It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: A Conversation with Paul Mavrides

When

Friday February 2, 2018: 12:00pm to 1:00pm  Add to Calendar /   Add to Google Calendar

Where

Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Description

Artist Paul Mavrides, long-time resident of San Francisco's Mission district, gives a talk on his peripatetic comics, graphics, paintings and artworks exposing, exploring and exploiting the cultural oddities, conspiratorial mysteries and all-too-human fiascos of contemporary society.

Mavrides is member of the ZAP Comix group, as well as a founding associate of J.R. “Bob” Dobbs’ SubGenius Foundation, His many collaborators have included Gilbert Shelton, Robert Crumb, Harvey Pekar, film directors Alex Cox and Ron Mann, Survival Research Laboratories and The Residents, among others. This program is in partnership with the University of Michigan Stamps School of Art and Design.