The Modern Art Museum of the City of Paris (Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris) presents a premier retrospective exhibition on one of the greatest illustrators of the past fifty years: Robert Crumb.
A unique look at the life and work of underground comix pioneer R. Crumb, who represents a mythical figure in American counter-culture.
In 2012 Crumb had his first comprehensive museum retrospective at the Musée d'Art moderne de la Ville de Paris. Created to accompany the exhibit, this hefty volume spans almost fifty years of Crumb's career, and includes over 700 drawings and more than 200 comix magazines and covers, plus another 200 previousuly unpublished or unseen color illustrations. Context is provided by texts from Jean-Luc Fromental, Sébastien Gokalp, Fabrice Hergott, Todd Hignite, Jean-Pierre Mercier and Joann Sfar.
Born in Philadelphia, R. Crumb is the author of numerous comic works and one of the pioneers of underground comics. His books include Kafka, The Complete Crumb Comics (17 volumes), The R. Crumb Sketchbook (10 volumes), R. Crumb Draws the Blues, The Book of Mr. Natural, The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb, and many more. He lives in the south of France with his wife, the artist Aline Kominsky-Crumb.
ISBN: 9781684051090
Author: R. Crumb
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 6 February 2018
Publisher: IDW
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (mm): 313 x 247 x 29
Weight (kg): 1.61
