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Geneviève Castrée

Complete Works 1981-2016

by Geneviève Castrée
Phil Elverum
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It's not easy to label an artist like Geneviève Castrée—cartoonist, illustrator, musician, sculptor, stamp collector, activist, correspondent—a person with busy hands and a mind too creative and wild to stop doing. Those familiar with Castrée's seminal memoir about her childhood, Susceptible (included fully within), will know that she, to a large degree, raised herself. It was in those unattended, semi-feral childhood years that Geneviève used art to pull herself out of what could have otherwise been a bleak existence. Instead, she found beauty and depth around her and blended it gorgeously with the harsh, devastating realities of this world, creating a body of work that is so stunning, heartbreaking, and magical that it leaves you aching. From rarely- or never-seen illustrations and comics, to album covers and photographs, to studio scraps, Geneviève Castrée: Complete Works 1981-2016 is a breathtaking collection of Castrée's work and soul. A remarkable woman who made remarkable art, her love and spirit weep and shine from the pages. With an introduction from Castrée's widower Phil Elverum, who devoted himself to designing and curating the book, we gain further insight into the details of her life. Translations are lovingly and expertly provided by Elverum and Aleshia Jensen.

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    October 18, 2022

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781770466548

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from October 3, 2022
      This lovingly produced comprehensive collection does justice to Castrée, a bold and brilliant talent who died of pancreatic cancer at age 35. Castrée got her start as a cartoonist through making minicomics in the Canadian zine scene of the 1990s, then moved on to indie comics, album art, and graphic novels, experimenting with letterpress, watercolor, and mixed media. Her pieces evoke dream and nightmare worlds in which wild women, hollow-eyed specters, and elegant animals—pandas, tigers, yeti—skulk through beautiful but menacing landscapes. Her raw, raunchy narratives recall the work of her friend and fellow French Canadian Julie Doucet, but Castrée defined her own spooky-cute folk art vibe. This volume, edited by her widower, the musician Elverum, brings together Castrée’s comics as well as illustrations, music fliers, ceramic art, masks, tarot cards, and page after page from her sketchbooks. The centerpiece is her graphic memoir Susceptible, in which she untangles her childhood as the daughter of an irresponsible young mom and a mostly absent dad. Other highlights include her early comics “Pamplemoussi” and “We’re Wolf,” her semi-autobiographical strip Ou, and A Bubble, a picture book she drew shortly before her death for her daughter, about mothering with terminal illness. Both newcomers and readers already in love with Castrée’s sui generis style will feel the vital force of her life and work.

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  • OverDrive Read

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  • English

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