press release

Krazy! The Delirious World Of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art is the first exhibition of its kind, a groundbreaking project that offers unique and dynamic insight into the world of comics,animated cartoons, anime, manga, graphic novels, computer/video games and visual art. Spanning a century of artmaking, the works in this exhibition reveal an extraordinary history of production, one that is poised to redefine the scope of visual culture in the 21st century.

With outstanding examples of original sketches, notes, concept drawings, final production drawings, animation cells, three-dimensional models and published works, KRAZY! promises a rare insight into the mind and method of some of the finest artists at work today. With generous support from Vancouver Foundation.

The exhibition is organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery with co-curators Bruce Grenville, Tim Johnson, Kiyoshi Kusumi, Art Spiegelman, Seth, Will Wright, Toshiya Ueno and exhibition design by Atelier Bow Wow.

KRAZY! The Delirious World of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art

Kuratoren: Bruce Grenville, Tim Johnson, Kiyoshi Kusumi, Art Spiegelman, Seth, Will Wright, Toshiya Ueno
Design: Atelier Bow-Wow 

Künstler: Moyoco Anno, Lynda Barry, Marcel Broodthaers, Chester Brown, Milt Gross, George Herriman, Pierre Huyghe, Tim Johnson, Yoko Kanno, Harvey Kurtzman, John Lasseter, Roy Lichtenstein, Christian Marclay, Winsor McCay, Sid Meier, Shigeru Miyamoto, Mamoru Nagano, Claes Oldenburg, Mamoru Oshii, Nick Park, Raymond Pettibon, Lotte Reiniger, Seth , Art Spiegelman, Iwatani Toru, Chris Ware, Yuichi Yokoyama