donderdag 20 oktober 2016

The exhibition can now be visited at the library of the University of Utrecht!

We are very pleased to announce that the exhibition Drawing on Violence. Comics from Argentina can now be visited at the library of the University of Utrecht at the Uithof until the end of December. The address is Heidelberglaan 3. The library is open the whole week and in the weekend as well. See for more information on location and visiting hours: http://www.uu.nl/universiteitsbibliotheek/locaties


For those who are interested, Ronald and I will be present on Wednesday 26 October at 17:00 at the library to guide you through the exhibition and provide some background information.





woensdag 19 oktober 2016

Comics for Identity - The Story of Ramiro Menna Lanzillotto

Recently, at the beginning of October, the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo announced that they had found the brother of Ramiro Menna Lanzillotto. Maxi, now 40 years old, was finally reunited with his biological family. His story and that of his disappeared parents can be read in the following comic.





Matías Trillo (1972) is an illustrator who has worked for a wide range of publishers both in Argentina and elsewhere. He mainly illustrates children’s books and has also made animations for Cartoon Network, Paka Paka and Nickelodeon. He has contributed with his illustrations to various public campaigns and his work has previously been included in several exhibitions on children’s book illustrations.