30 CONNECTIONS New Publications by MICA Alumni and Faculty the aCCidental Genius <strong>of</strong> Weasel hiGh this illustrated novel for young adults was authored by cartoonist and 1974 alumnus Rick Detorie, creator <strong>of</strong> the nationally-syndicated comic strip, One Big Happy, set in Baltimore. The book follows Larkin Pace, a 14-year-old student who finds himself in typical teenage situations: his parents don’t seem to understand him, his sister—whom he calls “The Beast”—is a drama queen, and his girlfriend turns out not really to be his girlfriend at all. Although the book is aimed at teenagers, adults—especially parents—will find Detorie’s book to be laugh-out-loud funny. Detorie has written 14 adult humor books, and his freelance cartoons have appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, TV Guide, Working Woman, and National Lampoon. ContemPorary art and ClassiCal myth the 14 essays in this book exPlore, and in a large part establish, the intersection <strong>of</strong> contemporary art and classical myth. This <strong>of</strong>ten overlooked relationship is discussed through a variety <strong>of</strong> methodological frameworks and across an impressive range <strong>of</strong> artists, including Roy Lichtenstein, Luciano Fabro, and Francis Alÿs. Jennie Hirsh, assistant pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> modern and contemporary art, commissioned the essays and edited the book, along with her colleague, Isabelle Loring Wallace, associate pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> contemporary art and theory at the University <strong>of</strong> Georgia. Hirsh’s own essay that appears in the book, Double Take, or Theorizing Reflection in Felix Gonzalez-Torres, addresses the confluence <strong>of</strong> the myths <strong>of</strong> Narcissus and Orpheus through the literal and metaphorical staging <strong>of</strong> reflective encounters in the work <strong>of</strong> Gonzalez-Torres, the late Cuban-born, United States-based artist who succumbed to AIDS in 1996. hoW they Croaked: the aWful ends <strong>of</strong> the aWfully famous aCComPlished Children’s book author Kevin O’Malley ’83 lent his illustration skills for this engaging chronicle <strong>of</strong> gruesome deaths written by Georgia Bragg. The book opens with a line that reads: “If you don’t have the guts for gore, do not read this book.” A flip through the page-turning book shows that O’Malley’s clever drawings add just the right tones <strong>of</strong> humor to keep the descriptions from getting over-the-top. O’Malley’s snarky, <strong>of</strong>fbeat humor has also come through in the 13 books he’s authored, as well as the 20 books by other authors he has illustrated, including the popular Miss Malarkey titles. He lives in Baltimore with his wife, Dara O’Malley, who also graduated in 1983. beautiful/deCay What started as a humble zine painstakingly photocopied by 16-year-old Amir H. Fallah ’02 grew into a full-color, internationally distributed magazine. Now, Beautiful/<strong>Dec</strong>ay takes the form <strong>of</strong> a limited edition, hand-numbered art book series that features the work <strong>of</strong> emerging artists and subculture art. Besides producing Beautiful/<strong>Dec</strong>ay, Fallah is an accomplished artist who has launched Something In The Universe, a design agency that connects artists who have been involved in Beautiful/<strong>Dec</strong>ay with high-pr<strong>of</strong>ile clients.
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