WHOA. Exciting news for Jack Kirby fans in or near Los Angeles:
The Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center is partnering with the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles to present a large-scale Kirby-themed exhibition that opens next weekend on June 29th:
Kirbyvision: A Tribute to Jack Kirby combines original artwork by Kirby with new works by more than fifty contemporary artists inspired by him. Curated by the Kirby Museum, and presented within the Corey Helford’s 12,000-square-foot space in downtown Los Angeles, Kirbyvision highlights Kirby’s continuing and multifaceted influence on comics, media, and popular culture.
Kirbyvision will be on view from Saturday, June 29, to Saturday, August 3, 2024, and is free and open to the public. A free opening reception will be held on the show’s first day, Saturday, June 29th, from 7:00 to 11:00 pm.
The Corey Helford Gallery, founded in 2006, focuses on New Contemporary art, including figurative, Surreal, and pop culture-inspired work. Here’s where you can find it:
571 S. Anderson St. Los Angeles, CA 90033
Open: Tuesday-Saturday, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm (admission free)
(310) 287-2340
Speaking personally, I can’t wait! I serve as an advisor to the Kirby Museum and have learned so much from their work, which has included exhibitions, panels, walks and talks, and videocasts and other online projects. They have been carrying the torch for Kirby and Kirby studies heroically, and they provided substantial and crucial design assistance, logistical support, artworks, and files for the 2015 Comic Book Apocalypse show I curated at CSU Northridge. It’s great to have another Kirby show here in town!
Note: The promotional image above, from the Kirby Museum, is a digital collage of Kirby’s pencil art, Kirby and Frank Giacoia’s original art (pencils and inks), and the published cover of Marvel Treasury Edition #7 (1975), all from the Kirby Museum’s Digital Archive. Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man are of course TM & © Marvel Characters, Inc.
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