Arts & Literature Reviews & Coverage
The God of Depression
In a photo exhibition, the poor of 1935 preach God to the poor of 2010
 By Mark Oppenheimer
Shaker Booty
New Britain exhibit colorizes and revitalizes a misunderstood religious sect
 By Alan Bisbort
Meat Madness
A new book about the meat industry really fleshes out the sins of eating flesh
 By Cassandra Day
Theater by the Book
Two collections show where we've been, the other explains how
 By Christopher Arnott
Ruling the Roast
Two new memoirs give recipes on the great lost art of celebrity roasting
 By Christopher Arnott
West Indian Exultation
Many voices, many images offer an alternate view of the English-speaking Caribbean
By Susan Hood
Smoke and Mirrors
Jonathan Lethem's new novel is set in Manhattan, in a stoned alternate universe
By John Adamian
Bible Studies
R. Crumb and Basil Wolverton each take a crack at the Good Book
 By Alan Bisbort
FREETIME: The Joy of Being Fooled
The NBMAA gives props to New Haven painter John Haberle
 By Alan Bisbort
The Addams Gallery
The great cartoonist gets the museum treatment, sort of
By Christopher Arnott
Revolutionaries
A retrospective of Japanese performance artists Eiko & Koma, at Wesleyan
 By Susan Hood
Speed Demon
Author and memoirist Stephen Elliott writes about his experiences with sadomasochism, Adderall, murder, abuse and suicide
 By Brianna Snyder
Motion on Paper
An exhibit showcases the etchings, engravings and lithographs of Alexander Calder
By Susan Hood
Brutal Honesty
Westport Arts Center looks at Brutalism's rough and raw legacy
 By Jimmy Stamp
'Friday Night Knitting Club' Revived
Kate Jacobs' newest revisits close-knit friends
No Scrapbooking Here
More than 300 artists from across America are part of the 41st Annual Celebration of American Crafts,...
No Minor Artwork
Connecticut's own Wendell Minor is the award-winning illustrator of more than 2,000 books, among...
Bleak But Telling
These honest and sometimes haunting black-and-white family portraits of rural Americans taken by photographer...
Flash Words
This year's pick for Hartford Public Library's annual One Book for Greater Hartford is Junot...
Dutch Treat
Rembrandts real, and Rembrandts faux
 By Susan Hood
FREETIME: Art in the American Grain
Wendell Minor’s work is a refreshing oasis in post-modern America
 By Alan Bisbort
FREETIME: The Contender
Wesleyan University remembers the film director Elia Kazan
 By Alan Bisbort
The Children of Tomorrow
This Modern World’s Dan Perkins creates a kids book! Yay!
 By Christopher Arnott
The Art of a Recession
The economy and the arts collide, turning empty storefronts into temporary galleries.
By Betsy Yagla
Master Class Dismissed
New Yorker’s Tad Friend recounts the fall of the American Wasp
 By John Stoehr
The S-List
Author and New York Times columnist Gail Collins talks about her new book on American women, and about being a CT journalist
 By Brianna Snyder
Where New Art Is Forged
Step into the open studios at Billings Forge, Wednesdays through December
3-D Photographs
Some great and some eerie portraits are up at UConn
The Felt Life in HD
This year’s crop of best tech writing looks at here and now
 By John Stoehr
Don't Bother Reeling It In
Gelah Penn talks about her installation Thursday at RAW
Don’t Tread On (My Island)
Puerto Rican artists display identity-seeking works at Akus Gallery
That Recession Had Soul
Great Depression photos and stories are on display in Middletown
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