I've been reading Blab! since the first issue. Edited and designed by Monte Beauchamp, the large format color annual magazine showcases the best works by cartoonists, illustrators, and pop surrealists.
In conjunction with the release of issue #16 (with a cover by Boing Boing fave Tim Biskup), Blab! is holding an art show at Track 16 Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, CA
Copro/Nason Gallery proudly presents "THE BLAB! SHOW," the United States' first-ever Group Art Exhibition featuring the provocative artists from BLAB! magazine. America's leading anthology of illustration, found graphics, and sequential storytelling showcases the boldest offerings from the leading lights of narrative illustration and painting.Artists represented in the exhibition are: Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Stephane Blanquet, Greg Clarke, Donald Owen Colley, Amy Crehore, Brian Cronin, Andrea Dezso, Drew Friedman, Tom Huck, Teresa James, Peter Kuper, Laura Levine, Mats!?, Walter Minus, John Pound, Christian Northeast, Jonathon Rosen, Sergio Ruzzier, David Sandlin, Owen Smith, Spain, Fred Stonehouse, Marc Rosenthal, Gary Taxali, Esther Pearl Watson, And Mark Todd.
Guests attending the opening include: BLAB! founder Monte Beauchamp, Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Drew Friedman, Fred Stonehouse, Laura Levine, Greg Clarke, Gary Taxali, Owen Smith, Esther Pearl Watson, Mark Todd, Teresa James, and Tom Huck.
Oh, and the all-new BLAB! Vol. 16, with stunning covers by Tim Biskup, will debut at the show's opening!
Where: Track 16 Gallery at Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave C1, Santa Monica, CA 90404
When: Sept. 24, 2005 through October 8, 2005 Reception & Party: Sept. 24, 2005: 8:00 -11:30 p.m. Link
