The new mantra Find a shelter How easily demanded by those in power Stay there Open yourself to alone Become someone else now Someone who can live Without order Or […]
Arts & Minds
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ARTISTS AT WORK
In His Art, Hiroyuki Hamada Seeks to Perfect, Not Provoke
Returning to FAWC as an artist in residence, he rediscovers himself
Hiroyuki Hamada arrived in Provincetown on March 1 to spend the month as a mid-career artist-in-residence at the Fine Arts Work Center. Now, though FAWC is closed to the public […]
BOOKS
Writing Is No Mystery to Christopher Bollen
The author of A Beautiful Crime talks about creating compelling gay characters
Christopher Bollen has written a seductive and cold-blooded tale of deception with his latest book, A Beautiful Crime, published by Harper Books in late January. As he did in The […]
Arts Briefs and Listings
Arts Briefs for March 26 through April 1
Doors Are Closed, but Libraries Still Offer Services The library is a lifeline for people who need internet access, public information, books, movies, or social contact. So, with all four […]
PROJECTS
Provincetown V.F.W. Awaits Transformation
Jay Critchley’s art installation evolves through crisis
PROVINCETOWN —Jay Critchley invited members of the community — artists, writers, veterans — to join him on Wednesday, March 11 for a walk-through of the Veterans of Foreign Wars building […]
CREATIVE ISOLATION
Spirit Animal Scavenger Hunt
An activity for newfound days with children home from school
Many of us — parents, grandparents, and others — are finding ourselves in isolation with children home from school, probably for an extended period. Play dates are out, and no […]
CERAMICS
Taking Clay Sculpture to Its Expressive Limits at Castle Hill
Two ceramics artists make the most of winter residencies
Editor’s note: As we went to press with this issue we learned that the opening of the sculpture show by the artists profiled in this article, which was scheduled for […]
BOOK REVIEW
Unequal Protection Under the Law
Adam Cohen’s Supreme Inequality finds the Court guilty of ruling unfairly
Forty-seven years ago this month, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell concluded that the state of Texas did not have to remedy inequalities in school funding across deeply segregated school […]
INDIE SCREEN
Art Imitates Art and Life
A trio of movies get reflexive
The great Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar is often celebrated for his outlandishly passionate heroines, in everything from Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown to Volver. But in films […]
ARTS LISTINGS
In a Stay-at-Home World, the Arts Live On
Adjusting to a drive-by and virtual experience as major venues close down
As the week progressed, it became clear that all venues for art and other kinds of creative engagement on the Outer Cape were closing. Here’s a round-up of the state […]
PAINTING
Show and Tell With Jake Troyli
The FAWC fellow offers an intimate tour of his art in process
It’s unusual for an accomplished artist to want to share with the public not only completed, polished work but also works-in-progress and even notes, sketches, and inspirations, offering an intimate […]
BOOK REVIEW
Paul Weidlinger: A Brilliant Engineer Split in Two by Exile
The Restless Hungarian: Modernism, Madness, and the American Dream by Tom Weidlinger
Perched on stilts, the Weidlinger house on Wellfleet’s Higgins Pond peers out from the surrounding green like a wide pinhole camera. This camera-like impression echoes the Marcel Breuer house nearby, […]
THEATER
Chris Ostrom Previews WHAT’s 2020 Season
A diverse selection of challenging theater awaits local audiences
With coronavirus jitters everywhere, as well as talk of cancellations, from the Olympics to South by Southwest, it’s hard to be optimistic about the months to come. But Christopher Ostrom, […]
READINGS
The Real-Life Tale of a Violent Queer Relationship
Carmen Maria Machado reveals all with literary flair
In her new book, In the Dream House: A Memoir, Carmen Maria Machado flips the discussion of domestic abuse on its ear. She writes of her own traumatic experience in […]
Arts Briefs and Listings
Arts Briefs for March 12 through March 18
Cape Cod Natural History Conference at 4Cs Organized by the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, the 25th annual Cape Cod Natural History Conference will take place on Saturday, March […]
