© Fundació “la Caixa”. Cómic. Sueños e historia
Created with the Fundación "la Caixa", the exhibition « Cómic. Sueños e historia » (Comics, dreams and history) is focused on comics. Going from town to town in Spain, this exhibition invites the visitor to a journey through a whole century of comics history, introducing more than 300 original artworks.
Next to the masterpieces of well known comics authors like George Herriman, Milton Caniff and Jean Giraud (Moebius), you will find the most famous characters brought by the 9th art, such as The Yellow Kid, Little Nemo in Slumberland, Tintin, Asterix, Flash Gordon, The Spirit, Batman, The Amazing Spider-man and Corto Maltese - among others!
The exhibition promises to both beginners and amateurs a way to discover the 9th art's dense history, empathizing on the technics, authors, and inconic works. The exhibition begins with an introduction to comic books and its origins, then gives an insight on the american sequential art, especially superheroes. The following rooms will take the visitor to the world of Spanish comics before exploring French-Belgian comics and their most famous authors. Italian and Argentinian artists are also highlighted. Finally, the exhibition also shows fantasy works as well as underground comics.
The exhibition « Cómic. Sueños e historia » has already hosted more than 200 000 visitors. Created in collaboration with the foundation « La Caixa », Bernard Mahé from 9e Art Références plays the role of its curator. The immersive scenography is made possible thanks to Ignasi Cristià.
What does the press think?
« Comic enthusiasts of all ages as well as those who want to know more about the fascinating world we call the ninth art cannot miss this exhibition at the CaixaForum Madrid. » Supertele
« A delight. An exceptional and surprising selection of 300 original works, perfect to explore the whole history of western comics. […] An exhibition with a spectacular scenography. »
Just Baranco, La Vanguardia
« The CaixaForum gathers masterpieces of the comic books history like never before. »
Virginia Gómez, El Mundo
« The occasions to stare at hundreds of original pages from the most important works that defined the ninth art in a same place are rare. This rare opportunity is offered by the exhibition 'Comic, sueños e historia'! »
Fernando Díaz de Quijano, EL ESPAÑOL
« The history of comic books can now, like never before, be explored in depth thanks to this exhibition that succeeded to gather works showing why this medium is the creator of a unique language. »
Efe, La Opinión El Correo de Zamora
« In this chronology that stretches on more than a hundred years, we find everything, absolutely everything from Hergé to Uderzo, from Schulz to Quino, from Ibañez to Bernet, from Manara to Franquin, from Hugo Pratt to Jack Kirby. »
Víctor Fernández, La Razón
Crédits : © Fundació “la Caixa”. Cómic. Sueños e Historia, © 9e Art Références
Places
BARCELONA
from September 29th 2022 to March 24th 2023
CaixaForum de Barcelone
© Fundació “la Caixa”.
