The average museum visitor spends about 20 seconds looking at a work of art, but if you follow that guideline when you visit Elegant Enigmas: the Art of Edward Gorey, you’re going to miss a lot. The exhibit, which runs at the Norton Museum of Art until Sept. 2, contains more than 150 of the artist’s befuddling illustrations, sketchbooks, illustrated envelopes, book cover ideas … [Read more...]
Capitol Steps’ brand of gentle satire proves durable
Dealings in Washington have become so acrimonious lately, there seems to be nothing to laugh about as government grinds to a halt. But that has not stopped The Capitol Steps, which has been poking fun at federal machinations for almost 30 years, putting -- as the group likes to say -- “the MOCK in democracy.” The Steps set up shop at the Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse on … [Read more...]