Research Catalog

Cosmic giggles

Title
Cosmic giggles / Charles Wiliams.
Author
Williams, Charles, 1942-1998
Publication
Lexington, Kentucky : Institute 193, [2020]

Details

Additional Authors
  • Fuller, Daniel (Curator)
  • March Jones, Phillip
  • Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, host institution.
  • Institute 193 (Arts organization), host institution.
Description
174 pages : chiefly illustrations; 28 cm
Summary
"Beginning sometime around 1975, Charles Williams embarked on the creation of a series of drawings he referred to collectively as the 'Cosmic Giggles' that recount the exploits and observations of Martians visiting Earth. During their travels around our world the aliens witness homelessness, racism, pollution, gas shortages, and other societal ills. They ultimately decide to return to their planet, thus avoiding any potential war of the worlds. The drawings would have been extremely relevant at the time of their creation and directly mention both pop culture phenomenon and larger political movements alike. He specifically references the American Bicentennial, Black Power, the Twilight Zone, Star Trek, and the Women's Liberation Movement. Viewed together, the drawings demonstrate Williams' uncanny ability to address serious issues through the unlikely medium of camp science fiction. They also demonstrate how little things have changed"--Cover
Subject
  • Williams, Charles, 1942-1998 > Illustrations
  • Social problems > Comic books, strips, etc
  • Problèmes sociaux > Bandes dessinées
  • Social problems
Genre/Form
  • Comics (Graphic works)
  • Graphic novels.
  • Illustrated works.
Note
  • Graphic novel featuring over 100 drawings by Williams, using scans of photocopies the artist made at IBM in the early 1980s.
  • Published on the occassion of the exhibition "The Life and Death of Charles Williams" at Atlanta Contemporary, January 23 - April 19, 2020
ISBN
  • 9781732848252
  • 1732848254
OCLC
1199082800
Author
Williams, Charles, 1942-1998, artist.
Title
Cosmic giggles / Charles Wiliams.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Added Author
Fuller, Daniel (Curator), writer of supplementary textual content.
March Jones, Phillip, writer of supplementary textual content.
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, host institution.
Institute 193 (Arts organization), host institution.
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