Regular Admission: $16 (+$1.50 Preservation Fee) | Seniors / Students (w/ID): $13 (+$1 Preservation Fee)
ART SPIEGELMAN: DISASTER IS MY MUSE
Dirs. Molly Bernstein and Philip Dolin | USA | 2024 | 98 min. | English | Documentary
The life and career of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman are vividly illustrated in this penetrating biography, showcasing how his trailblazing graphic novel Maus redefined the medium. Deeply influenced by his Holocaust-surviving parents and personal tragedies, Spiegelman’s oeuvre boldly confronts the themes of trauma, historical memory, and identity with uncompromising honesty.
When Maus, Spiegelman’s most famous work, was banned by a Tennessee school board, Spiegelman, a self proclaimed ‘first amendment fundamentalist’ re-entered the literary and national spotlight defending free speech and worked against book banning.
Special Guest: Seth Feman, Executive Director and CEO, Frist Art Museum Nashville
Spiegelman’s books will be available for sale in the Belcourt lobby by Parnassus Books.
