There Goes My Hero

The exhibition There Goes My Hero will explore women artists who use the format of comic books and/or the comic book superhero in their artistic practice as a strategy to comment on larger socio-political concerns. Although exhibitions about comics have been extensively surveyed in US institutions, this exhibition proposes to use a feminist lens to look specifically at women artists who are using the idea of comic books and superheroes as a point of departure for discussions around immigration, gender, identity, and culture. Overwhelmingly, comic books are often targeted to young men, although it seems that increasingly they are also becoming popular among young women as well. The artists in this exhibition are subverting the traditional notion of the comic book and the male superhero and are re-imagining it for female audiences. There Goes My Hero will be a group exhibition featuring twelve artists.

Exhibition Checklist:

Blanka  Amezkua

Ain’t No Wheels On This Ship (2008)
Embroidery on fabric, felt, and tassels

Flor de chile (Chile flower) (2009)
Intervened recycled comic book, acetone, nail markings

Flor de la sangre (Blood flower) (2009)
Intervened recycled comic book, acetone, nail markings

Flor espinosa (Spiky flower) (2009)
Intervened recycled comic book, acetone, nail markings

Lenguarrayada (repetitive) (2009)
Recycled comic book, rubber cement, text bubbles on paper

Rebel Rebel (2007)
Embroidery on fabric and crochet

Various  Authors

6 Mexican comic books
Various dates.

Dara  Birnbaum
Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman (1978) Color, sound, 5:50 minutes

Maureen  Burdock
Cactus Punishment (2007) Ink on paper.
Drawing from Marta and the Missing

Kali Girl (2008)
Ink on paper.
Drawing from Mona & the Little Smile

Marta & the Missing (2009)
Hand-bound book, digital printing, collage, and drawing

Mona & the Little Smile (2009)
Hand-bound book, digital printing, collage, and drawing

SPLUFF! (2007) Ink on paper.
Drawing from Marta and the Missing

Toilet Monster (2008) Ink on paper.
Drawing from Mona & the Little Smile

We Need Your Help (2007) Ink on paper.
Drawing from Marta and the Missing

Wondrous Calamity (2008) Ink on paper.
Drawing from Mona & the Little Smile

Julie  Doucet
365 Days: A Diary by Julie Doucet (2007)
Offset, hardcover

Dirty Plotte (1991-1998)
Comic books, 8 issues

My New York Diary (1999)
Graphic novel, softcover edition

My New York Diary (1999)
Graphic novel, limited edition hardcover

Ali  Fitzgerald
Sandra the Shark Girl Ink in a bound book

The Phantom Traveling Trench Coat
(2006) Gouache, ink, and collage in a bound book

Chitra  Ganesh

Amnesia Remembers
(2006) Comic book

Chitra  Ganesh
Amnesia Remembers
(2006) Comic book

Chitra  Ganesh
Secrets
(2007) C-print

Tales of Amnesia
(2002) Comic book, Inkjet print

Chitra  Ganesh
Tales of Amnesia
(2002) Comic book, Inkjet print

Chitra  Ganesh
Untitled
(2006) Linoleum block print

Aimee  Lee
How I Fell for Breakdancing
(2005) Pen on paper Xeroxed into zine and bandage.
A/P edition of 60

Wanda  Raimundi-Ortiz
Revenge Series
2006-2009
Four drawings, India ink and acrylic on paper.

Trina  Robbins

The Legend of Wonder Woman
(1986) Ink on paper
Seven drawings from 4 part mini series.

The Legend of Wonder Woman 4 part mini series
(1986) Issue #1
Issue #2
Issue #3
Issue #4
DC Comics, color.

Colleen  Rudolf

Conjure Comic Trading Cards
2007-ongoing
36 digital prints,
Edition 1 of 10

Anne  Timmons

GoGirl! Robots Gone Wild, Double Trouble
(2006) Three drawings, Pen and ink

GoGirl! Robots Gone Wild, Prisoner in the Machine
(2006) Four drawings, Pen and ink

GoGirl! The Time Team
(2006) Pen and ink

Anne Timmons &  Trina Robbins

GoGirl!
(2006) Comic book

Support for the Center for Book Arts’ visual arts programming is provided, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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