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What's to Do? | Vassar Edition
Life and Death of Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini was a highly influential Italian poet and filmmaker whose oeuvre includes collected poetry such as Poesia a Casarsa and films such as Oedipus Rex. His first major literary contribution came with Una Vita Violenta. He was born in Bologna in 1922, a liberal stronghold, and joined the Communist party, only to break with the group because of his alleged homosexuality.
As part of the Act French Festival, The Life and Death of Pier Paolo Pasolini examines the murkiness surrounding Pasolini’s death. Supposedly murdered by a male teenage prostitute, there is also suspicion that a neo-fascist regime was responsible for his brutal death.
The Life and Death of Pier Paolo Pasolini closes on Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. at the Abingdon Theatre, 312 W. 36th St. Tickets are $15.
—Marcella Veneziale, Arts Editor
Procession: Reflection on War
Tortured bodies, bleeding skeletons, and the corporeal traumas of war anchor the Palmer Gallery’s current exhibit, Procession: An Artist’s Reflection on War and Holocaust. Si Lewen paints in a mostly monochrome palette of black, white, and sickly yellows, but color appears in some of the works, particularly one which incorporates the text “We are such stuff as Dreams are made…and nightmares.”
The cynical perspective of war is manifest in works which show abstracted human figures abusing, and even consuming, each other. The works represent all the players in war, whether voluntary or not, and the inevitable dismal outcome of war dominates.
Procession closes on December 17.
—Marcella Veneziale, Arts Editor
Friday, Dec. 2
Vassar:
Happily Ever Laughter Final sketch comedy of the semester. Taylor 102,
8 p.m.
Super Fridey Second annual Poder Latino fundraiserwith performances, music, and spontaneity. Villard Room, 8 p.m., $3
Saturday, Dec. 3
Vassar:
Matt Carey Comedy Show The comedian performs with Upright Citizens Brigade, Students Building, 8 p.m.
New York City:
Gelitin's Tantamounter 24/7 The close of an interactive art exhibit described as a “huge huge Xerox copy machine,” the gallery will remain open for 24 hours.
Leo Koenig Gallery, 545 W. 23rd St., free
Sunday, Dec. 4
Beacon:
Bob Dylan in the 20th Century Retrospective of Dylan’s career through photographs, posters, films, and music. The show is dedicated to firefighters who died on Sept. 11. Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St., 1-5 p.m., free
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