LISTINGS*
/The Beguiling, The French Consulate, and L'Alliance
Française proudly present…/
*CARTOONIST MARC-ANTOINE MATHIEU*
*The French comics genius, In Conversation*
*Monday, October 18th, 2010, 6:30PM-9PM*
*@ L'Alliance Francaise, 24 Spadina Road (north of Bloor)*
*FREE TO ATTEND*
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131125486936172
*TORONTO**, Ontario*—The Beguiling, Canada's finest purveyor of comics
and graphic novels, is proud to team with L'Alliance Francaise de Toronto to
welcome cartooning genius Marc-Antoine Mathieu to Toronto. Mathieu is a much-celebrated
and award-winning writer-artist who has given speeches and presentations around
the world, at diverse locations including comics festivals, galleries, and even
CERN, the world's largest particle physics laboratory, located in Geneva, Switzerland. *The complexity and the often elliptical structure of his work has
led some to call him "The M.C. Escher of comics," *and the author will be in
Toronto as part of a larger cultural exchange and speaking tour sponsored by
the French Consulate, with support from l'Alliance Français de Toronto.
While
Marc-Antoine Mathieu's work available in English-language translation numbers
just 2 graphic novels, they are influential and very well-regarded by those in
the know… Mathieu's /Dead Memory/ is an evocative treatise on modern
life—the literal and metaphorical walls that we put up to define ourselves and
society, told in a dizzying and claustrophobic style. *Mathieu's most recent
work in English is /The Museum Vaults, /a collaboration with the Louvre Museum* (yes, that Louvre) that is no less a mediation on the nature of art and
life itself. /The Museum Vaults /is a tour-de-force graphic novel, full of
humour and wit, pointed observation and beautifully illustrated too. It's a
work that has drawn rave reviews, with Publishers Weekly calling it "A Kafkaesque
catalogue of paradoxes," and Booklist describing it as "Very droll, highly
delightful."
"He's
a brilliant comics creator and storyteller," enthuses Peter Birkemoe of The
Beguiling, who will be hosting the event. "He's one of the strongest and most
inventive comics formalists. Nearly every book pushes not only at the
boundaries of the comics medium but also the form of the book itself. It's a
true shame that more of his work is not available in English, but his ideas are
so unique and thoroughly communicated in all of his work that I feel even his
French-language graphic novels hold significant appeal for Anglophones."
Birkemoe added, "This is an event not to be missed."
Mathieu
will be interviewed on stage by The Beguiling's Peter Birkemoe in French with
simultaneous English translation. A moderated Q&A and signing/dédicace session
will follow. A selection of French and English-language graphic novels by
Marc-Antoine Mathieu are currently available at The Beguiling, and will be
available for sale at the event.
*ABOUT MARC-ANTOINE MATHIEU*
Marc-Antoine Mathieu *was born close to Paris and raised in Angers. He made his comic denuut in 1987, when French-publisher Futuropolis published his
first album, /Paris-Macon/, which he had created with his brother
Jean-Luc. During the 1990s he created his most popular series of albums, all
featureing the character 'Julius Corentin Acquefacques', notable for their
Kafkaesque style. He has since published various graphic albums for both
L'Association and Delcourt in France, and Dark Horse Comics and NBM Books in
English.
*ABOUT THE BEGUILING*
Founded
in 1987, The Beguiling has set a new standard in Canada for comics and graphic
novel retail. Showcasing the largest selection of alternative, underground and
avant-garde graphic story telling in the country, The Beguiling has a worldwide
reputation for excellence. For more information please visit them online at http://beguiling.com.
*MEDIA QUERIES:* For more information about this event or to conduct an
interview with Mr. Mathieu, please contact Christopher Butcher, Manager of The
Beguiling, 416-533-9168, or via e-mail at chris@beguiling.com.
Mr. Mathieu is currently only giving interviews in French.
Excerpt from "Dead Memory" by Marc Antoine Mathieu
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