Drawn

This weekend I’m looking forward to a Symposium to be held at Parsons, The New School of Design in New York. On the topic of “illustrative responses to world events… both visceral and intimate”, it will explore “the current state of political and social visual commentary“. The impressive speakers include Steven Heller, Rutu Modan, Peter Kuper, Steve Brodner, Luba Lukova, and Anton Kannemeyer.

Symposium: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 1:00-5:30 P.M.
The New School, Tishman Auditorium
Johnson/Kaplan Hall, 66 WEST 12TH STREET
Free and open to the public!

I wish I could make out the illustrator’s name for the image above – best I can do is “Gary ____”. It’s printed tiny alongside it as it appears in blog entry for the Symposium.

UPDATE: Dave Tabler and mortadel tell me the artist is Guy Billout.

There  is also an exhibition of illustrated covers for Der Spiegel magazine at 2 West 13th street, 8th floor, from November 14th to November 30th, with a reception happening on November 14th, at 6pm.

(Disclaimer: I’ll be teaching at Parsons next year).