Souther Salazar Souvenirs May 18 – Jun 15, 2013 @ Jonathan LeVine Gallery (529 W 20th St #9 New York, NY 10011) Portland-based artist Souther Salazar (who is prominently featured in our new issue, CAROUSEL 31) is currently exhibiting Souvenirs, a series of new paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations at Jonathan LeVine Gallery — his fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. Works in Souvenirs were inspired by the Trading Tortoise, Salazar’s recent collaboration with his wife,
Even though we didn’t win, CAROUSEL was honoured to have its 4PANEL section receive a nomination for a 2013 Doug Wright Award! We received an Honourary Mention for the ‘Pigskin Peters Award’, which recognizes the best in experimental or avant-garde comics. Congrats to cartoonist David Collier, who won for his book Hamilton Illustrated (published by Wolsak and Wynn). This short clip captures funnyman Scott Thompson struggling to name all the nominated 4PANEL contributors, and then
Larry Eisenstein Negative Capability May 25 – Jun 16, 2013 (opening Sat May 25, 2-5pm) @ Loop Gallery (1273 Dundas St W, Toronto) Toronto artist and 4PANEL participant Larry Eisenstein (whose work was prominently featured back in CAROUSEL 27) has a new exhibit opening in Toronto, Negative Capability. Romantic poet John Keats used the term “negative capability” to describe an artist’s receptiveness to the world and its natural marvel, and the struggle of human beings