This is hardly the first time animation has served
the vital artistic purpose of rendering difficult subjects accessible: At Studio Ghibli, both Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki used the medium to address difficult memories of wartime Japan — in «Grave of the Fireflies» and «The Wind Rises,» respectively — and with «The Breadwinner,» Cartoon Saloon follows their lead.
At the American Academy in Rome — where Guston lived and worked during three important junctures in his career — the studio as a
purpose - built architectural space remains a
vital locus for fertile
artistic exploration and production.