R. Crumb: Drawings, Prints & Books

Feb. 3 through March 6, 2020

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The Contemporary Art Galleries is pleased to present the art by cartoonist R. Crumb culled from the collection of Dale Rose. The exhibition will feature his prints, comics, sketchbooks as well as related ephemera. Instrumental in the formation of
the underground comics scene in the 1960s and 1970s, Crumb has helped challenge and expand the boundaries of the graphic arts and redefined comics and cartoons as countercultural art forms. Widely circulated, often celebrated, Crumb’s published
imagery, such as his comic strips Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, and Keep on Truckin’, offers a mordant satirical critique of modern society, directly addressing political disillusionment, the never-ending battles between "squares" and bohemians, racial and gender stereotypes, sexual fantasies and fetishes, and the absurdities of social
convention and conformity—themes the artist often explores through disturbing but hilariously abject self-caricature that dramatizes incidents in his own life and surroundings.