MoCCA Presents Dash Shaw and Keith Mayerson in Conversation 5/25

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA is pleased to present: Dash Shaw and Keith Mayerson in Conversation Tuesday, May 25, 7 PM Admission: $5 | Free for MoCCA Members

Join MoCCA for a conversation between Dash Shaw and artist Keith Mayerson about their art, working methods and more.

Dash Shaw <http://www.dashshaw.com/> is the focus of MoCCA's current exhibition Making The Abyss and is the creator of BodyWorld, Bottomless Belly Button and The Unclothed Man in the 35th Century. Shaw's recent works connect an interest with the human body, informed by figure drawing, with humorous character-driven narratives.

Keith Mayerson <http://keithmayerson.com/> is a painter who has exhibited widely throughout the world. He is the Cartooning Coordinator at the School of Visual Arts and teaches fine art at New York University. Mayerson is curator of the current MoCCA exhibition NeoIntegrity: Comics Edition and is on MoCCA's Board of Trustees. He is the co-creator with Dennis Cooper of the graphic
novel Horror Hospital Unplugged to be pulished next year by Harper-Perennial.

installation view of Keith Mayerson Good Leaders, Endangered Species,
Ships at Sea, Part II at Derek Eller Gallery, New York

MoCCA Thursdays are made possible in part, by public funds from the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the
City Council. Additional support comes from and the members of MoCCA.

On view at MoCCA <http://www.moccany.org>

NeoIntegrity: Comics Edition extended through August 29, 2010

Dash Shaw: Making The Abyss through May 30, 2010

Upcoming Events at MoCCA <http://www.moccany.org/content/events>

Thursday, June 3, 7 PM
City of Spies reception and signing with Susan Kim, Laurence Klavan and Pascal Dizin
Admission is Free for this event

Thursday, June 17, 7 PM
To Teach: The Journey, in Comics
William Ayers and Ryan Alexander-Tanner in conversation with Calvin Reed
Admission: $5 | Free for MoCCA Members

Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art- 594 Broadway, Suite 401, New York, NY 10012
www.moccany.org 212-254-3511