From 4 February until 18 May 2014 At the Belgian Comic Strip Center Cosey, A la recherche de Peter Pan, Le Lombard The Swiss comic strip in Brussels The geography of the European comic strip rises to some impressive heights – among them Derib, Cosey and Zep – and not everyone realizes that these authors are not in fact Belgian but Swiss. This exhibition at CBBD, staged with the assistance of the Swiss Embassy in Brussels and the Centre BD in Lausanne, therefore reestablishes a few geographical truths and showcases the talents of today’s creators of the Swiss comic strip. Curator : JC De la Royère In collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland in Belgium and the comic strip center of the city of Lausanne. With the support of the Brussels Capital Region Belgian Comic Strip Center Rue des Sables, 20 - 1000 Brussels (Belgium) Open every day (except on Monday) from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. Tel: +32 (0)2 219 19 80 - www.comicscenter.net -
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[email protected] - +32 (0)2 210 04 33 or www.comicscenter.net/en/press, login: comics + password: smurfs The Swiss comic strip in Brussels An exhibition by the Belgian Comic Strip Center Curator : JC De la Royère Scenography : Jean Serneels Texts: JC De la Royère Translations: Bureau Philotrans Corrections : Tine Anthoni and Marie-Aude Piavaux Management of original artwork : Nathalie Geirnaert and Dimitri Bogaert Graphic design : Pierre Saysouk Photogravure : Sadocolor Framing: AP Frame, Marie Van Eetvelde Production: Jean Serneels and the team of the Belgian Comicscenter Communication: Valérie Constant and Willem De Graeve The Belgian Comic Strip Center wishes to thank Cuno Affolter, Siro Beltrametti, Anne Broodcoorens, Jean-Claude Camano, Armelle Casier, S.E.