The Chazen Museum of Art at the UW Madison goes Underground with a new Comix Exhibition.

Beginning in the 1960s, underground cartoonists joined the rebellion against mainstream society, commercial publishing, and conformity in comics. The thriving comix culture boldly visualized the dissent and social exploration of the time. The exhibit Underground Classics: The Transformation of Comics into Comix, 1963 – 1990 is on view May 2 – July 12, 2009, and looks at comix as an art form and includes original art, printed pages, and comic book covers as it charts the scene’s growth and change over three decades. A curators’ conversation and opening reception will take place Friday, May 1.

• The exhibit covers the 1967 releases of Zap and the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers which ushered in a new era of comic art and features the works of Vaughn Bode, Charles Burns, Richard Corben, Robert Crumb, Howard Cruse, Will Eisner, Will Elder, Shary Flenniken, Drew Friedman, Bill Griffith, Denis Kitchen, Harvey Kurtzman, Harvey Pekar, Trina Robbins, Art Spiegelman, Reed Waller, Kate Worley and many more.

• For more infomation; a complete list of creators on display and other related events during the exhibit click here to go to the Chazen Museum of Art’s website