CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 5/20/2025

25 cartoonists and illustrators take on MoMA

“Our capacity for joy is intimately connected to our ability to play. Comics tap into that joy.” Featured spreads are from Drawn to MoMA: Comics Inspired by Modern Art, MoMA’s new, 200-page, 12 x 6-inch collection of comics inspired by visits to the Museum, featuring illustrated stories by two dozen graphic artists, plus one collectible foldout poster by Chris Ware. Alongside Ware are works by Jon Allen, Gabrielle Bell, Barbara Brandon-Croft, Jessica Campbell, Roz Chast, Ted Closson, Liana Finck, Ali Fitzgerald, November Garcia, Anna Haifisch, Mari Kanstad Johnsen, Patrick Keck, Lee Lai, Ellen Lindner, John Vasquez Mejias, Danica Novgorodoff, Tommi Parrish, Ben Passmore, Weng Pixin, Anna Sarvira, Walter Scott, Bishakh Som, Karl Stevens and Erin Williams.

Quote above is from “Words in Pictures, Pictures in Words,” by Alex Halberstadt and Arlettee Hernandez. Spreads feature work by Weng Pixin, Ted Closson and Anna Haifisch.