{"id":156,"date":"2016-01-22T15:34:55","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T15:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/templeman-exhibitions\/?p=156"},"modified":"2020-02-10T14:43:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T14:43:45","slug":"there-is-an-alternative-critical-cartoons-and-comics-2-may-1-july-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/templeman-exhibitions\/2016\/01\/22\/there-is-an-alternative-critical-cartoons-and-comics-2-may-1-july-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"There is an alternative! Critical cartoons and comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>2 May \u2013 1 July 2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Templeman Gallery, Floor 1 West<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-274\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/templeman-exhibitions\/files\/2016\/05\/cropped-blog-header-there-is-an-alternative.jpg\" alt=\"cropped-blog-header-there-is-an-alternative.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/templeman-exhibitions\/files\/2016\/05\/cropped-blog-header-there-is-an-alternative.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/templeman-exhibitions\/files\/2016\/05\/cropped-blog-header-there-is-an-alternative-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/templeman-exhibitions\/files\/2016\/05\/cropped-blog-header-there-is-an-alternative-768x200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/templeman-exhibitions\/files\/2016\/05\/cropped-blog-header-there-is-an-alternative-624x163.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>See the reactions: #TIAAKent on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23tiaakent&amp;src=typd\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/tiaakent\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0exhibition showcased a selection of original material, reprints, published material and paraphernalia by American and British comic artists, representing two prolific traditions in alternative comics.<\/p>\n<p>The artists whose work was displayed include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Andy Singer<\/li>\n<li>Cristy C. Road<\/li>\n<li>Darrin Bell<\/li>\n<li>Gord Hill<\/li>\n<li>Hunt Emerson<\/li>\n<li>J.J. McCollough<\/li>\n<li>James van Otto<\/li>\n<li>Jen Sorensen<\/li>\n<li>Kate Evans<\/li>\n<li>Khalid Albaih<\/li>\n<li>Lauren Weinstein<\/li>\n<li>Matt Bors<\/li>\n<li>Mike Goodwin and Dan E. Burr<\/li>\n<li>Rachael House<\/li>\n<li>Robert Armstrong<\/li>\n<li>Safdar Ahmed<\/li>\n<li>Spike Trotman<\/li>\n<li>Stephanie McMillan<\/li>\n<li>Suzy Varty<\/li>\n<li>Ted Rall<\/li>\n<li>Tom Tomorrow (Dan Perkins)<\/li>\n<li>Vegan Sidekick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The exhibition also included materials from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartoons.ac.uk\/\">British Cartoon Archive<\/a> and the Les Coleman Archive.<\/p>\n<p>The works displayed are\u00a0commonly labelled as alternative in their respective traditions and understood as critically positioning themselves\u00a0against a given mainstream (whether in comics, politics or culture).<\/p>\n<p>Through the displayed material, and drawing on the position of comics as an underground or marginal form, the exhibition investigated the issue of what it means to be \u2018alternative\u2019 and \u2018critical\u2019 in contemporary society.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-157 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/templeman-exhibitions\/files\/2016\/01\/there-is-an-alternative.jpg\" alt=\"there is an alternative\" width=\"258\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2 May \u2013 1 July 2016 Templeman Gallery, Floor 1 West See the reactions: #TIAAKent on Twitter and Instagram This\u00a0exhibition showcased a selection of original material, reprints, published material and paraphernalia by American and British comic artists, representing two prolific traditions in alternative comics. The artists whose work was displayed include: Andy Singer Cristy C. 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