Theories of Everything
ShareIn conversation with Louise Steinman, curator, ALOUD
The New Yorker cartoonist who can explain phenomena such as "The Museum of One's Kitchen" (including the Refrigerator Door Gallery and the Cabinet of Many Teas) recently collaborated with Steve Martin on The Alphabet from A to Y With Bonus Letter Z!
Roz Chast, a native of Brooklyn, began selling her cartoons to The New Yorker in 1978 and since then, over 800 of her drawings have appeared in the magazine. Her notably witty humor is regularly seen in such publications as Bon Appetit, The Harvard Business Review and Scientific America. In addition, she has published several collections of cartoons, illustrated children's books, and designed book jackets, CD covers and theater posters. A cartoonist who sees humor in all human interaction, Chast is known for casting a new and distinctly different twist on the everyday foibles of the human race. Chast originally studied painting at The Rhode Island School of Design, but her quirky sense of humor lead her instead to frequent the pages of The New Yorker.
Louise Steinman is curator of ALOUD at Central Library and co-director of the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities USC. She is the author of two books: The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War and The Knowing Body: The Artist as Storyteller in Contemporary Performance. Her writing has appeared in Los Angeles, West Magazine, New York Times Syndicate; L.A. Weekly, Salon.com and other publications.
