CRACK OPEN THE SPACE EGG: a little 16 person show
THE DAY, TODAY, TO DATE: Moments Scrapped by Thomas JosephDesert Island
(Illustration by Lisa Hanawalt)
Desert Island
Curated by Gabe Fowler
March 4 – 25, 2011
Opening Reception – Friday, March 4
7:00PM – 10:00PM
The art book and underground comic scene can be a hard thing to explore, but luckily for those who live close to New York there is Desert Island, a comic and artbook store in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The owner, Gabe Fowler opened shop in 2008 and has quickly made this small location a hub for local artists and cartoonists from around the world.
There are a wide range of titles from reissues of classic underground comics, like R. Crumb and Weirdo, to current selections from Picturebox by Brian Chippendale and Mat Brinkman; as well as international titles from small publishers like Le Dernier Cri and Kuti Kuti. If you make it to the shop you will find everything from limited edition art books to compilations of classic and obscure comics, to photocopied zines and screenprinted posters.
Not only is the range of titles comp