Ubu Roi, or Ubo the King, is a play written by 23 year-old Alfred Jarry in 1896, that has strongly influenced art and literature ever since. A grotesque, irreverent, and extremely imaginative story of the obscenity of power, it continues to be regularly performed and has never grown out of date and is perhaps especially relevant in the age of Trump. The Picasso Museum in Barcelona is hosting an exhibition about the play and its cultural influence that we went to see the other day. It’s really eye-opening, to say the least. Here are some of the works on display, by Max Ernst, Enrico Baj, Duboffet, Miro, Picasso, and Hélène Delprat.
and here’s a recent version of the play:
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How about some of you actors out there doing a performance at Andy’s Corner? We’ll be open again on Saturday if you want to come and talk about it.
AndrewJamison 