Exhibition Launch Eureka! | Anglo-Italian 1960s Comics
We are delighted to welcome all staff and students to the launch of Eureka! The exhibition is the first of its kind to bring back a forgotten but important history of Anglo-Italian relations.
Founded in 1967 by Luciano Secchi,聽Eureka聽was one of the most significant popular Italian comics of the Sixties and Seventies. In a post-war context of relaxed censorship, and amidst the Italian economic boom,聽Eureka聽was at the forefront of a new comics craze. What really set聽Eureka聽apart from other publications was it didn鈥檛 look exclusively to America, or France 鈥� instead, it channelled the London Swinging Sixties vibe. With vibrant, almost psychedelic covers,聽Eureka聽introduced Italian readers to memorable British strips from 鈥楢ndy Capp鈥� to 鈥楾iffany Jones鈥�, later adding homegrown productions such as Bonvi鈥檚 鈥楽turmtruppen鈥� and 鈥楲upo Alberto鈥�.
Free admission. To attend the opening launch, please contact Alessandro Pozzolo at聽apozzol1@stu.chi.ac.uk. The exhibition will run from the 22nd聽April to the 2nd聽of July at the LRC.
The show has been curated by Hugo Frey and Alessandro Pozzolo in partnership with the 丝瓜视频 and the Italian Cultural Institute in London.
