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What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine
June 10, 2024 - This exhibition explores the unforgettable art and satire of MAD, from its beginnings in 1952 as a popular humor comic book to its emergence as a beloved magazine that spoke truth to power and attracted generations of devoted readers through the decades.
ONLINE SYMPOSIUM Illustration and Race: Rethinking the History of Published Images
September 22, 2022 - Compelling conversations with illustrators, art directors, authors, and scholars will explore more than three hundred years of racial representation in published art and the role of mass-circulated imagery as a force in shaping public perception about people and groups of people.
ONLINE SYMPOSIUM: Picturing Freedom: A Century of Illustration
December 21, 2020 - For designers, cartoonists, and illustrators, many questions arise when creating art that takes up socially significant, sometimes controversial themes. Some choose the D.I.Y. route, working independently with a free hand, without access to the large scale distribution that comes with a recognizable masthead. Others work with leading news organizations and magazines, agreeing to collaborate in exchange for access to audiences. Popular art has always involved such choices.
MAD Magazine releases issue with blank cover.
January 21, 2016 - Issue #538 hits stores on February 17.
The “Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs” exhibition debuts at Norman Rockwell Museum.
June 6, 2015 - The exhibition highlights the career of the celebrated “New Yorker" artist and award-winning graphic memoirist.