Art Spiegelman on Si Lewen’s The Parade
@ Francis W. Parker School, Diane and David B Heller Auditorium
2233 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60614
Opening Thursday, November 3rd, from 6PM - 7PM
While working on a project, famed graphic novelist Art Spiegelman (Maus) came across the little known work of Si Lewen. First made after the end of WWII but not published until 1957, Parade is a haunting “story in drawings” about the endless cycle of war, based on Lewen’s experiences as a young immigrant from Poland who witnessed the Nazis coming to power, and then, as a member of an American special ops force, entered Buchenwald shortly after it was liberated. Join Spiegelman and CHF Emeritus Artistic Director Lawrence Weschler in conversation about his new edition of Lewen’s ground-breaking work.
Art Spiegelman is perhaps most well-known for his masterful Holocaust narrative Maus, which he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. His comics are best known for their shifting graphic styles, their formal complexity, and controversial content. Among other honors, he has been named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People and made an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France in 2007.
CHF Emeritus Artistic Director Lawrence Weschler was a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine for twenty years. He is the author of over a dozen books, including Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder and Everything that Rises: A Book of Convergences, for which he received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism in 2007.
Members: $10
Public: $12
Students and Teachers: $5
Preorder your copy of Si Lewen’s Parade through the CHF box office and save 20%.
A book signing will follow this program.
The annual Richard Gray Visual Art Series recognizes a significant gift from founding CHF board member and distinguished art dealer Richard Gray. This program is presented in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
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Tags: Art Spiegelman, Chicago, Chicago Humanties Festival, Francis W Parker School, Lawrence Weschler, Lincoln Park, Si Lewen
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