Legendary artist Art Spiegelman rocked the world when he transposed his parents into mice to tell their Holocaust survival story in his Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic novel, Maus. Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse chronicles Spiegelman's irreverent life and work including his extraordinary partnership with wife Françoise Mouly and his checkered evolution through the world of underground comics.
Date and Time:
Sunday, September 7, 4:00 pm
Doors open at 3:00 pm
Details and Pricing:
BUY/RESERVE NOW
$18 General
$15 Seniors, Full-Time Students, and Children 2–17
FREE to Members and Children under 2
Includes Museum Admission
Museum Admission closes at 4:30 pm. We encourage guests to explore the galleries prior to the film screening.
Magnin Auditorium
“A remarkably cogent and compelling presentation not just of Spiegelman’s life story but also his personality and art.”
—RogerEbert.com
About the Program
Throughout his career as a cartoonist and editor, Art Spiegelman has never shied away from provocative storytelling in his comics. His legacy in the comic arts world continues to grow and has inspired many of today’s beloved cartoonists. Today, with book bans on the rise (Maus has been taken off shelves and curricula in Tennessee, Missouri, and Iowa) and freedom of expression threatened around the country, Spiegelman continues to be a champion of free speech and an eloquent speaker against the dangers of othering any marginalized group. Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse is a film for anyone who values the possibilities of art (particularly comics) to speak truth to power.
Directed by Molly Bernstein and Philip Dolin (2024, 98 min., Not Rated)
Featuring a post-screening Q&A with director/producer Molly Bernstein and director/producer Philip Dolin and additional panelists TBD.
You may also like the following events from Skirball Cultural Center:
Also check out other
Arts events in Sherman Oaks,
Entertainment events in Sherman Oaks.
|
