The 6 th edition of Lausanne’s comic books festival BD-FIL proudly presents “Zep” as its guest of honor. Joining forces for the occasion, the Festival and mudac are staging a major show of this Genevan comic book artist’s work, in a display taking up mudac’s almost entire exhibition space. Under the heading Portrait Dessiné (Sketched Portrait), Zep addresses the topics of special interest to him: children and their queries, the influence of other cartoonists on his own work, music, city life and nature, utopia, humanitarian causes, teamwork with other draftsmen or scriptwriters, and sex.

The originals on display in great number promise to provide special insights into this draftsman’s oeuvre. Above and beyond showcasing “Titeuf” and his chums, the exhibition also features original plates from other comic strip albums—notably, Happy Sex, Les Filles électriques, (reprinted under the title Happy Girls in spring 2010) and L’Enfer des concerts (forthcoming as Happy Rock in September 2010), Découpé en tranches.... On view additionally are several less well-known drawings, together with sketchpad excerpts, and illustrations commissioned for various specific events.

Each of the gallery rooms treats viewers to a short animated film on the relevant themes. Large-scale format prints and a highly original scenography add the final touches to this, the first one-man show devoted to the work of Zep in a Swiss museum.

Zep: le portrait dessiné
Until 10 October 2010
MUDAC, Lausanne