| A comprehensive retrospective
of quintessential New York cartoonist, dramatist, satirist and modern culture
commentator Jules Feiffer (b.1929). Co-curated by N-YHS consultant Mina
Weiner and Harry Katz, Head Curator of Prints and Photographs at the Library
of Congress, the exhibition will explore the genesis, maturation and versatility
at Feiffer's caustic imagination in the context of the aesthetic, political,
social, and personal influences that have transformed his satirical outlook
on 20th-century urban culture. Although there have been periodic efforts
to showcase aspects of Feiffer's oeuvre, no integrated, interdisciplinary
exhibition survey of Feiffer's art has yet been organized in New York or
elsewhere. Julz Rulz will investigate the full complexity of Feiffer's creative
legacy and the manner in which he manages to periodically reinvent himself
to reach new audiences (as will be illustrated by the inclusion of a substantial
amount of Feiffer's new work). Unrestricted access to Feiffer's private
collection of art and papers, and the participation of Mr. Katz (who is
responsible for the Feiffer archives at the Library of Congress), ensure
a comprehensive survey of a broad-ranging body of work. |
