There's not much doubt that the definition of art is a lot more porous than it used to be, but the wind really blows through the cracks in this exhibition of drawings, paintings, videos, books, comic books, installations and T-shirts organized by the young artist Taylor McKimens.
Biblical history as seen through Cold War era comic books, sculptural installations lifted directly from dreams, Hollywood backdrops featuring iconic superman and other cult heroes playfully cut up and swooping around the galleries, Shaw's work is an indulgence into strange, evocative imagery and things that just goofy.
A citywide artists' competition in Montreal, Canada recently gave birth to a plan to turn Mont-Royal Avenue into a huge installation of comic book panels for the winter season.
Things speed up with "I Taxi," an exuberant homage by Navin Rawanchaikul, a Thai installation and comic-book artist known for his Bollywood-poster, high-density montage style.
The basic tensions of family life are the subject of a breakthrough video installation, enacted with comic flair yet emotional accuracy by four able actors who never say a word.
(Comic by Marvel Comics).
Amazon Studios is commissioning the Blackburn Burrow digital comic, which will be released in installations over the next four months, from 12 Gauge Comics.
There have been comics in Brazil, mechanical installations at shopping malls in Denmark, costumed versions of Happiness Factory characters, including propeller-lifted Chinoink and the large-lipped furball Kissy Puppy, lumbering into supermarkets in Japan.
There are areas displaying drawings, comic books, photographs as well as memorabilia, but several room-size installations predominate.
In his inventive engagement with diverse forms, including drawing, comic books, sculpture, photography, musical theater and puppet shows as well as installations and video, he has followed a determinedly unpredictable, exploratory course.
