Yves Chaland (FR)

 

Chaland's first retrospective in the German-speaking world follows the tracks of his most important characters Petit Albert, Bob Fish, Spirou, Freddy Lombard and Adolphus Claar. Chaland is a master of the ligne claire which he modernised with his dynamic linework. As a child he was obsessed with the Franco-Belgian comics of the golden age of the 1950s from which he developed his unique style. He is one of the few comic artists who manage to conceive a comic as a Gesamtkunstwerk. Style, atmosphere, décor, design, characters and the plot follow the grammar of the comic. Chaland's stories play out in different subplots in which the artist excellently manages to depict society and reveal its deficiencies.

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2 / Am-Rhyn-Haus

• 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
  
• Opening in the exhibition: 
  Sat. 24 March, 3.30 p.m.
  
• Panel discussion in the Kunstmuseum Luzern: 
  Sun. 25 März, 4 p.m.
  
• Exhibition partner: 
  DataQuest AG – Apple Premium Reseller