Arts

Playwright Neil LaBute likes to make audiences squirm. Whether it’s a graphic description of performance art involving menstrual blood or a tense scene between characters who are philandering friends, he attempts to make the audience feel the psychological nakedness of his characters. Some people might say that LaBute is manipulative; others would counter that making […]

If romantic art evokes heightened emotion and new ways of looking at the world, what does “Romantic Materialism” mean? STRIDENT MINIMALISM INTRICATE DETAIL Signe Stuart, one of the three artists featured in the “Romantic Materialism” exhibition at Untitled [ArtSpace], defines the term as reflecting the passion artists bring to new mediums and materials. The exhibition, […]

Now through Sept. 7, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum celebrates the 35th anniversary of the “Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition,” a show featuring the works of the country’s contemporary Western artists.      With more than 300 paintings and sculptures by some of today’s most talented and renowned Western artists, the exhibit truly captures […]

The plight of iconography within Russia is not just the story of the country’s spiritual history, but that of its tumultuous society. 300 YEARSIRON CURTAINOKLADS The University of Oklahoma’s Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Norman opens an exhibition of 45 icons “? or religious images “? from Russia, ranging from the reign of […]

Paper or plastic, porcelain or glass, dinnerware is rarely thought of as a culturally cataclysmic force, much less art. But the revolutionary designs of Forties, Fifties and Sixties dinnerware are being showcased, highlighting the cultural impact of mid-century dishes in an exhibit at Price Tower Arts Center, 510 Dewey Ave. in Bartlesville. Transforming the at-home […]

Despite his 1991 debut in the stand-up comedy circuit, Indiana native and observational comedian Jim Gaffigan didn’t necessarily achieve national recognition until his appearance as “the meow guy” in the 2001 film “Super Troopers.” In the infamous scene, two Vermont state troopers accost a motorist “? played by Gaffigan “? who becomes the target of […]

Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park is presenting its second production of the season, with an adaptation of “The Three Musketeers.” OSP’s foray into 19th-century romanticism has historical precedent, because Shakespeare was the romantics’ favorite playwright. Very well, let’s see how it goes with this play, which could be subtitled “A Country Boy in Paris.” The […]

Staging a Neil LaBute play is a statement unto itself, with the brutal and controversial writer serving as a badge announcing the company is far from ordinary. For the third play in Ghostlight Theatre Club’s brief existence, the small company chose LaBute’s “The Shape of Things,” which debuts this Saturday and then will run each […]

JRB Art at The Elms will welcome Karl Brenner’s landscape paintings and Paula Willis Jones’ mixed-media pieces with an opening reception at 6 p.m. Friday. Debuting during the Paseo Arts District’s monthly First Friday Gallery Walk, these exhibits bring a fresh start to the gallery, 2810 N. Walker, for the month of July. Brenner’s work […]

“Rockabilly Vacation,” a mixed-media series will open 8 p.m. July 19 at the hair salon Velvet Monkey Too, 3003 N.W. 63rd. The show, which runs through August, will feature works by Tiffany Michelle, who will exhibit shrines of “sun-aged souvenirs from a journey of iconic relationships, road trips and rock ‘n’ roll.” The old, distressed […]