Roughly once a month, we pose questions to artists about their work and lives. We recently asked a group of artists, How do you approach potentially shocking subjects (violence, sexuality, profanity, etc) in your work? This is Part two of a two-part post. Judy Haberl, multi-disciplinary artist My modus operandi is not to shock, or disturb per se, but to call … [Read more...]
Ben Jolivet: Play’s Rough
Ben Jolivet was just announced as a 2013 Artist Fellow in Dramatic Writing (horns blare, confetti showers, etc.), so we were thrilled to learn that a new play of his, Get Rough with Me, will have workshop performances February 14, 15, and 16 (7:30 PM) at William Hall Library in Cranston, RI. The play is about how a best-selling erotic novel disturbs a young couple's harmony. … [Read more...]