Aislin: 50 Years of Cartoons
This exhibition presents a retrospective of the best cartoons created by Aislin over the 50-year course of his far-reaching career. As a result of his long career at the Gazette newspaper, his loaded publication history, and his acute perspective on Canadian news, he has become one of the most influential cartoonists in English Canada – past and present. Maclean’s has even said of Aislin that “he was probably the best satirist in Canada.”
His cartoons spare few public personalities. Their liveliness, pertinence, and cruelty leave no one indifferent. They reflect Canadian society in its beautiful and less glorious moments. Through these drawings, Quebecers can discover the concerns of the Anglophone community. As his old friend Serge Chapleau said: “The best way to approach, know, and understand the world of Anglophone Montreal is through Aislin’s marvellous cartoons.”
Related to this exhibition, the McCord Museum will organize a day of animation films screening about Aislin. For more information on the celebration of Aislin 50 years of cartooning coming up in 2017, please see Maclean’s Magazine interview with the artist.
Ce que l'on en dit
« Aislin has so shaped the collective consciousness of English-speaking Montrealers that it’s hard to know what we’d make of this city, province or country without him. » Montreal Gazette
« A real treat to view. » The Suburban
« Some of his best known work. (…) You can’t help but to either chuckle or smile one more time. » Montreal Times
« If you want to know what English Montrealers are thinking, you need to look at the cartoons of Aislin. » The Globe and Mail
« Some memorable cartoons in this impressive and vast body of work. » Montreal Gazette
Guided Tours
Introduction to the Exhibition
In English: Wednesday at 8 p.m.
In French: Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Please note that schedule is subject to change without notice.
Cultural mediators are also available to answer questions.
BOOK
From Trudeau to Trudeau : Aislin, Fifty years of Cartooning
You will find in this book, published for our exhibition, a chronological selection of the most spectacular and truculent cartoons drawn by Aislin over the past 50 years, with a text of restitution about the political and cultural context for each of them.
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