Here, amulets thought to enhance life - saving properties double as the constrictive items veritably poisoning some of the inhabitants, and Weerasethakul's
playful narrative stylings are also reminiscent of the pastiche exhibited in Todd Haynes» 1991 debut Poison.
The Menil Collection is proud to present the first retrospective in any U.S. museum devoted to the work of the American artist William N. Copley (1919 - 1996), creator of madcap
narrative paintings, drawings, and installations in
playful, ribald
styles of his own invention.