galleries and museums. In an effort to get back on track, I recently visited three downtown galleries: Modernism, the Cartoon Art Museum, and Crown Point Press. The front gallery at Modernism featured large

Kim talks Genesis at SJMA

2011-09-08T14:22:00.000-07:00

Kim talks Genesis at SJMA I had a great time at the San Jose Museum of Art yesterday talking about the evolution of Robert Crumb's career and the Genesis Illustrated. I was surprised by the great turnout for a lunchtime lecture, and people had interesting and insightful questions and comments about the Genesis project. Thanks again to Lucy and Paulina in the Education Dept. of the museum for

Kim at SJMA

2011-08-15T15:22:00.000-07:00

Here's a short announcement about my lunchtime talk at the San Jose Museum of Art in conjunction with the Crumb Genesis show 9/7 at noon. I saw Crumb speak about this work last Halloween at the SF JCC, and posted about it here. R. Crumb The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb, 2009 (Chapter 1, page 1) Pen and ink on paper; 14 3⁄4 × 11 1⁄2 inches Courtesy the artist, Paul Morris, and David

More App Censorship News

2011-08-15T14:33:00.000-07:00

Given the issues we experienced with controversial images on our Comix Classics iPhone app, I was happy to see that Apple has loosen up a bit on LGBT-themed comics that seemed to have nothing objectionable going on. As reported by the Comics Beat, Teleny and Camille, Glamazonia: The Uncanny Super-Tranny, and Rainy Day Recess: The Complete Steven’s Comics were finally approved after a year of

The App Censorship Story on Imprint

2011-08-03T12:55:00.000-07:00

Screen Shot from Android version Today Imprint (the on-line version of Print Magazine) posted an interview with me about the problems we ran into getting approval for the iPhone version of our Comix Classics app due the sexualized content featured in underground comix. It's quite a story, and there are some good graphics. If you aren't squeamish about seeing body parts, check it out. http://

Comix Classics for iPad is Live!

2011-07-14T19:56:00.000-07:00

Our Comix Classics: Underground Comix app for iPad is now available in the Apple app store. iPhone and Android coming soon! "Mr. Cape" logo (above) and Cyclops desktop icon by Denis Kitchen.

New CAPE Web Site is Live!

2011-07-03T00:35:00.000-07:00

I'm happy to announce the launch of Comic Art Productions & Exhibits' new web site, just in time for San Diego Comic-Con, ICv2 and the launch of our new underground comix app for iPhone, iPad and Android, Comix Classics (based on the book Underground Classics by Danky & Kitchen). The site features lots of exhibition photos and screen shots previewing the new app! http://www.cape-comicart.com/.

Late May in New York!

2011-05-27T22:35:00.000-07:00

We love New York! There’s just never enough time. We managed to squeeze in a couple nights of theatre, meals with friends, a comics convention and lots of art! On our day in the Village, we met our good friend Tom Griscom (see his fab photos here), and saw the stunning Eisner show at MoCCA (through 8/14/11). It was great to see so many of Eisner’s drawings and paintings in real life, set in a

Wolverine Sings!

2011-05-07T17:42:00.000-07:00

Hugh Jackman in SF. Photo by Joan Marcus Hugh Jackman in Performance, May 3-15 at the Curran Theatre, San Francisco. This was a fun show! Jackman charmed and joked with his adorning audience from beginning to end, gleefully poking fun at the dichotomy of his action hero Hollywood persona and his life-long love of musical theatre. Throughout this entertaining song & dance show, stories and

Pulp Fashion at the Legion

2011-05-07T17:34:00.000-07:00