Ben Katchor's comics of bygone New York

About this film

In this captivating talk from the TED archive, cartoonist Ben Katchor reads from his comic strips. These perceptive, surreal stories find the profound hopes and foibles of history (and modern New York) preserved in objects like light switches and signs.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TED2002, TED, Talks, New York, art, book, cities, humor, 2002

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