Crossing Borders: Mahler's Manga Park
『古典絵画の巨匠たち』
Thomas Bernhard Alte Meister, Suhrkamp, 2011年
© NICOLAS MAHLER
『詩』「悲観的（左）, 楽観的（右）」
Gedichte, Insel Verlag, 2013年
© NICOLAS MAHLER
Mein Therapeut ist ein Psycho!
（edition moderne）2011年
© NICOLAS MAHLER
The Kyoto International Manga Museum proudly presents comics artist Nicolas Mahler from Vienna, Austria, who has gained international renown with a multifaceted work, stretching from humorous depictions of social issues to comics adaptations of Austrian novels. Upon this occasion of his first exhibition in Japan, the artist will visit Kyoto and give a talk on how he views cartoons, comics and manga.
| Period |
December 2, 2014 - February 8, 2015 10am - 6pm (admission to the museum is until 5:30pm) Closed Wednesdays, as well as during the period from Thursday, 29 December through Saturday, 3 January. |
| Venue |
Kyoto International Manga Museum, 2F, Galleries 1, 2, 3. |
| Fee |
Free |
Organization:
Kyoto International Manga Museum,
Kyoto Seika University International Research Center (imrc).
Cooperation:
Caricature Museum of Krems, The Austrian Foreign Ministry
Content
Through cartoons and comics, short films and 3D objects, the exhibition presents the broad range of Mahler's artistic world in form of a "park."
- Cartoons that address CosPlay, figures and other aspects of Japanese pop-culture, as well as narrative comics that spoof the American comics industry and hikikomori stay-at-homes
- Witty images of philosophical concepts (including original drawings)
- Graphic-novel adaptations of Robert Musil's Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften and Thomas Bernhard's Alte Meister
- An introductory overview of comics culture in Austria, with a special emphasis on the Karikaturmuseum Krems, and a reading corner
Related event
Lecture "Mahler's View of Comics: Between Humor and Graphic Novel"
Mahler's work seems to hover between two poles, single ironic images on the one hand, and graphic narratives, based on literary novels, on the other hand. The different importance of these formats for the artist, his creative techniques, and the hopes he holds for comics are at the center of this talk.
Japanse Manga artist Shiriagari Kotobuki will join the event!
Shiriagari Kotobuki is a manga artist who is drawing gag manga that present a critical view on social and philosophical topics, is going to take part in a newly arranged second part of the event. Shiriagari and Mahler will have a discussion on humor and literature in manga, as well as on their methods of expressing them.
*Since the second part of the event is newly arranged, the ending time for the event also changed. We hope for your understanding.
| Date | December 6, 2014, 2pm - 4:45pm |
| Venue | Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1F, Multi-purpose hall |
| Contents |
Part 1 Guest
Nicolas Mahler (comics artist) |
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Part 2 Guest
Nicolas Mahler (comics artist) |
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| Fee |
Free |
| Capacity | 200 people (on a first come basis) |
| How to participate |
No pre-registration required * Numbered tickets (one ticket for both parts) will be distributed on the day of the event from 10 am. |
Nicolas Mahler
Born in Vienna, Austria, in 1969. Taking his departure from fanzine publications in the late 1990s, Mahler began to attract attention as a peculiar gag cartoonist in the early 2000s. In German, he has been publishing in newspapers and magazines and also worked as an advertisement illustrator aside, while his comics appeared in book form first in French. In recent years, his work has come to be acknowledged beyond the comics scene, mainly due to his adaptations of Austrian novels. In the fall of 2013, the Karikaturmuseum Krems held his first solo exhibition in Austria.
