Robert Crumb News

The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair has announced special events and programs at this year's fair; kicking off with an Opening Night celebration on Friday, Nov. 15 from 4-8pm

The King Khan Experience -- a solo side project from the inimitable King Khan -- is excited to give a long-awaited wide release to the Turkey Ride LP. The album, which is comprised of Khan's recordings in Bordeaux and Berlin nearly two decades ago, features cover art by celebrated comics artist Sophie Crumb (daughter of famed illustrator Robert Crumb), and even includes a Jay Reatard cover sung in German, will be released on May 24, 2019 via Khannibalism / Ernest Jenning Record Co. Pre-order the limited-edition psychedelic splatter vinyl HERE.

Chicago Humanities Festival, in partnership with The Terra Foundation for American Art, EXPO CHICAGO and Navy Pier today announced the initial list of participants for Creative Chicago: An Interview Marathon, led by one of the world's most influential curators and critics Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of London's Serpentine Galleries. Known for his dynamic, long-form interview sessions, the five-hour interview marathon will be comprised of back-to-back conversations with prominent Chicago innovators from a variety of creative fields.

On behalf of J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs, Black and Boone Productions announces the first ever documentary on the Church of the SubGenius, Slacking Towards Bethlehem: J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius.

I remember the Herzog Video at the Whitney Biennial 2 rounds past but forgot the name of the Dutch artist he portrayed. Now the MET has the definitive exhibition of Hercules Segers......Who? Yes, that artist. In the way only the MET can do with the help of the RijksMuseum and a few others you can see a very rare relatively complete moment in history 400 years ahead of itself. Most existent prints are here as well as several paintings and like a comet they will not cross our path in NY or anywhere for that matter for another 100 years.

Poway OnStage and Berkley Hart Announces line-up for April 9th 2016 performance of O' BERKLEY, WHERE HART THOU? at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts.

Poway OnStage and Berkley Hart Announces line-up for April 9th 2016 performance of O' BERKLEY, WHERE HART THOU? at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts.

Poet and novelist, Charles Plymell, will read from his new book 'Benzedrine Highway' at NYC's historic Jefferson Market Library (425 Sixth Ave.) tonight, November 8 at 7:30 pm. Plymell will be introduced by Warhol ally, poet, artist and photographer Gerard Malanga.

Poet and novelist, Charles Plymell, will read from his new book 'Benzedrine Highway' at NYC's historic Jefferson Market Library (425 Sixth Ave.) on Friday, November 8 at 7:30 pm. Plymell will be introduced by Warhol ally, poet, artist and photographer Gerard Malanga.

The Graphic Canon Vol. 3, the immense finale to the three-volume anthology pairing classic and contemporary world literature with comic artists and illustrators, has just debuted at #4 on the New York Times bestseller list for paperback graphic books for the week of July 14th.

The 55th Venice Biennale is underway! Curated by Massimiliano Gioni, the exhibition at Arsenale includes works by Robert Crumb, The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb, and Christopher Williams, Angola to Vietnam* (on view through November 24).

From May 23 to July 7, 2013, The Walt Disney Family Museum presents the special exhibition Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons, featuring 50 works by the legendary author and illustrator, accompanied by 50 statements from celebrities, authors, and noted personalities on the influence of Sendak's work. These works will be on display at The Walt Disney Family Museum, an interactive museum in San Francisco, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sendak's universally revered book, Where the Wild Things Are.

From May 23 to July 7, 2013, The Walt Disney Family Museum presents the special exhibition Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons, featuring 50 works by the legendary author and illustrator, accompanied by 50 statements from celebrities, authors, and noted personalities on the influence of Sendak's work.

Graphic artist Robert Crumb poses for a portrait in New York November 1, 2010. Robert Crumb and his daughter Sophie may lovingly squabble about the life they have shared, but they can agree on one thing: the underground scene that allowed the elder Crumb to become a comic book cult hero hardly exists anymore. Picture taken November 1.

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA - is thrilled to announce our new exhibition: NEOINTEGRITY: COMICS EDITION on view now through May 30.

Ralph Bakshi will return to Animazing Gallery in SoHo for a reception where his altogether new series of fine art paintings will be debuted in an exhibition entitled The Streets. This bold series of mixed-media construction/paintings was inspired by the gritty and colorful neighborhoods of Bakshi's youth in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Ralph Bakshi will return to Animazing Gallery in SoHo for a reception where his altogether new series of fine art paintings will be debuted in an exhibition entitled THE STREETS. This bold series of mixed-media construction/paintings was inspired by the gritty and colorful neighborhoods of Bakshi's youth in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art - MoCCA - is thrilled to announce our new exhibition: NEOINTEGRITY: COMICS EDITION on view now through May 30.

Ralph Bakshi will return to Animazing Gallery in SoHo for a reception where his altogether new series of fine art paintings will be debuted in an exhibition entitled The Streets. This bold series of mixed-media construction/paintings was inspired by the gritty and colorful neighborhoods of Bakshi's youth in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Ralph Bakshi will return to Animazing Gallery in SoHo for a reception where his altogether new series of fine art paintings will be debuted in an exhibition entitled THE STREETS. This bold series of mixed-media construction/paintings was inspired by the gritty and colorful neighborhoods of Bakshi's youth in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.