Altered States, Pinhole Cameras, Ukrainian Women And More!

Sunday, April 22, 2012 Our Founding Father Gets Decapitated Somehow both patriotism and horror are palpable in Valerie Hegarty's works, which she mutilates and brings to new life in a new exhibition, titled, "Altered States." The show's title concerns the surreal and disturbing political squabbles of today, although it also alludes to Paddy Chayefsky's 1980 sci-fi horror film by the same name, which featured a mad scientist who experiments on himself. Ukrainian Women Fight Back Views From The Trash Mutant Frogs, Cleared And Stained THE WEEK IN ART BLOG POSTS Bess Rowen: Fleshing It Out: TBTB'S The Merchant of Venice "Fun" is not usually a word that comes to mind when William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice comes up in conversation. In fact, I have always found every single character in this play to be utterly despicable. Fern Siegel: Stage Door: One Man, Two Guvnors, End of the Rainbow One Man, Two Guvnors is simply the funniest play on Broadway. From its stupendously silly one-liners to its outrageously silly plot, the show is a triumph of slapstick and satire. End of the Rainbowis also a tour de force. Paul Klein: Scads of Quality Curious how most ArtLetters find a subplot or theme circulating through much of the work I preview. This week it's art whose materials are recycled, reused or artfully replicate something in another medium. Brooke Lewis: The Magic of Mamma Mia! I took in the experience and something occurred to me. I looked around at the packed theater and wondered how Mamma Mia! could still draw such a huge crowd after "100" years? Greg Olear: Occupy This Interview David First's new song was inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protests born in lower Manhattan, where he lived for many years. I spoke with First about his career and his involvement with the Occupy movement:

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