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Sensuous Saints and Naughty Gods

Erotic Visions of a 17th-Century Dutch Artist Non gloria sed memoria (Not glory but remembrance.) — The motto inscribed on Wtewael’s self-portrait. They greet us as we walk into the gallery — the artist, Joachim Wtewael (pronounced “oo-te-val”), and his wife, Christina. They look like a typical Dutch couple one may see in the portraits

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Review: Botanical Beasts

Stark’s ‘Wicked Plants’ not the average exhibit Entering the latest exhibition at the Stark Museum of Art is like stepping out of the 21st century and into a Victorian curiosity cabinet. Plants such as mandrake, nightshade and hemlock are familiar to fans of Harry Potter, or murder mysteries — “nightshade” is mostly preceded by “deadly” —

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A View From The Top

Buy local! It is a phrase repeated by local business owners everywhere. A recent article in The Beaumont Enterprise bemoaned the local shrimp industries and the inundation of foreign shrimp from farms in China — and we don’t mean China, Texas. The arts community does not need to fear art from China flooding our market,

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