"El Víbora⁠—Countercultural Comics" at MNAC

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Photo courtesy of El Víbora. Comix Countercultural

MNAC is putting on an exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the first edition of the legendary underground comic El Víbora (The Viper), a publication which left its mark on various generations in the 1980s and 1990s.

This exhibition pays homage to El Víbora (The Viper) and its authors on the 40th anniversary since the publication of the first issue of this mythical comic book. It changed the lives of more than one generation in the 1980s and 1990s.   

The show centers on the magazine’s earliest stage, at the beginning of democracy, when Barcelona rose up as the hub of the underground culture that had exploded in the United States in the 1960s.  

Via 35 original works, an extensive collection of documents and a selection of almost 100 covers, viewers will discover the creators' originality and artistic power. The authors include Gallardo, Nazario, Mariscal, Martí, Max, and Roger, whose groundbreaking vignettes in a whole new language expressed their rebellion against the established order and conventional aesthetics.

The Museu Nacional has been working since 2014 to make comics a part of its heritage and give them real visibility. This artistic genre has entered the rooms of the museum and is here to stay.

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