Comic, Exhibition, CaixaForum, Barcelona: Until 15 January 2023

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This exhibition proposes a journey through some of the best comics in history and delves into the comic production process, from conceptualization and drawing to the final printing of the work.

The comic sector is considered the ninth art and has a long tradition in the art market. This exhibition approaches comics as a tool for thought and as a means capable of interspersing the cut of discontinuity in the logic of stories. Throughout the 20th century and up to the present day, comics have been a mirror of reality capable of capturing changes in society and models of imagination. At the same time, comics have also been an incentive for these changes and have provided substantive anticipations, as shown by the approach to the work of authors such as George Herriman, Milton Caniff and Jean Giraud (Moebius) in this exhibition. 

The exhibition includes works by some of the most famous characters or comics such as The Yellow Kid by Richard Felton Outcault, Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay, Terry and the Pirates by Milton Caniff, Tintin by Hergé, Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond, The Spirit by Will Eisner, Sin City by Frank Miller, The Amazing Spider-man by John Romita, Watchmen by Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore, Arzach by Moebius and Corto Maltese by Hugo Pratt, among others. In addition, these works dialogue with a selection of works by Spanish authors.

Hergé (Georges Rémi), Tintín, vol. 17 Caminamos en la luna, página 6, 1954 (tinta china sobre papel) Moulinsart/Casterman.
Hergé (Georges Rémi), Tintín, vol. 17 Caminamos en la luna, página 6, 1954 (tinta china sobre papel) Moulinsart/Casterman.

Opening Hours

Monday:
10:00 - 20:00
Tuesday:
10:00 - 20:00
Wednesday:
10:00 - 20:00
Thursday:
10:00 - 20:00
Friday:
10:00 - 20:00
Saturday:
10:00 - 20:00
Sunday:
10:00 - 20:00