Hey eCoolers! The Compound is in a frenzy! We’re so excited about an upcoming event that we can’t contain ourselves. And we can’t wait even another moment to let you know about it.
Just hitting the press in Rome are reports that from 30 June – 25 October, the National Etruscan Museum at the Villa Giulia will host an exhibit called Etruscomix – a mostra of Etruscan comics created by six Italian artists.
The young artists that produced these comics – Francesco Cattani, Marino Neri, Paolo Parisi, Michele Petrucci, Alessandro Rak, and Claudio Stassi – were chosen as “artists in residence in Etruria.” Two were sent to the National Archaeological Museum at the Villa Giulia to explore its holdings for a week, while two others spent a week at the Banditaccia necropolis in Cerveteri and a further two spent a week at the Necropolis and Museum of Tarquinia. In each Etrusco-locale, the artists immersed themselves physically and metaphorically (that’s what the announcement says) in history and material culture as they gathered inspiration for the fanciful artworks that are part of the exhibit.
Loving all things Etruscan in a fashion that’s almost unreasonable, we can’t wait to see the show and will report bakc with further information and images when it opens. We’re also excited to report that they’re preparing a book of the comicspublished by Black Velvet and available for purchase.
The idea was conceived by the superintendency of archaeology in southern Etruria, facilitated by the region of Lazio, and organized by the cultural organization Civita and by COMICON in Naples.
The image above was created by cartoonist Milo Manara.
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