The Ganzfeld 4: Art History features a 20 page suite of recent drawings by legend Gary Panter, the most comprehensive American release of work by Japanese comic great, Shigeru Sugiura, and an article on 1970s record cover design including Led Zeppelin's "Presence". It also features work by other leading cartoonists such as Marc Bell, Leif Goldberg, and Ted Stearn. A special section devoted to the artist H. C. Westermann presents a biographical story told in pictures by painter David Sandlin, plus never before published images of Westermann's work and his handcrafted studio environment. Other eclectic entries include a selection of rare Renaissance maps of the universe and a posthumous contribution by Harry Smith, author of the American Anthology of Music, which carries a commentary by renowned Beat photographer John Cohen.
Dan Nadel is the owner of PictureBox, Inc. (http://www.pictureboxinc.com), a Grammy Award-winning publishing company.
Dan has authored books including Art Out of Time: Unknown Visionary Cartoonists, 1900-1969 and Art in Time: Unknown Comic Book Adventures, 1940-1980. He has edited books including Gary Panter, We All Die Alone, and Where Demented Wented: The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes. He has also co-edited Comics Comics and is currently the co-editor of The Comics Journal.
He has curated exhibitions in Tokyo, Paris, L.A. and NYC, including the first major Jack Kirby retrospective, The House that Jack Built (Lucerne, 2010) and Karl Wirsum: Drawings 1967-1970 at Derek Eller Gallery.
He lives in Brooklyn with his beloved Rachel, their dog, Mr. Fatty Pants and their boy Henry.