Photo by Mariah Karson
Pop Pulp! Aron Packer Projects at Firecat Projects
Hello! We had a great opening last Friday night! I can't express how fun and lively this show is... each work seems better and weirder than the last. And there are more than 100 of them! This is definitely a more-is-more situation. The show has a very short run so stop in before it's gone!
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Photo by Mariah Karson
Aron Packer Projects at Firecat Projects, Chicago Pop Pulp / Mexican Pulp Illustration from the Haas Roche Collection 2124 N. Damen Ave Mid Show Reception - Saturday, April 13th, 12PM to 3PM Closes April 19, 2019 Comic and Novella covers needed to grab a customer's attention in a quick second at a checkout counter. Easily done with the use of garish color, over the top sexuality, and suggested violence, one would be compelled to buy these myriad serial stories of mystery, suspense, and more... once hooked you'd hopefully buy every week. Writers and illustrators were constantly grinding out "stories" on a deadline schedule and this tradition continues to this day... these little comic books can still be purchased at Mexican grocery stores and bodegas, all across the United States and the Americas. The works in the exhibition are from the early 1970's, executed with gouache on illustration board and are what we perceive were the glory days of these unknown and underrated artists. |
Photo by Mariah Karson
Aron Packer Projects Contact Aron Packer at [email protected] Phone: 773.458.3150 |