New York artist Alexis Rockman puts genetic engineering in the cross hairs, and his aim is dead-on. Rockman's paintings show us what kinds of flora and fauna might evolve in the terribly compromised circumstances we're creating on Earth. The intersection of science and art is not a new subject, but Rockman's take is fresh and frightening and very, very hot in New York, where not much is natural anyway. Exhibit runs through Aug 19. You may not know the name, but you've surely seen pictures of RainForest .
Wonder is enough.
One weekend only. But the trio has been selling out theaters across the U.S. and in Europe for some time now, thanks to last year's critically lauded major-label debut, The Moon and Antarctica . This is not the case with Cornel West . He is, in the old sense of the term, a public intellectual . He doesn't hide his erudition, his learning, his arrogant grasp of difficult concepts, and yet he has made, since the late '80s, important contributions to the national dialogue on race .