In the Lounge iTunes Terms and Conditions: The Graphic Novel Created by R. Sikoryak

About This Show

Cartoonist R. Sikoryak has drawn the entire, unedited text of the iTunes Terms and Conditions as a graphic novel, in over 90 distinct comics styles. It has appeared online on Tumblr at http://itunestandc.tumblr.com. The comic features Steve Jobs (in the guises of various cartoon characters) wandering through classic & contemporary comics, narrating the entire agreement.

For this show, Sikoryak will project the artwork & read from the text, accompanied by live music created by Brian Dewan. He will be joined by special guest readers Paul Boocock & James Godwin.

About the Artists

R. Sikoryak is the author of the graphic novel Masterpiece Comics (Drawn & Quarterly), ‘‘Where Classics and Cartoons Collide.’’ His comics & illustrations have appeared in many publications, including The New Yorker, Fortune, The Onion, GQ, Esquire & MAD. He has occasionally drawn for television, including The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His adaptations of literary classics have appeared in The Best American Comics 2015, The Graphic Canon, Drawn and Quarterly & Fable Comics. Since 1997, he’s presented his live cartoon performance series, Carousel, around the United States & Canada. Carousel currently has regular engagements at Dixon Place.

Brian Dewan has performed live music for silent films at Lincoln Center, The Brooklyn Museum & The American Museum of the Moving Image. He has released three albums of songs & performed extensively in clubs & concert halls as a solo artist & as a member of various ensembles. Currently, he is represented by Pierogi gallery in Brooklyn, NY. His I-CAN-SEE filmstrips have been screened at The Brooklyn Museum, The New Museum, The Whitney Museum of American Art, Modern Art Oxford & the Museum Of Jurassic Technology.

Friday, May 20 at 7:30pm

Free Admission

Estimated Runtime
45 minutes

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Credits

Cartoonist & performer
R. Sikoryak

Live music
Brian Dewan & Special guests TBA

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