Responding to the recent post about Lichtenstein, Metabunker-denizen Andreas Gregersen writes: “Cambell is right (no?): But yes, a lot of the anonymous stuff is probably more skilful. Was RL a greater “recontextualist” (cf. “the essence of the exercise” noted in Campbell’s piece) than Johns, Rauschenberg and/or Warhol? And: When the critics talk about the craft…
Eddie Campbell is totally on point in a couple of posts (here and here) concerning Roy Lichtenstein’s use of comics imagery in his paintings, and does his best to rub out the old bugbear, fueled by the inferiority complex comics fans often habour on the behalf of their preferred medium, that Lichtenstein was a plagiarist.…
Sorry to be spamming y’all with more Angoulême stuff — but I figured it would be nice to have everything in one place here: from our on-site reportage and our photos, over the more focused criticism, to our interview with Grand Prix winner(s) Muñoz & Sampayo and our review of Mizuki Shigeru’s main prize-winner, NonNonBâ.…