Stephen Fleischman

Donald Lipski

Terrie Sultan

Our fascination with art created from found objects continues to grow -- as humanity's domination of nature via the objects it creates increases, bringing an increasing submission to the technologies we use, and as the borders between what does and does not constitute a work of art continue to be scaled. Donald Lipski initially received critical attention for his large-scale installations made from small found and altered objects, such as woven match books, folded dollar bills, and safety pins wrapped with rubber bands or tape. Donald Lipski: A Brief History of Twine documents the first comprehensive survey of his witty and dynamic sculptures and large-scale installations.

A Brief History of Twine

Ruth Fine

Jim Dine

Madison Art Center

James Dine

Great Pop draftsman's bravura tribute to masterpieces of Greek and Roman sculpture.

Drawing from the Glyptothek

In this action romance, Matt Storey, a television news correspondent, his field producer, Nora, and his film crew are assigned to Colombia to cover the "War on Drugs"-America's holy war. Matt uncovers a story of "Watergate" dimension involving high-level US government officials colluding with Cartel kingpins in the drug trade. To keep him silenced, Matt is framed and thrown into a Bogotá prison for drug smuggling. Matt escapes from prison with the help of his ingenious field producer, On the run, Matt and Nora team up with a money launderer, Raphael Marmelzat, a corroborating news source. A wild chase ensues. Through their connection with Marmelzat, Matt and Nora come under the protection of the FARC guerrillas in the mountain fastness of Colombia. High in the Andes, they document the FARC battles with the Colombian army. Colombia is now facing the onslaught of a billion and a half Yankee dollars to eradicate the guerrillas in the name of fighting the "War on Drugs". Matt and Nora grow closer - their relationship matures and develops.They stow away in a delivery of 1000 kilos of coke being smuggled into the Florida Everglades. Back home, they vindicate themselves and get their explosive story told.

The Reporter

Stephen Fleischman doesn’t know how to pull a punch as demonstrated by his hard hitting “Sharp Jabs to the Head,” his essays about the Bush Administration. Now, with his new collection of essays and stories, “Weapons of Words,” he really hits the target about where America is at present. And how we got here. And where we should go from here. You won’t find any timidity in these pages. No cover ups. No excuses. But you will find some radical ideas and a radical perspective. Something fresh . Something apart from the reactionary ranting that has become the staple of talk radio and the right-wing television channels. Something with hope for a different direction. We all know that America is in trouble today. Serious trouble. Socially. Financially. Politically. And morally. Turning a blind eye to all these problems may be easier than facing them, leaving them for the next generation to deal with. But that option is long gone. Steve Fleischman has the courage to face this reality with hard facts and hard suggestions. And he never lets this grim situation wear him down. Take a look.

Stephen Fleischman

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