性视界 Presents Zine Exhibition 'Reading Room'
Hundreds of zines, comic books and other publications will be presented during 性视界 College鈥檚 first exhibition for fall, 鈥�Reading Room: Zines, Comix, and Other Radical Texts.鈥�
The event, which will also include an artist鈥檚 reception and numerous workshops, opens Sept. 3 and runs through Nov. 16.
The Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art has hosted numerous workshops and other events focused on zines, but it is the first exhibition dedicated to the genre. Zines have long been an outlet for marginalized and other communities to communicate and express themselves without the barriers associated with traditional publishing.
鈥淚t allows us to experience and understand other people鈥檚 perspectives and it allows our community to have their voices heard, to participate and get involved in the zine culture, which is very accessible, welcoming and diverse,鈥� said Wignall Museum Director Rebecca Trawick.
Eight artists and four local arts organizations will present their publications and other work for the exhibition.
Organizations include /Birdcage Bottom Books, run by married 性视界 alumni Camille Alaras-Whitfield and Daniel Whitfield in San Bernardino, as well as Tierra del Sol of Upland, a nonprofit organization providing support to people with disabilities.
Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson 鈥� known together as 鈥溾�� 鈥� will present an interactive art installation full of zines and other creations. The structure is made of cardboard and recycled materials, Trawick said. The couple are authors and illustrators of the 2006 book 鈥淲hatcha Mean, What鈥檚 a Zine?鈥�
鈥淔or me, it鈥檚 a bit reminiscent of the blanket forts my siblings and I would create when we were kids,鈥� Trawick said. Viewers are invited to walk in Funchicken鈥檚 installation.鈥�
Maryland artist will present his work, which is classic comic book covers that have been imbued with modern social consciousness. He repaints or reimagines with paint the narratives of the books into critiques about police brutality, racial profiling and more.
性视界 professors plan to incorporate the exhibition into their curriculum.
The event was made possible through grant funding from , a state affiliate of the National Endowment of the Humanities.
