Press conference: 26.11.2026, 11 am
Vernissage: 27.11.2026, 6.30 pm
In the stories of Emil Ferris, imaginary monsters are a completely natural part of everyday life. They are not simply evil, but have many sides: some are sad or vulnerable, others brave, mysterious ...
For the first time, Cartoonmuseum Basel is presenting a major retrospective on artist Emil Ferris from the USA. With the multi-layered narrative and powerful drawings in her internationally successful ...
In the stories of Emil Ferris, imaginary monsters are a completely natural part of everyday life. They are not simply evil, but have many sides: some are sad or vulnerable, others brave, mysterious ...
In the stories of Emil Ferris, imaginary monsters are a completely natural part of everyday life. They are not simply evil, but have many sides: some are sad or vulnerable, others brave, mysterious ...
For the first time, Cartoonmuseum Basel is presenting a major retrospective on artist Emil Ferris from the USA. With the multi-layered narrative and powerful drawings in her internationally successful ...
To better understand the world around her, the autobiographically inspired main character Karen from Emil Ferris’s ‘Monsters’ comics takes on the role of a detective. But she also dreams of being a ...
For the first time, Cartoonmuseum Basel is presenting a major retrospective on artist Emil Ferris from the USA. With the multi-layered narrative and powerful drawings in her internationally successful ...
Emil Ferris’s works are characterised by a multitude of parallel narrative layers. The feminist themes that are important to her do not come across as a theoretical statement, but are intricately ...
For the first time, Cartoonmuseum Basel is presenting a major retrospective on artist Emil Ferris from the USA. With the multi-layered narrative and powerful drawings in her internationally successful ...
To better understand the world around her, the autobiographically inspired main character Karen from Emil Ferris’s ‘Monsters’ comics takes on the role of a detective. But she also dreams of being a ...
Known for his nuanced, critical and eloquent comics reportage, the artist and author Joe Sacco (b. 1960) is returning to Basel. Back in 2015, Cartoonmuseum Basel dedicated a major retrospective to him ...
For the first time, Cartoonmuseum Basel is presenting a major retrospective on artist Emil Ferris from the USA. With the multi-layered narrative and powerful drawings in her internationally successful ...
Anyone who wears a mask becomes a different being. In Emil Ferris’s comic ‘My Favorite Thing Is Monsters’, the protagonist Karen uses masks to express feelings and to play with her identity. Masks ...
To better understand the world around her, the autobiographically inspired main character Karen from Emil Ferris’s ‘Monsters’ comics takes on the role of a detective. But she also dreams of being a ...
For the first time, Cartoonmuseum Basel is presenting a major retrospective on artist Emil Ferris from the USA. With the multi-layered narrative and powerful drawings in her internationally successful ...
Basel-based comics artists Luca Bartulović and Kooni are brimming with ideas – and keen to share them, along with their skills, with drawing enthusiasts of all ages. From beginners to those with years ...
A guided tour of the exhibition with a subsequent workshop at Druckwerk Basel, organised as part of the Weekend of Graphics, on the theme ‘XXL’. At Druckwerk Basel, participants can look forward to ...
For the first time, Cartoonmuseum Basel is presenting a major retrospective on artist Emil Ferris from the USA. With the multi-layered narrative and powerful drawings in her internationally successful ...
Drawn with a ballpoint pen on lined paper, Emil Ferris' work combines masterful artistry with a radically subjective, deeply poetic narrative style. Her debut, ‘My Favorite Thing is Monsters’ (2017) ...
For the first time, Cartoonmuseum Basel is presenting a major retrospective on artist Emil Ferris from the USA. With the multi-layered narrative and powerful drawings in her internationally successful ...
Opening reception: November 27, 2026, 6:30 p.m. Press conference: November 26, 2026, 11 a.m. Comic artist Barbara Yelin (born 1977, Munich) is known for her sensitive, atmospherically dense, drawn and ...